Geberjen Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Mátészalkai
Settlement
Géberjén
Site address
Take the path along the Szamos, just before the bridge and continue for around 400 metres until you reach a large fallen tree. The cemetery is located next to this.
GPS coordinates
47.937273, 22.457091
Perimeter length
The exact perimeter is unknown. It is around 181 metres, although it may be smaller.
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery has been abandoned. The site is overgrown with grass, bushes and trees, as well as a lot of dead wood.
Number of existing gravestones
4
Date of oldest tombstone
The only readable date is 1932.
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Géberjén existed as early as 1894, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. However, the only date discovered on the few remaining tombstones in the cemetery is 1932.
There were only 9 Jews in Géberjén in 1840. The Jewish population reached its peak of 27 residents in 1920. Later, it decreased to 16 in 1930 and 17 in 1941. However, the Yad Vashem database mentions 46 Jews from this village who were murdered in Holocaust.
