Turistvandi Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Fehérgyarmati
Settlement
Túristvándi
Site address
80, Rákóczi Street.
GPS coordinates
48.05499, 22.64933
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 site is in average condition. It is located in the woods next to agricultural fields. Theft of the stones.
Number of existing gravestones
7
Date of oldest tombstone
1857
Date of newest tombstone
1933
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Túristvándi was established as early as 1857, since the oldest tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The latest tombstone was erected in 1933. The cemetery has not been fenced.
The Jewish community in Túristvándi never had a significant population. The Jewish population was 19 in 1843, and peaked at 36 in 1930. The whole Jewish community was deported to Auschwitz. Only 2 people survived the Holocaust.
