Jewish cemetery (Bad Neustadt an der Saale)

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Jewish cemetery (2011)
Jewish cemetery (2011)

The Jewish cemetery (Bad Neustadt an der Saale) is a Jewish cemetery in Bad Neustadt an der Saale , the district town of the Lower Franconian district of Rhön-Grabfeld .

history

It was not until 1869 that a Jewish community came into being in Neustadt (the town was only elevated to a spa in 1934) .

The Jewish cemetery was built in 1888/1889. Jews from the communities Neuhaus , Eichenhausen and Rödelmaier were also buried on it. In 1942, the last Bad Neustädter Jews were deported . The last burial took place in the cemetery that year. During and after the National Socialist era , the cemetery fell victim to multiple desecrations .

Location and characterization

The cemetery is located on Mozartstrasse near the B19 and is 33 ares in size. 211 tombstones have been preserved. Next to the entrance, a memorial plaque commemorates the deportation of the last Bad Neustadt Jews.

literature

  • Lothar Mayer: Jewish cemeteries in Lower Franconia . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2010, pp. 34–37, ISBN 978-3-86568-071-6 (with many photos)

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 16.6 ″  N , 10 ° 12 ′ 5.1 ″  E