Lonya Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Vásárosnaményi
Settlement
Lónya
Site address
The cemetery is located on Tisza Street, between the first two houses on the eastern side of the river.
GPS coordinates
48.31813, 22.25609
Perimeter length
263 metres. The exact perimeter is unknown. The stones are now located on a much smaller territory.
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
There are many broken stones. However the grass is mown.
Number of existing gravestones
About 20 gravestones were located.
Date of oldest tombstone
1902
Date of newest tombstone
1942
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Lónya was established as early as 1902, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The latest tombstone in the cemetery was erected in 1942. The cemetery has not been fenced.
In 1880, the total population of the village of Lónya was 1,513, including 88 Jews. In the subsequent years, the Jewish population was as follows: 121 in 1910, 74 in 1920, and 61 in 1930. In 1941, among the village’s population of 2,161, 66 were Jews. There used to be a synagogue, which is now used a private home. The Jews of Lónya were deported from the Beregszász Ghetto on May 29, 1944.
