Jewish cemetery (Preußisch Oldendorf)

Graves

The Jewish cemetery Preußisch Oldendorf is a Jewish cemetery in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​of Preußisch Oldendorf in the Minden-Lübbecke district .

The cemetery is located outside the village in a southerly direction in a wooded area on the mountain road to Börninghausen . There are 57 tombstones on it .

history

The cemetery was first mentioned in 1740. In 1889 it was expanded. It was occupied until around 1910/1920. In May 1987 the cemetery was devastated by neo-Nazis . 23 gravestones were damaged, some of them considerably.

See also

• Prussian Oldendorf # religions and Prussian Oldendorf # buildings
• List of architectural monuments in Preußisch Oldendorf

Web links

Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof Preußisch Oldendorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Prussian Oldendorf. In: Jewish cemeteries in Westphalia. In: Overview of all projects for the documentation of Jewish grave inscriptions in the area of ​​the Federal Republic of Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia. Editor: Claudia Pohl.
• Jewish cemetery on the official website of the city of Preußisch Oldendorf
• Historical Jewish cemetery Pr. Oldendorf from 1740 on the official website of the city of Preußisch Oldendorf

Coordinates: 52 ° 17 ′ 49.5 "  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 45.6"  E