Mezoszilas Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Fejér
District
Sárbogárdi
Settlement
Mezőszilas
Site address
Drive 700 meters North-West from the 22, Petőfi Sándor Street via Route 64 – the cemetery is located on the left side of the street.
GPS coordinates
46.83037, 18.46425
Perimeter length
269 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Concrete fence, about 2.5 meters.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery is surrounded by a concrete fence and is closed. Despite the fence, it is dilapidated, very overgrown, and has many foxholes. It is difficult to access. Due to its size, there are probably hundreds of graves here, but only a fraction of them are visible.
Number of existing gravestones
79 visible. Must be much more
Date of oldest tombstone
1850
Date of newest tombstone
1915
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
Yes