Velka Trna Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Trebišov
Settlement
Veľká Tŕňa
Site address
65 meters north from the municipal cemetery in the forest.
GPS coordinates
48.47297, 21.68319
Perimeter length
80 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Yes, 2 meter high concrete fence.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
A very neat Jewish cemetery.
Number of existing gravestones
16 tombstones. Standing tombstones, some of theme are broken in two. Gun bullet marks on the rear tombstones. Only two of gravestones were dated as 1926 and 1938.
Date of oldest tombstone
1926
Date of newest tombstone
1938
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 fence was built cca. 15 years ago. Around the Jewish cemetery, from the outside of the Jewish cemetery is trash.
The caretaker is the Lučenec Jewish Community.
Mr Buzder is the local person, who not only cut the grass 4 time a year, but he also prevents vandalism.
