Jewish cemetery (Ballenstedt)
The Jewish cemetery Ballenstedt is a cemetery in the town of Ballenstedt in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt . It is a protected cultural monument .
The Jewish cemetery is at the exit of the village on the road to Hoym . The gravestones that were preserved were placed on the surrounding wall . A memorial stone in the cemetery is to commemorate the Jewish victims of the Shoah . The entrance gate bears a Star of David .
history
The cemetery was laid out around 1790. It survived the Nazi era undamaged, but fell into disrepair after 1945. It has been a memorial site since the 1980s. A memorial stone was placed in the middle of the cemetery. In 1997 the cemetery was reconstructed.
See also
- List of cultural monuments in Ballenstedt (No. 094 50286)
Web links
Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof Ballenstedt - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Ballenstedt Jewish cemetery near Alemannia Judaica (with six photos)
- Ballenstedt (Saxony-Anhalt) on jewische-gemeinden.de
Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 37 ″ N , 11 ° 15 ′ 2 ″ E