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Sânnicolau Mare or Sînnicolau Mare, is a town in Timiș County, Romania and the westernmost of the country. Located in the Banat region, along the borders with Serbia and Hungary,
in Romanian: Sânnicolau Mare - סניקולאי מארה (Mare = great = גדול)
in Hungarian: Nagy Szentmiklós - נגי סנט מיקלוש (Nagy = great = גדול)
in Yiddish: ביידיש: סנט מיקלוש
יש להבדיל מהכפר סנט מיקלוש במרמרוש. רומניה
Coat of arms of Timiș County, Romania
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The Jewish population of Nagy Szentmiklós was rather small:
- In 1825 there were 272 Jews and 13,818 non-Jewish inhabitants
- In 1875 there were 368 Jews and 11,252 non-Jewish inhabitants
- In 1913 there were 454 Jews and 11,322 non-Jewish inhabitants
- In 1943 there were no Jews and 12,060 non-Jewish inhabitants
During WWII, Jews of Nagy Szentmiklós were deported to Auschwitz Extermination Camp and were murdered there by the Nazis. No Jews live there since then.
The unlandmarked Orthodox and Neolog cemetery was established in second half of the 19th century. Last known burial was during the inter-war period.
The urban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by a public road, access is open with permission. A masonry wall surrounds the site with a gate that locks. Approximate pre-WWII size is unknown. Approximate post-WWII size is 70 x 60 m. 100-500 stones are visible. 100-500 are in original location. 20-100 stones are not in original location. Less than 25% of the stones are toppled or broken. Location of stones removed from the cemetery is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is not a problem. Water drainage is good all year.
No special sections. The oldest known gravestone dates from second half of the 19th century. The 19th and 20th century marble, granite, sandstone, and concrete flat shaped, smoothed and inscribed, carved relief-decorated, double tombstones, and multi-stone monuments. Some have metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Hebrew, German, and Hungarian. No known mass graves.
The local Jewish community owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and orchard. Adjacent properties are residential. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors stop. The never vandalized cemetery Maintenance has been re-erection of stones, cleaning stones, and clearing vegetation. Current care is regular caretaker paid by the Jewish community of Timisoara. Within the limits of the cemetery is a preburial house with wall inscriptions.