Samorin Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Slovakia
Region
Trnava
District
Dunajská Streda
Settlement
Šamorín
Site address
Čilistovská Street 573/18.
GPS coordinates
48.02344, 17.31227
Perimeter length
126 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The brick fence of the left and right side are original. In the right side is a gate to the public cemetery. Opposite is new fence. In the 80’s an american funded the new part of the concrete fence. The original entry fence were lilac bushes.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The area is well maintained and in the good condition. The grass is freshly mown. The Jewish cemetery was renovated. The graves of the Russian prisoners of war are on the right side from the entrance.
Number of existing gravestones
73. There are 56 jewish tombstones + Graves of 17 Russian prisoners of war of Jewish origin.
Date of oldest tombstone
1898
Date of newest tombstone
1945
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
Beit-tahara: now it is a museum, which they want to develop.
Drone surveys
Yes