Lenartovce Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Slovakia
Region
Banská Bystrica
District
Rimavská Sobota
Settlement
Lenartovce
Site address
Head south from the village on Highway 571. The municipal cemetery is on the right.
GPS coordinates
48.304786, 20.311769
Perimeter length
113 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a 1.8 metre tall concrete fence.
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The cemetery is well-maintained. It is still in use (including the Jewish section). Trees grow around the perimeter of the cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
Around 20
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
There is municipal house for funeral rituals.
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

According to the US Commission, there were three marble slabs from the 19th century with Hebrew inscriptions in a section of the municipal cemetery in 1997, but they have likely disappeared since.
3D model