Pribenik Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Trebišov
Settlement
Pribenik
Site address
The Jewish section is located behind the Christian section of the municipal cemetery on Cintorinska Street, at the southeastern end of the village.
GPS coordinates
48.386823, 22.002946
Perimeter length
43 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a 2 metre tall concrete fence.
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The Jewish section of the cemetery is well-maintained. The remainder of the cemetery is Christian.
Number of existing gravestones
20
Date of oldest tombstone
1897 (the oldest tombstone found by ESJF)
Date of newest tombstone
1940
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Given the oldest preserved tombstone dates to 1897, it can be inferred it was founded no later than the late 19th century. The cemetery is marked on an Austro-Hungarian map of the region from the 1880s.
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