Krompachy Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Spišská Nová Ves
Settlement
Krompachy
Site address
At the corner of Partizanska Street and Cintorinska Street.
GPS coordinates
48.911239, 20.878243
Perimeter length
141 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is no longer in use, and the site has become overgrown with dense vegetation. It is located on a slope, rendering access difficult.
Number of existing gravestones
45
Date of oldest tombstone
1869
Date of newest tombstone
1905
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It was not marked on an Austro-Hungarian map of the region from the 1880s. Given the oldest preserved tombstone dates to 1869, it can be inferred it was founded no later than the latter half of the 19th century.
