Jewish cemetery (Oberlauringen)

Jewish cemetery in Oberlauringen

The Oberlauringen Jewish Cemetery in Oberlauringen , part of the Stadtlauringen market in the Schweinfurt district of Lower Franconia , is located about 500 meters southwest of Oberlauringen. There are about 200 tombstones on a cemetery area of 12.3 ares .

history

At the end of the 18th century the Jewish community of Oberlauringen came into being, which 100 years later made up 20% of the total population. Until 1832 their deceased members were buried in the Jewish cemetery in Kleinbardorf, eight kilometers away .

In 1832 the Oberlauringen cemetery was inaugurated. The last burial dates from 1938.

literature

Lothar Mayer: Jewish cemeteries in Lower Franconia . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2010, pp. 138–141, ISBN 978-3-86568-071-6 (with many photos)

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] The Jewish cemetery in Oberlauringen near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
[2] The central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany via the Jewish cemetery in Oberlauringen
[3] The House of Bavarian History on the Jewish cemetery in Oberlauringen

50.212915 10.368255Coordinates: 50 ° 12 ′ 46.5 ″ N , 10 ° 22 ′ 5.7 ″ E