Gavavencsello Jewish Cemetery in Gava
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Ibrányi
Settlement
Gávavencsellő
Site address
11, Hatház Street,
GPS coordinates
48.15858, 21.59752
Perimeter length
236 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a 2 metres high concrete fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The site is in a really good condition. It is not overgrown.
Number of existing gravestones
113
Date of oldest tombstone
1844
Date of newest tombstone
1938
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
There are two Jewish cemeteries in the modern territory of Gávavencsellő. This cemetery belonged to the Jewish community of Gáva and existed as early as 1844, which is the date marked on the earliest tombstone found in the cemetery. The cemetery remained in operation until at least 1938, judging by the date on the most recent tombstone found in the cemetery. The cemetery has been fenced.
Gávavencsellő was established by the merger of two settlements in 1971: Gáva and Vencsellő. In 1840, the settlement of Gáva had 84 Jews. The number of Jewish inhabitants increased to 274 by 1880, when the total population was 2,333. In 1944, Jews from the settlement were taken to the Nyíregyháza Ghetto.
