Cerhov Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Čerhov
Settlement
Cerhov
Site address
The cemetery can be found adjacent to the railway crossing at the village exit in the direction of Luhyna.
GPS coordinates
48.467340, 21.639021
Perimeter length
129 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a partially broken masonry wall, which ranges in height from 0.5-1 metre.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The grass around the tombstones is mowed.
Number of existing gravestones
14
Date of oldest tombstone
1905 (the oldest found by ESJF)
Date of newest tombstone
1935
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The cemetery cannot be found marked on an Austro-Hungarian map of the region from the 1880s. Given the oldest preserved tombstone dates to 1905, it can be assumed the cemetery was founded no later than the early 20th century.
