Kisar Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Fehérgyarmati
Settlement
Kisar
Site address
The Jewish section in located within the municipal cemetery, close to the entrance on Panyolai Street.
GPS coordinates
48.05618, 22.50796
Perimeter length
113 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The cemetery is in a good condition.
Number of existing gravestones
7 gravestones: 5 standing and 2 broken or pedestal bases.
Date of oldest tombstone
1916
Date of newest tombstone
1943
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Kisar was established as early as 1891, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. The latest tombstones found in the cemetery date to 1943. The cemetery is currently part of the local municipal cemetery.
In 1840, there were 12 Jews living in Kisar. In 1880, the total population of the village was 853, among whom 17 were Jews. There were 45 Jews in the village in 1910, 29 in 1920, and 37 in 1930. In 1941, among the village’s population of 1,154, 24 were Jewish. The former synagogue is now the courtyard of a building. The Jews of Kisar were deported from the Mátészalka Ghetto on May 31, 1944.
