Svatuse New Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Trebišov
Settlement
Svätuše
Site address
4, Podhorska Street. The cemetery is located adjacent to a green house around 100 metres from the intersection of Hlavna Street and Podhorska Street.
GPS coordinates
48.434758, 21.923232
Perimeter length
134 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery site is used for gardening and as a storage space for various household items, including a car.
Number of existing gravestones
11. In addition, the garden contained a number of destroyed matzevot.
Date of oldest tombstone
1902
Date of newest tombstone
1929
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No

Historical overview

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It does not appear on maps of the region. Given the oldest preserved tombstone dates to 1902, it can be inferred it was founded no later this date.