Jewish cemetery (Begau)

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Front view of the cemetery
Gravestones of the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery Begau is located in the Begau district of the city of Alsdorf in the city ​​region of Aachen ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). It is located on the Alter Römerweg.

The Jewish cemetery was only occupied from before 1900 to 1940. There are still seven tombstones ( mazewot ) left. The last burial took place on November 22, 1940. In 1996, the city of Alsdorf erected a memorial next to the still-preserved tombstones to commemorate the Jewish citizens who were murdered in the concentration camps and who died while emigrating .

literature

  • Elfi Pracht : Jewish cultural heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia. Part I. Cologne district. Cologne 1997, pp. 50–51 (contributions to architectural and art monuments in the Rhineland, vol. 34.1), ISBN 3-7616-1322-9 .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 15.4 ″  N , 6 ° 12 ′ 40.9 ″  E