Veryatsya Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Ukraine
Region
Zakarpattia
District
Vynohradiv
Settlement
Veryatsya
Site address
4-6, Dovzhenka Street. The cemetery is located between two private hoses.
GPS coordinates
48.16240, 23.14295
Perimeter length
150 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
The cemetery is surrounded by a concrete wall with a metal fence on top.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well-maintained by the keykeeper. The fence is in excellent condition.
Number of existing gravestones
50
Date of oldest tombstone
1816
Date of newest tombstone
1943
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
There is an ohel of Yitzhak Yaakov HaLevi (d. 1922) on the cemetery site.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. It first appears on a cadastral map of 1865, but the earliest preserved gravestone dates to the early 19th century.
