Or Jewish Cemetery Two
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Mátészalkai
Settlement
Őr
Site address
Behind 8, Bem Street, the house is abandoned.
GPS coordinates
47.98016, 22.1856
Perimeter length
198 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a 2m high concrete fence, which is damaged.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The site is in a good condition. One panel is missing from the fence. The grass is mown and the cemetery is looked after. Several tombstones have been renewed.
Number of existing gravestones
33 gravestones: 29 intact & 4 fragments or pedestal bases.
Date of oldest tombstone
1865
Date of newest tombstone
1943
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
There were two Jewish cemeteries in Őr. This cemetery was established as early as 1870, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. It was demolished at an unknown time.
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.
