Nyirtet Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Kemecsei
Settlement
Nyírtét
Site address
The Jewish section is located within the municipal cemetery, on Kossuth Lajos Street .
GPS coordinates
48.01056, 21.91707
Perimeter length
155 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery is much smaller than it is marked on the cadastral map. Only a few rows of graves remain, near to the fence. The other part of the section was demolished and has been taken over by the municipal cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
10
Date of oldest tombstone
1865
Date of newest tombstone
1920
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Nyírtét was established as early as 1865, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The latest tombstone was erected in 1920. The cemetery is currently part of the municipal cemetery.
In 1840, the Jewish population in Nyírtét was 25, and peaked at 69 in 1880. By 1941, the Jewish population decreased to 18.
