Jewish cemetery (Sien)

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The Jewish cemetery Sien is located to the southeast, a long way outside the municipality of Sien , near the so-called Upper Jungewald . It was probably created in the 18th century.

history

The cemetery is first mentioned in a document in 1841. It was laid out earlier, however, as the oldest gravestone dates from the end of the 18th century. It served as a burial place for members of the Sien Jewish community. The cemetery covers an area of ​​approx. 6 a and is a listed cultural monument . A total of 48 tombstones have been preserved. The tombstones are still unchanged in their original position.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sien . alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Informational directory of cultural monuments (Trier-Saarburg district) (PDF) General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate. P. 36. Accessed April 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Sien (Rhineland-Palatinate) . jewische-gemeinden.de. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′ 51.2 "  N , 7 ° 30 ′ 44.7"  E