Gyortelek Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Mátészalkai
Settlement
Győrtelek
Site address
The Jewish cemetery is located on Temető Street. Within the municipal cemetery.
GPS coordinates
47.93319, 22.44165
Perimeter length
61 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The cemetery is overgrown with tall grass.
Number of existing gravestones
4. No dates are legible from the photos.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Győrtelek was in use as early as 1892, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. Today, it is part of the local municipal cemetery. Jews from Géberjén were also possibly buried in the cemetery.
According to census records, 15 Jews lived in Győrtelek in 1840. In 1880, the Jewish population reached its peak at 56 individuals. 23 Jews were registered as living in the settlement in 1910, 15 in 1920, 28 in 1930, and 24 in 1941. Around 50 Jews from Győrtelek were killed in the Holocaust.
