Nyirmeggyes Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Nyírbátori
Settlement
Nyírpilis
Site address
The cemetery is located at the junction of Dózsa György and Csillag streets.
GPS coordinates
47.90916, 22.26196
Perimeter length
220 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a concrete fence, around 2 metres high.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is taken care of; the gravestones are well-preserved. Some of them have been restored from several fragments. There is a Holocaust cenotaph.
Number of existing gravestones
88
Date of oldest tombstone
1817
Date of newest tombstone
1944
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
The Jewish cemetery of Nyírmeggyes was established as early as 1917, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The cemetery remained in operation until at least 1944, the year in which latest tombstone was erected. The cemetery is fenced and there is a Holocaust memorial.
The synagogue was built in 1828 but has since been demolished. In 1880, the settlement had a total population of 1,328, including 227 Jews. 237 Jews lived in the village in 1910, 196 in 1920, and 139 in 1930. In 1944, the Orthodox community of Nyírmeggyes had 142 members, 22 of whom were taxpayers. The Jewish community also had two employees. In 1944, the Jews of Nyírmeggyes were taken to the Mátészalka Ghetto.
