Jewish cemetery (Elsdorf)

Partial view of the cemetery

The Elsdorf Jewish cemetery is located in Elsdorf in the Rhein-Erft district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) on Nussbaumallee, right next to the sugar factory.

The cemetery was occupied from 1847 to 1935. There are 76 tombstones ( Mazewot ). The oldest gravestone from 1783 comes from the Jewish cemetery in Kaster , which fell victim to lignite mining in 1974 . In the cemetery there are also tombstones from the Jewish cemetery in Niederembt and the Jewish cemetery in Glesch .

The cemetery is surrounded by a brick wall. The iron gate is locked. A sign at the entrance indicates that 24 Eastern European forced laborers are also buried in the cemetery .

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Elsdorf Jewish cemetery at the central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany

Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 49.3 "  N , 6 ° 33 ′ 55.3"  E