Osiy Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Zakarpattia
District
Irshava
Settlement
Osiy
Site address
To reach the cemetery, turn from the main street on to Lesi Ukrainky Street. Proceed for 350 metres. Turn on to the dirt road. Proceed for 300 metres. The cemetery is located in the field, by a small stream.
GPS coordinates
48.35131, 23.10574
Perimeter length
99 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is severely overgrown. It requires clearing and fencing.
Number of existing gravestones
20
Date of oldest tombstone
1881
Date of newest tombstone
1938
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery in Osiy was not marked on the cadastral map of 1865. Presumably, it was established at the end of the 19th century according to epigraphic data, with the oldest gravestone dating back to 1881.
