Jewish cemetery (Szprotawa)

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Jewish cemetery in Szprotawa
Grave complex of the Oppenheimer family (with column in the background)

The Szprotawa Jewish Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Polish city ​​of Szprotawa (German Sprottau ) in the Lubusz Voivodeship . It is about 3000 m².

The cemetery was laid out in the late 19th century and devastated by Germans during World War II . Today 14 tombstones are still preserved, including the grave of the Oppenheimer family.

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online edition ).

Web links

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Coordinates: 51 ° 33 '58  .3 " N , 15 ° 32' 10.3"  E