Jewish cemetery (Limbach)
The Jewish cemetery Limbach in the Lower Franconian Limbach , a district of Eltmann in the district of Haßberge lies southwest of Limbach, near the A70 . There are 154 tombstones ( mazewot ) on an area of 30 ares .
history
When the cemetery was inaugurated in 1714, no Jews lived in Limbach itself . The cemetery served as a Jewish association cemetery for the deceased of the Jewish communities of Ebelsbach , Eltmann , Knetzgau and Westheim . In 1763 the cemetery was expanded. The last burial took place in 1938.
literature
- Lothar Mayer: Jewish cemeteries in Lower Franconia . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2010, pp. 112–115, ISBN 978-3-86568-071-6 (with many photos)
Web links
Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof Limbach - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- [1] The Jewish cemetery in Limbach near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
- [2] The central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany via the Jewish cemetery in Limbach
- [3] The House of Bavarian History on the Jewish cemetery in Limbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 58 ′ 45.9 ″ N , 10 ° 37 ′ 13.4 ″ E