Jewish cemetery (Bingen am Rhein)

Entrance to the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Bingen am Rhein , a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate , was laid out in the 16th century. It is a protected cultural monument .

location

The 93.27 ares large Jewish cemetery is located at the foot of the Rochusberg above the communal cemetery. It can be reached via the forest road in the direction of Scharlacheck.

history

The medieval Jewish community in Bingen did not have its own cemetery; it buried its deceased in the cemetery in Mainz . The Jewish cemetery in Bingen was laid out in the second half of the 16th century. According to the congregation's memorandum created in 1789, the first burial took place in 1562.

Tombstones

The oldest part of the cemetery is to the east of the 265 m long but differently wide property. The cemetery was also used for burial by the surrounding Jewish communities. In the course of time, expansions were necessary again and again. It is believed that the old part, which has 610 tombstones, has been heaped up at least once and used again.

Today's entrance lies between the older, eastern part and the newer western part, which was laid out in 1856. The cemetery of the Orthodox Jewish community has been located in the southwest corner of the cemetery area since 1872 and was separated by a wall until 1925.

Despite repeated desecrations, the Jewish cemetery has escaped destruction over the centuries, including the time of National Socialism . With over 1000 tombstones ( Mazewot ) it is one of the most important Jewish cemeteries in Rhineland-Palatinate. The oldest tombstone is from 1602.

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 version ).

Web links

Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof (Bingen am Rhein) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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