Bratislava Orthodox Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Bratislava
District
Bratislava
Settlement
Bratislava
Site address
36 Zizkova Street.
GPS coordinates
48.14323, 17.08822
Perimeter length
650 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is protected on its front side by its original 4 metres tall stone wall. It is not fenced on its other sides, but there are remnants of the old masonry wall along its northwest edge. The wall needs restoration on the northwest side of the cemetery. The other sides require the construction of a new fence. The cemetery site is surrounded by woodland.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well-maintained. It is situated on a slope.
Number of existing gravestones
1000
Date of oldest tombstone
1895 (the earliest tombstone found by ESJF)
Date of newest tombstone
1995 (the latest tombstone found by ESJF)
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
According to IAJGS, the land on which the cemetery site sits was purchased by the Chevra Kadisha in 1845. The well-known author, Juraj Spitzer (1919-1995), is buried in the cemetery.
