Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Croatia
Region
Vukovarsko-srijemska županija
District
Vrbanja
Settlement
Vrbanja
Site address
Kneza Ljudevita Posavskog Street, 134.
GPS coordinates
44.96691, 18.9232
Perimeter length
91 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fenced.
Preservation condition
Jewish section
General site condition
The single stone remaining in the Jewish cemetery is in good condition.
Number of existing gravestones
There were originally 4-5 tombstones in this Jewish section. Only one remains.
Date of oldest tombstone
1907
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Municipality
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The Vrbanja Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. It was abandoned after World War II and only few tombstones can be found in the cemetery today. The oldest grave dates to 1907.

Vrbanja is a village and municipality in Vukovar-Srijem County. The first recorded mention of the village was as “Possesio Werbanya” in 1443. From 1746, the bordering region was under the administration of the Austrian army until 1873. There were 262 houses in the village in 1829. At the end of the 19th century, Croatian, German, and Hungarian families settled in Vrbanja. The population of the village increased to 2,691 inhabitants in 1910.

The local economy was based in agriculture and animal husbandry. The Jewish community supposedly existed in Vrbanja from the end of the 19th century. Nothing else is known about the history of the community. The Jewish cemetery existed there in the 19th century. It was abandoned after the WWII and only few tombstones are found now in the cemetery. The oldest grave dates to 1907.

Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery
Vrbanja Jewish Cemetery