Nyirtura Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Nyíregyházi
Settlement
Nyírtura
Site address
At the back part of municipal cemetery, on Temető Street.
GPS coordinates
48.01202, 21.82346
Perimeter length
208 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery is located within the municipal cemetery, however the area is neglected and has returned to the forest, despite it having a caretaker. It is overgrown with grass and bushes.
Number of existing gravestones
19
Date of oldest tombstone
1872
Date of newest tombstone
1916
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Nyírtura was established as early as 1870, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. The latest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to 1916.
