נייטרא — בית החיים

Nitra — the Jewish cemetery

Nitra · נייטרא

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Jewish cemetery, Hviezdoslavova trieda, on the hill by the Klokočina district, Nitra, Nitra Region, Slovakia

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1.THE NITRER ROV IS NOT BURIED HERE. Reb Shmuel Dovid Ungar, rosh yeshiva of Nitra, was niftar in hiding in February 1945; after the war his son brought him to Piešťany, his birthplace, and buried him next to his father. Piešťany is about seventy kilometres west and is a separate journey.
2.The cemetery itself is on the hill by the Klokočina district, off Hviezdoslavova trieda. There is no sign on the road, but the gate carries Jewish symbols.
3.IT IS WALLED AND THE GATE LOCKS, and the sexton holds the key — the survey gives him as Viliam Glück, at an address in Hlohovec rather than in Nitra itself, so arrange the visit before travelling instead of turning up at the wall.
4.It is one of the best-kept Jewish cemeteries in Slovakia — around five thousand graves, most of the stones still standing where they were set, and restoration work has been done on them. There is an ohel on the ground, a chapel, and the sexton's house.
5.The ground is divided into an Orthodox part and a Neolog part, with a separate section for women who were niftar in childbirth. Knowing which part you want halves the walking.

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Bratislava (BTS)Bratislava M. R. Štefánik· 66 km · 41 mi straight-line· regional
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Vienna (VIE)Vienna International· 115 km · 71 mi straight-line· major hub
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Budapest (BUD)Budapest Ferenc Liszt International· 131 km · 81 mi straight-line· major hub
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