Modry Kamen Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Banská Bystrica
District
Veľký Krtíš
Settlement
Modrý Kameň
Site address
The Jewish section is part of the municipal cemetery on Cintorinska Street. The Jewish section is located to the right of a ritual building. The text on the Jewish graves is written on a different side to the Christian graves.
GPS coordinates
48.238958, 19.339479
Perimeter length
47 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a metal fence around the municipal cemetery. The Jewish section is not separately fenced.
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The Jewish section still in use. The last burial was in 2018. The cemetery is well-maintained.
Number of existing gravestones
9. All Jewish graves are in one row.
Date of oldest tombstone
1942 (the earliest tombstone found by ESJF)
Date of newest tombstone
2018 (the latest found by ESJF)
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
Given the oldest preserved tombstone is dated 1942 , it can be inferred the cemetery was already in use by the mid 20th century.
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