Brezina Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Brezina
Settlement
Brezina
Site address
263, Lesna Street.
GPS coordinates
48.548053, 21.546224
Perimeter length
95 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is located in the woods. There is some seasonal vegetation on the site.
Number of existing gravestones
3
Date of oldest tombstone
1895 (the oldest found by ESJF)
Date of newest tombstone
1920
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It cannot be found marked on maps of the region from the 1880s. However, given the oldest preserved tombstone dates to 1895, it can be inferred it already existed in the late 19th century.
