Rozsaly Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Fehégyarmati
Settlement
Rozsály
Site address
The Jewish cemetery is located in the municipal cemetery, on Temető Street.
GPS coordinates
47.92619, 22.79837
Perimeter length
197 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
One part is in good condition, the grass is mown. The other part is totally neglected. In the neglected part only one matzevah was found.
Number of existing gravestones
16
Date of oldest tombstone
1875
Date of newest tombstone
1938
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Rozsály was established as early as 1875, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The latest tombstone was erected in 1938. The cemetery has not been fenced.
According to census data, 27 Jews lived in Rozsály in 1840. In 1880, the Jewish population peaked at 45. In the following years, the Jewish population continuously decreased and fluctuated: 22 Jews lived in the village in 1910, 21 in 1920, 23 in 1930, and 19 in 1941. According to the Yad Vashem database, about 25 Jews from Rozsály were murdered in the Holocaust.
