Jewish cemetery (Edenkoben)
The Jewish cemetery in the town of Edenkoben in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate is a protected cultural monument .
The Jewish cemetery is located on the northern outskirts of the city in the vicinity of the Christian cemetery. 171 funerals had taken place by 1937.
142 tombstones have been preserved in the 1,161 square meter cemetery, which was opened at the Christian cemetery after 1856 and expanded around 1909/10 . The youngest date from 1939 and 1979. Two Wilhelminian style steles with urns date from around 1900. Before setting up their own cemetery, the Jews in Edenkoben buried their dead in the old Jewish cemetery in Essingen .
See also
Web links
Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof (Edenkoben) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Jewish cemetery Edenkoben near Alemannia Judaica (with 13 photos and a short film)
- Edenkoben Jewish cemetery at the central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany
Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '19.4 " N , 8 ° 7' 41.8" E
