Jewish cemetery (Kettenheim)

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Entrance to the cemetery
Partial view of the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery is located in the field markings near Kettenheim , a hamlet near Vettweiß in the Düren district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The Jewish cemetery is a protected architectural monument .

The cemetery is located under large weeping ash trees in the middle of the extensive arable land of the Zülpicher Börde, right next to the tracks of the Bördebahn . The graves are laid out in five rows.

The cemetery was occupied by the Jewish community of Vettweiß from 1860 to 1934. There are still 25 tombstones ( mazewot ).

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Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 56.9 "  N , 6 ° 35 ′ 31.4"  E