Jewish cemetery (Wanfried)

Jewish cemetery Oct. 1990

Jewish cemetery Oct. 1990

The Jewish cemetery Wanfried is a cemetery in the country town of Wanfried in the Werra-Meißner district in Hesse . The cemetery is a cultural monument .

The 3626 m² Jewish cemetery is located about 300 meters southeast of the city on a wooded hill above the B 250 . In 1986 there were 86 upright tombstones in the cemetery , in 2007 there were 84.

history

The cemetery was laid out in the middle of the 16th century. It was occupied from 1564 to 1936. Most of the old tombstones have sunk.

See also

• List of cultural monuments in Wanfried # Wanfried

Web links

• Jewish cemetery Wanfried near Alemannia Judaica (with 22 photos)

Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 16 ″  N , 10 ° 10 ′ 17 ″  E