Hanusovce nad Toplov Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Presov
District
Vranov nad Topľou
Settlement
Hanusovce nad Toplov
Site address
555/2 Pod Šibenou.
GPS coordinates
49.026481, 21.509874
Perimeter length
188 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Type of the fence
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is well-maintained.
Number of existing gravestones
100
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
There is an ohel dedicated to one Rabbi Baruch Abraham (ben Shraga Feivel) Bindiger (?-1874).
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. However, it can be found marked Austro-Hungarian maps of the region from 1785. The preserved tombstones date back to the latter half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
