Uszka Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Fehérgyarmati
Settlement
Uszka
Site address
The Jewish section is located in the municipal cemetery, down the dirtroad from the end of Fő Street.
GPS coordinates
48.07739, 22.8536
Perimeter length
113 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The grass is mown.
Number of existing gravestones
2
Date of oldest tombstone
1890
Date of newest tombstone
1927
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Uszka was established as early as 1890, since the oldest of the two tombstones found in the cemetery dates to that year. The other tombstone was erected in 1927. The cemetery is part of the municipal cemetery.
The Jewish population in Uszka peaked at 43 in 1880, after which it decreased and by 1941, only 5 Jews remained in the village.
