Zdana Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Košice okolie
Settlement
Ždaňa
Site address
The cemetery is located at the southeast exit of the village, behind a wooden fence on a field 100 metres to the left of the main road (3416).
GPS coordinates
48.597763, 21.353995
Perimeter length
177 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Type of the fence
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is well-maintained, but no longer in use. It is surrounded by fields belonging to a horse farm.
Number of existing gravestones
60
Date of oldest tombstone
1831 (the oldest tombstone found by ESJF)
Date of newest tombstone
1942 (the newest found by ESJF)
Urgency of erecting a fence
Low
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. Given the oldest preserved tombstone dates to 1831, it can be inferred it was founded no later than the early 19th century.
