Sahy Orthodox Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Nitra
District
Levice
Settlement
Šahy
Site address
Slovenského národného povstania 58, 936 01 Šahy.
GPS coordinates
48.08333, 18.94591
Perimeter length
180 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
2 metres high concrete fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The area is in good condition and well maintained. Several gravestones were broken down in the past.
Number of existing gravestones
101 graves / 88 tombstones
Date of oldest tombstone
1910
Date of newest tombstone
1945
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
From 1910 to 1949 the local Jewish community buried together. Because before 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 orthodox. There buried from 1910 – 1945.
Ms Krisztina Kapuszta is the local museologist, she has lot of information, based on her many years of research. Ortodox Jewish cemetery names of the buried dead are being processed.
