Tiszaszentmarton Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Záhonyi
Settlement
Tiszaszentmárton
Site address
The Jewish cemetery occupies the first plot on the southern end of Dózsa György Street.
GPS coordinates
48.37134, 22.22908
Perimeter length
155 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
There is a concrete fence, around 2m high.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The site is in a very good condition.
Number of existing gravestones
13 gravestones: 7 intact & 6 broken.
Date of oldest tombstone
1916
Date of newest tombstone
1944
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Tiszaszentmárton was established as early as 1870, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. This cemetery remained in operation until at least 1944 – the year in which the latest tombstone was erected. The cemetery has been fenced.
The first Jews settled in Tiszaszentmárton at the beginning of the 19th century, and by 1840 27 Jews lived in the village. The community’s population grew to 66 in 1880 and 74 in 1910, after which the population decreased and by 1941, 45 Jews remained in the village. According to the Yad Vashem database, about 53 Jews from Tiszaszentmárton were murdered in the Holocaust.
