Jewish cemetery (Märkisch Buchholz)

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Jewish cemetery in Märkisch Buchholz

The Jewish cemetery in Märkisch Buchholz , a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district in the state of Brandenburg ( Germany ), was probably laid out in the first half of the 19th century. The Jewish cemetery , northeast of Märkisch Buchholz on the way to Herrlichenrath in the forest, is a protected monument .

history

The oldest surviving tombstone ( Mazewa ) in the cemetery dates from 1846, the youngest is from 1917. Jews from the surrounding towns of Krausnick , Neu Lübbenau , Rietz-Neuendorf and Pretschen were also buried here.

The cemetery was partially destroyed during or after the National Socialism . 26 gravestones are still preserved in the 7.20 ares large cemetery today.

literature

  • Märkisch Buchholz. In: Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).

Web links

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Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 57.4 "  N , 13 ° 46 ′ 17.5"  E