Zahony Jewish Cemetery 2

Cemetery Information

Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Záhonyi
Settlement
Záhonyi
Site address
The Jewish cemetery was located on the main road 4. Next to the Penny Market.
GPS coordinates
48.40399, 22.16686
Perimeter length
111 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 has been overbuilt by a road intersection.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
State
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

There used to be two Jewish cemeteries in Záhony. This cemetery appears in the corrections to the 1864 cadastral map which suggests that it might have emerged at a later date. It was demolished at an unknown time and built over with a highway.

The first Jews settled in Záhony at the beginning of the 19th century, and by 1840 there were 14 Jews living in the village. The Jewish population peaked at 58 in 1910 and remained stable until 1941, at which time 57 Jews lived in the village. The Mándok rabbinate provided rabbinical services to the Záhony Jewish community from 1885. In mid-April 1944, the Jews of Záhony were sent to the Kisvárda Ghetto, from where they were deported to Auschwitz in May.