Koson Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Zakarpattia
District
Berehove
Settlement
Koson’
Site address
The cemetery is located behind the house on 103, Bochkaya Street.
GPS coordinates
48.25442, 22.45485
Perimeter length
220 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a concrete fence of two metres height, with metal mesh and barbed wire.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well-maintained. The fence is in good condition.
Number of existing gravestones
150
Date of oldest tombstone
1883
Date of newest tombstone
1947
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
There is the ohel of two rabbis of the Koson’ Hasidic dynasty: Chayyim Shloma HaLevi (d. 1920) and Yehosef HaLevi (d. 1912).
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that it emerged in the 19th century. It first appears on a cadastral map from 1865.
