Jewish cemetery (Schwedt / Oder)
The Jewish cemetery Schwedt / Oder in the town of Schwedt / Oder in the Uckermark district in Brandenburg is a protected architectural monument .
description
The approximately 1875 m² cemetery is located on Helbigstrasse. 121 tombstones from the 18th to 20th centuries have been preserved on it. This makes the Schwedt cemetery one of the largest preserved Jewish cemeteries in Brandenburg. The cemetery hall has also been preserved.
history
The cemetery was laid out in the 17th century. The deceased Jews from Angermünde were also buried here until 1709 . The oldest stones are in the western part of the cemetery. The oldest tombstone still in existence today dates from 1818. The last burial took place in 1942. In December 2000 the cemetery was desecrated. Gravestones were restored in the summer of 2008. In January 2009 the cemetery was desecrated again.
literature
- Hans-Georg Eichler: Jewish cemetery and Jewish community in Schwedt / Oder. Schwedter annual papers 1982.
- Wolfgang Weißleder, Anne Wachsmuth and Jörg Kwapis (editors): The good place. Jewish cemeteries in the state of Brandenburg. 2002.
- Michael Brocke, Eckehard Ruthenberg, Kai Uwe Schulenburg: Stone and Name. The Jewish cemeteries in East Germany (New Federal States / GDR and Berlin). Institute Church and Judaism Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-923095-19-8 .
See also
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Schwedt / Oder (UM) at alemannia-judaica.de
Coordinates: 53 ° 3 '52.4 " N , 14 ° 17' 9.8" E