Zemplinska Nova Ves Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery Information

Country
Slovakia
Region
Kosice
District
Zemplínska Nová Ves
Settlement
Zemplínska Nová Ves
Site address
The cemetery is located at the northern exit of the village. Proceed north for 550 metres from the intersection of Hlavna Street and Za humnom Street. The cemetery can be found to the right, 100 metres into the field.
GPS coordinates
48.58641, 21.66681
Perimeter length
98 metres
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
No fence
Preservation condition
Unfenced Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery is severely overgrown and abandoned.
Number of existing gravestones
7
Date of oldest tombstone
Date of newest tombstone
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Private
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes

Historical overview

The Jewish cemetery can be found marked on Austro-Hungarian maps of the region from the 1860s and 1880s. As such, it was most likely in use by the mid-19th century.