Jewish cemetery (Krotoszyn)

Jewish cemetery in Krotoszyn

Tahara house

The Jewish cemetery in Krotoszyn (German Krotoschin ), the district town of the Powiat Krotoszyński in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , was established in 1638.

The Jewish cemetery was destroyed during the German occupation in World War II. The tombstones were smashed and used as building material. Only a few fragments are left.

literature

• Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online edition ).

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Krotoszyn)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Virtual Shtetl (Polish, accessed March 23, 2016)

Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 31 ″  N , 17 ° 27 ′ 36 ″  E