Jewish cemetery (Schmalkalden)
The Schmalkalden Jewish Cemetery is located in the Thuringian town of Schmalkalden in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district .
history
From 1611 Jews were allowed to settle in Schmalkalden again.
In 1622 eight Jewish families with around 40 people lived in the village. In 1639 there were 21 Jewish families. In 1827 there were 81 Jewish residents, by 1871 the number rose to 99 and by 1905 to 120 people, 1.3% of a total of 9,529 inhabitants. In 1933, 80 Jewish people were still living in Schmalkalden. The last Jewish inhabitants were 1942-1944 deported .
The community established the first Jewish cemetery around 1611 directly in front of the east gate of the old town, at the Stiller Tor. Funerals were carried out on it until around 1895. After 1895, a new cemetery was laid out next to the municipal cemetery and was first used in 1897/98. In 1962 the old cemetery was leveled and the tombstones were moved to the new Jewish cemetery.
Location and characterization
The cemetery is located northwest of Schmalkalden city center on the Eichelbach, to the east next to the communal cemetery. On an area of 38.77 ares on the eastern side there are 108 older tombstones ( Mazewa ), offset from the old cemetery at Stiller Tor. In the western part, which has been occupied since 1897/98, there are 46 newer tombstones in four rows. The last burial took place in 1942.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 27.1 ″ N , 10 ° 26 ′ 22 ″ E