Jewish cemetery (Gestorf)

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The Jewish cemetery on the district road from Gestorf to Völksen

The Gestorf Jewish cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Gestorf district of the Lower Saxony city ​​of Springe in the Hanover region . It is a protected cultural monument .

There are 22 tombstones in the cemetery on the K 216 from Gestorf to Völksen . The oldest is from 1783.

history

Entrance gate

The cemetery was occupied from 1783 to 1932. In 1928 several tombstones were knocked over and smashed there. The cemetery was closed in June 1939, and in 1944 it was sold to private individuals by the mayor in Hanover. The cemetery is now owned by the State Association of Jewish Communities in Lower Saxony .

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Web links

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

Coordinates: 52 ° 12 '53 "  N , 9 ° 41' 28.1"  E