Senyo Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Nyíregyházi
Settlement
Sényő
Site address
The cemetery is located at the intersection of Nyírbogdányi and Kossuth Lajos streets.
GPS coordinates
48.00615, 21.87099
Perimeter length
125 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The Jewish cemetery is located near to the municipal cemetery in a very central area in the settlement. It is well maintained. There is a crypt, the roof of which is damaged and the lid of the grave is displaced.
Number of existing gravestones
18 gravestones were located. There was also a crypt found, however it is unclear whether the crypt is Jewish.
Date of oldest tombstone
1882
Date of newest tombstone
1907
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Sényő was established as early as 1870, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. The latest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to 1907. The cemetery has not been fenced.
According to census data, 15 Jews lived in Sényő in 1840. The Jewish population peaked at 68 in 1880, following which the population decreased gradually. 54 Jews lived in the village in 1910, 31 in 1920, 39 in 1930, and 22 in 1941. According to the Yad Vashem database, 23 Jews of Sényő are reported to be murdered in the Holocaust.
