Or Jewish Cemetery One
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Mátészalkai
Settlement
Őr
Site address
The cemetery is located on the road between Őr and Kántorjánosi. It is n front of the football field.
GPS coordinates
47.9699, 22.18204
Perimeter length
162 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The site is partially overgrown and partially ploughed for agricultural use. There is an ownership issue that needs to be checked before fencing can take place.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
There were two Jewish cemeteries in Őr. This cemetery was established as early as 1865, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The cemetery remained in operation until at least 1943, when the latest tombstone was erected. The cemetery has been fenced.
In 1828, 49 Jews lived in the village, later increasing to 104 in 1851 and 139 in 1910. By 1941, the Jewish community population had decreased to 65. The Jews of Őr were deported to the Mátészalka Ghetto, and then to Auschwitz.
