Secovce Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Sečovce
Settlement
Sečovce
Site address
626/22 Buckovska Street.
GPS coordinates
48.706289, 21.654078
Perimeter length
241 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a 2 metre tall metal fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery site is well-maintained.
Number of existing gravestones
326
Date of oldest tombstone
1900
Date of newest tombstone
1924
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
Ohel
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. However, it can be found marked on Austro-Hungarian maps from the 1880s and, according to Pinkas Kehilot Slovakia, the site contains a tombstone dating to 1711. As such, it can be inferred the cemetery was founded no later than the early 18th century.

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