Jewish cemetery (Broichweiden)

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The Jewish cemetery Broichweiden is located in the Broichweiden district of the city of Würselen in the city ​​region of Aachen ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

The Jewish cemetery was occupied from before 1839 until the first half of the 20th century. Dead people made of Würselen and hair were also buried in the cemetery. Jewish tombstones ( Mazewot ) are no longer there, only the tombstones of 23 Soviet forced laborers buried here during World War II . Next to it there are two memorial stones for the Jews and the forced laborers.

literature

  • Elfi Pracht : Jewish cultural heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia. Part I. Cologne district . Cologne 1997, p. 71 (Contributions to architectural and art monuments in the Rhineland, Vol. 34.1), ISBN 3-7616-1322-9 .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 37.9 ″  N , 6 ° 10 ′ 28.1 ″  E