Kantorjanosi Jewish Cemetery One
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Mátészalkai
Settlement
Kántorjánosi
Site address
The cemetery is located along Zalka Máté Street, about 50m south of Csokonai Vitéz Mihály Street.
GPS coordinates
47.93284, 22.15137
Perimeter length
220 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a 2m high wire fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well maintained.
Number of existing gravestones
93. The second youngest gravestone dates from 1944. The background of the 1984 gravestone is unknown.
Date of oldest tombstone
1841
Date of newest tombstone
1984
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
There is an ohel.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
There used to be two Jewish cemeteries in Kántorjánosi. This cemetery was in use as early as 1841, which is the date marked on the earliest tombstone found in the cemetery. The cemetery remained in operation until at least 1944, however, there is one gravestone from 1984. The cemetery has been fenced.
In 1840, the village had 31 Jewish inhabitants. In 1880, Jews accounted for 274 residents among the total population of 1,670. By 1910, the Jewish population decreased slightly to 224, and ten years later there were 245 Jewish residents. In 1941, of the village’s total population of 3,318, 159 were Jewish.
