Jewish cemetery (Kestrich)

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Jewish cemetery in Kestrich

The Jewish cemetery in Kestrich , a district of Feldatal in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse , was probably laid out in the middle of the 18th century. The 30.36 ares large Jewish cemetery , located outside the village on a wooded mountain slope ( Am Gleichen ), is a protected cultural monument .

history

The cemetery, which is surrounded by a natural stone wall, is divided into an older and a newer part. The youngest legible tombstone is from 1933. The graves are laid out in several scattered groups and are partly overgrown by hedges. There are still about 60 visible graves. Under the tombstones there is also a so-called Torah tombstone, where Torah scrolls and other writings that are no longer usable were buried.

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online version ).

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Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 47.8 "  N , 9 ° 10 ′ 29.1"  E