Jewish cemetery (Storndorf)
The Jewish cemetery in Storndorf , a district of Schwalmtal in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse , was built in the second half of the 18th century. The Jewish cemetery on the road to Meiches is a protected cultural monument .
history
The cemetery was first mentioned in 1800 as the "Jewish Garden". It has an area of 39.64 acres . Of the more than 100 grave sites, around 100 tombstones ( Mazewot ) have been preserved. The youngest legible tombstone is from 1934.
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).
Web links
Commons : Jewish Cemetery - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Storndorf Jewish cemetery near Alemannia Judaica
- Graves of the Jewish cemetery in Storndorf . Jewish graves in Hesse. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 37.1 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 10 ″ E