Sahy Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Nitra
District
Levice
Settlement
Šahy
Site address
Lesná 777/2, 936 01 Šahy-Homok.
GPS coordinates
48.06098, 18.95295
Perimeter length
334 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
2 meters high concrete, stone and iron fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The area is well maintained and in a good condition. There are several holes from gunshots at one 1930s gravestone that should be the World War II traces.
Number of existing gravestones
more than 500 (cca 630). The oldest gravestone on photos dated as 1972, but according to the survey team’s information the cemetery was closed in 2001/2021.
Date of oldest tombstone
1849
Date of newest tombstone
1972
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
Beit-tahara (3 halls, the entrance).
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
Before World War II the Jewish community had a meeting, where such an agreement was reached, that the community split into three parts: orthodox, neolog and status quo.
This cemetery is status quo. There buried officially until 2001, but formally until 2021.
Ms Krisztina Kapuszta is the local museologist, she has lot of information, based on her many years of research. Status Quo Jewish cemetery names of the buried dead and their birth certificates are processed. This Jewish cemetery Krisztina renewed it with her group of friends.
