Jewish cemetery (Embken)
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The Jewish cemetery Embken is a Jewish cemetery in Embken , a district of the city of Nideggen in the Düren district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The cemetery is located on Mühlenberg above the Neffelbach near Nick's mill.
history
The cemetery was the burial place of the Jewish communities of Embken and Berg . The cemetery, which was probably laid out in the 1880s, has been a protected cultural monument since 1991 . 26 grave sites are still recognizable today and more than twelve tombstones ( Mazewot ) or tombstone fragments are present. In 1956 the burial place was repaired for the first time. The Embken-Muldenau youth fire brigade renovated the cemetery, which was then reopened in November 2010. As part of a sponsorship, the youth fire brigade also looked after the cemetery in 2011.
Desecrations
The cemetery was completely devastated during the National Socialist era . In 1985, 1987 and 1988 the cemetery was desecrated several times, all tombstones were overturned, some were smashed and one tombstone was stolen.
literature
- Elfi Pracht : Jewish cultural heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia. Part I. Cologne district . Cologne 1997 (contributions to architectural and art monuments in the Rhineland, vol. 34.1), ISBN 3-7616-1322-9 , pp. 117-120.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Restoring the Jewish Dead , Aachener Zeitung, November 24, 2010
Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 48.6 ″ N , 6 ° 34 ′ 11 ″ E