Hlohovec Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Trnava
District
Hlohovec
Settlement
Hlohovec
Site address
South from the municipal cemetery.
GPS coordinates
48.42382, 17.8066
Perimeter length
419 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
On the left side of the entrance to the public cemetery bricks and concrete slabs alternate. On this side is a Beth Olam, next is an very old locked iron gate. On the right side from the entrance is the original 19th century fence. The plaster is crumbling from the outside. This side is a continuation of the right side wall. On the “opposite” side from the “entrance” is a new brick fence. Built by the city.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The area is well maintained and in the good condition. The main entrance to the Jewish Cemetery is from the public cemetery. There is a double fence. Between two fences is a path to the Jewish Cemetery. The double protected fences are in good condition.
Number of existing gravestones
cca 2000, approximately 850 graves are accurately counted from A to H in rows according to their location in the cemetery.
Date of oldest tombstone
1772 (Mordechaj Deutsch – rabbi from Hlohovec)
Date of newest tombstone
2015
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Beth Olam from the 1840 (The museum made a new roof), there are equipments from the Sinagoga: top of the bima, lot of gratitude boards who were supported the Jewish Cemetery. Mass graves resulting from from the 18th century epidemics.
Drone surveys
Yes
