Zsarolyan Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Hungary
Region
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District
Fehérgyarmati
Settlement
Zsarolyán
Site address
The Jewish cemetery is located next to the Old and New Christian cemeteries. They are located on Temető Street.
GPS coordinates
47.9454, 22.58503
Perimeter length
170 metres
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 site has been abandoned and is now overgrown.
Number of existing gravestones
No tombstones preserved. Jewish gravestones could be discovered after clearing the place from the vegetation.
Date of oldest tombstone
N/A
Date of newest tombstone
N/A
Urgency of erecting a fence
High
Land ownership
Other
Preserved construction on site
No
Drone surveys
Yes
Historical overview
The Jewish cemetery of Zsarolyán was established as early as 1894, since it appears on the cadastral map of that year. The cemetery appears to have been demolished, and no legible tombstones which could supply additional information about the cemetery’s period of operation have been found.
The Jewish community in Zsarolyán never exceeded more than 28 people and, as such, the community came under the jurisdiction of a larger Jewish community. According to the Yad Vashem database, about 20 Jews from Zsarolyán were murdered in the Holocaust.
