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Avas Jewish Cemetery

Local name: Avasi izraelitai temető

Also known as Avas Hill · Miskolc Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Cemetery · Miskolci autonóm ortodox izraelita temető · Miskolc, Avasi izraelita temető · Izraelita temető · Avasi izraelita temető · Avasi zsidó temető

1

documented record

≈ 1,000–2,000

approx. capacity (graves)

0.051 km²

cemetery area

Oct 18, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

The Jewish cemetery on Avas Hill looks down on Miskolc from the southern part of the city. It was established in 1759 and is still in use. The Miskolc city website describes about 6,000 gravestones on the north-west part of the hill.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 48.096016° N, 20.765797° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Map of Avas Jewish Cemetery with its outline, its GPS-documented graves in green © OpenStreetMap
Avas Jewish Cemetery map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

Memorials

1 memorial, A–Z by surname.

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Common questions

How big is Avas Jewish Cemetery?

Avas Jewish Cemetery covers about 51,000 m² (13 acres), about the size of 7 soccer fields. It is the 11th largest of the 477 cemeteries we list in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Avas Jewish Cemetery is that of Magda Márkus, who died in 1996 at the age of 49.

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