Oleksandrivka Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Zakarpattia
District
Khust
Settlement
Olexandrivka
Site address
The cemetery site is located behind the house next to the crossroads of Myru Street with the road to the Christian cemetery. Enter the cemetery site through the private yard.
GPS coordinates
48.13506, 23.50092
Perimeter length
232 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a new concrete fence of two metres height.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is slightly overgrown. The western part of the cemetery is used as a landfill. It requires clearing.
Number of existing gravestones
Around 120
Date of oldest tombstone
1843
Date of newest tombstone
1934
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but according to the dates on the preserved gravestones it can be assumed that it emerged in the mid-19th century. First, it appears on a cadastral map of 1865. The site is fenced.
