Jewish cemetery (Aizpute)

Jewish cemetery in Aizpute (2012)

The Aizpute Jewish Cemetery in Aizpute (German Hasenpot , Hasenpoth ), a town in the historic North Curonian landscape of Bandowe ( Bandava ) in Latvia , was established in the middle of the 17th century.

Jewish cemetery in Aizpute (2012)

The Jewish Cemetery is outside the city, 200 meters from the end of Kalvenes Street. Most of the tombstones were destroyed. Around 100 have survived, many of them dating from the beginning of the 18th century.

See also

• List of Jewish cemeteries in Latvia

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Aizpute)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Aizpute. Hasenpoth on jewishmuseum.lv
• Aizpute Jewish Cemetery on thecelotajs.com (with 5 photos)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AIZPUTE: Courland (Kurzeme) on iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org (in English)

Coordinates: 56 ° 42 ′ 12.9 ″  N , 21 ° 37 ′ 20.1 ″  E