Jewish cemetery (Ellrich)

The Jewish cemetery Ellrich is a Jewish cemetery and a cultural monument in Ellrich ( Nordhausen district ), the northernmost city in Thuringia .

The town of Ellrich experienced an influx of Jewish traders and craftsmen from around 1725. In line with Jewish burial traditions, these families soon required their own cemetery. The site on Töpferstrasse was acquired by the Jewish community in 1782 and the cemetery was laid out. About 75 tombstones have been preserved on an area of ​​now 2,500 m² . The last burial took place in 1915.

literature

• Peter Kuhlbrodt : The Synagogue in Ellrich (1730–1938). In: Contributions to local history from the city and district of Nordhausen. Issue 9, 1984, ZDB -ID 982697-x , pp. 72-77.

Web links

• Ellrich am Harz (Nordhausen district) on alemannia-judaica.de
• Ellrich on jewische-gemeinden.de

Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 13.8 ″  N , 10 ° 39 ′ 32.6 ″  E