Nizny Hrusov Old Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Presov
District
Vranov nad Topľou
Settlement
Nižný Hrušov
Site address
Cintorinska Street. From the municipal cemetery, turn left onto the dust road and then turn left again. Stop at the mobile phone tower and walk through the field. Or, at the corner of the main and Krizna Streets, proceed around 250 metres southeast between the houses. The cemetery is located in the woods.
GPS coordinates
48.814380, 21.772348
Perimeter length
250 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
There is dense vegetation on the site, which requires clearance.
Number of existing gravestones
around 50
Date of oldest tombstone
1807 (the earliest tombstone found by ESJF).
Date of newest tombstone
1867 (the latest tombstone found by ESJF).
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Given the oldest preserved tombstone is dated 1807, it can be inferred the cemetery was already in use by the early 19th century
