Velyka Byyhan Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Zakarpattia
District
Berehove
Settlement
Velyka Byyhan’
Site address
The cemetery site was located on the site on which today the houses 1,3 and 5, Shevchenko Street, have been built.
GPS coordinates
48.24837, 22.57467
Perimeter length
74 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Demolished and overbuilt Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery was demolished and overbuilt in the 1950 and 1960s. The cemetery site is overbuilt with private houses and private gardens.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged in the 19th century. It appears on cadastral maps of 1913.
