Vamosoroszi Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Fehérgyarmati
Settlement
Vámosoroszi
Site address
The Jewish cemetery is located within the municipal cemetery. It is only approachable from Ady Endre Street. The only Jewish gravestone is located in the back of the cemetery.
GPS coordinates
47.989929, 22.691184
Perimeter length
124 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
Only one intact gravestone remains, which has been preserved by painting the inscription. The environment is neglected. A grave foundation was also found next to the gravestone.
Number of existing gravestones
1 gravestone and 1 foundation.
Date of oldest tombstone
1875
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Vámosoroszi was established as early as 1875, since the only tombstone found in the cemetery dates to that year. The cemetery was still in use in 1895 as it is marked on the cadastral map of that year. It is currently located in the territory of the local municipal cemetery.
The Jewish population in Vámosoroszi peaked at 43 souls 1880, after which the population decreased and by 1941 only 5 remained in the village. Thus, an organized Jewish community technically ceased to exist in the village before the war. According to the Yad Vashem database, 3 Jews from Vámosoroszi were murdered in the Holocaust.
