Michalany Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Michaľany
Settlement
Michaľany
Site address
The Jewish cemetery is located 150 metres from the Catholic cemetery on Cintorinska Street.
GPS coordinates
48.520046, 21.619726
Perimeter length
125 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a new concrete fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well-maintained.
Number of existing gravestones
30
Date of oldest tombstone
1894 (the oldest found by ESJF)
Date of newest tombstone
1922
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
Yes. A new ohel.
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It can be found marked on an Austro-Hungarian map of the region from the 1880s. It was most likely founded no later than the late 19th century.
