Csengersima-Nagygec Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Csengeri
Settlement
Csengersima-Nagygéc
Site address
The cemetery is located on Géci telep. It is located at a bend in the road, next to some buildings.
GPS coordinates
47.851031, 22.747588
Perimeter length
155 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence, but there is a new bridge leading to the cemetery decorated with Magen David.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery appears to be maintained. Trees have been felled at the site. The pictures on izraelitatemetők seem to show more graves than found today.
Number of existing gravestones
6 gravestones were found, one of them is a double headstone.
Date of oldest tombstone
1922
Date of newest tombstone
1980
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The Jewish cemetery in Csengersima-Nagygéc is one of the more recent cemeteries in the region. Its earliest preserved tombstone was erected in 1920, and burials were conducted in the cemetery until at least 1980.