טיסינעץ — אוהל הסטראפקאווער רב

Tisinec — ohel of the Stropkover Rov

Stropkov (Tisinec) · סטראפקוב

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Visitor experience

Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.

How to get there

Jewish cemetery, Tisinec, near Stropkov, Prešov Region, Slovakia

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The exact grave coordinates are not confirmed yet — go by the address and ask locally. We don't publish a coordinate we haven't checked.

1.THE CEMETERY IS NOT IN STROPKOV. The Jews of Stropkov and the villages around it buried their dead at Tisinec, a small village just outside the town — navigating to Stropkov itself is the usual way people miss this kever.
2.The ohel over the Stropkover Rov is a small building on the ground. The cemetery has been badly overgrown at times and the ohel has been described as nearly invisible in the undergrowth, so go with somebody who has been, or arrange it in advance.
3.His descendants gather here on his yahrzeit, 4 Adar I. In a leap year that is the date to work to; ask locally which day is being kept in a year that has only one Adar.

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Closest airports

The three nearest airports with scheduled service — tap for exact driving or transit time.

Košice (KSC)Košice International· 68 km · 43 mi straight-line· regional
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Rzeszów (RZE)Rzeszów-Jasionka· 103 km · 64 mi straight-line· regional
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Poprad (TAT)Poprad-Tatry· 104 km · 64 mi straight-line· regional
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Committee for Preservation of the Tisinec / Stropkov Cemeteries

The committee that looks after the ground and organises the yahrzeit gathering. Published address: 1622 52nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204. No public phone is published here — write, or ask through a heritage tour operator.

Who is buried here

Known kevarim

רבי חיים יוסף גאטליב

Rabbi Chaim Yosef Gottlieb

The Stropkover Rov

טיב גיטין וקידושין

Yahrzeit: ד׳ אדר א׳ · 5627 / 1867

1794–1867. A talmid of the Chasam Sofer, and appointed rov and av beis din of Stropkov on the recommendation of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. He is buried at Tisinec rather than in Stropkov itself.

Verification and source

This cemetery has a public access contact listed above. Please confirm it before traveling.

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