Zahorska Ves Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Bratislava
District
Malacky
Settlement
Záhorská Ves
Site address
Southern part of the village. From the back side of Bovex s.r.o. company (there is a locked gate) or from the agricultural field.
GPS coordinates
48.37651, 16.85621
Perimeter length
130 metres (smaller are owned by UZZNO now according to the cadaster map). 285 metres (bigger area as on 1958 map).
Is the cemetery demolished
yes
Type and height of existing fence
No fence.
Preservation condition
Demolished Jewish cemetery that has not been built over
General site condition
The cemetery is located in the southern part of the village near the Bovex s.r.o. company. Now there is an agricultural plot, grass, mowed meadow.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved. One tombstone is located in the local museum.
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The only found tombstone was found on the river Morava by Foltýnová Štefánia. There were also buried here from their Austrian villages.
In the begining of the 60’s the Jewish cemetery was ended with the expansion of agricultural areas. In the 2nd World War, it was a shooting range training ground for German soldiers.
The abandoned cemetery was liquidated after the Second World War.
