Khust Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Zakarpattia
District
Khust
Settlement
Khust
Site address
The cemetery is located opposite to the house at 116, Ostrovs’koho Street.
GPS coordinates
48.18302, 23.30823
Perimeter length
445 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a new concrete fence of two metres height.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well-maintained. The fence is in excellent condition.
Number of existing gravestones
Over 1,200
Date of oldest tombstone
1817
Date of newest tombstone
1961
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
There is an ohel of Moshe Shik (d. 1879) and Yoel Zvi (d. 1892) on the cemetery site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that it emerged in the early 19th century. It first appears on cadastral maps of 1865. The cemetery is fenced.
