Jewish cemetery (Danzig)

Coordinates: 54 ° 20 '25.8 "  N , 18 ° 38' 8.9"  E

Jewish cemetery (Danzig)​

Poland

Gdansk Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish Cemetery in Danzig ( Cmentarz Żydowski w Gdańsku ) is located in Chełm ( Stolzenberg ), a district of Danzig (Gdańsk) in the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship . It was created in the 16th century. The Jewish cemetery is a protected cultural monument and covers 2.3 hectares.

history

The cemetery was laid out in the middle of the 16th century. Before 1814, the cemetery was largely destroyed during the Napoleonic Wars , but was restored and rebuilt in 1815. The Jewish cemetery on Hagelsberg was completely overbuilt by the fortress in 1840. The graves in Stolzenberg are reburied.

It remained undestroyed during World War II , but was looted after 1945. The last burial took place in 1956.

See also

• Former Langfuhr Israelite Cemetery ( Cmentarz na Królewskim Wzgórzu ) in Gdańsk- Wrzeszcz
• To the built-up Jewish cemetery on Hagelsberg; see Jewish cemeteries in Danzig
• List of synagogues in Gdansk
• List of Jewish cemeteries in Poland (selection)

Web links

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