Jewish cemetery (Untermaubach)

Gravestone in the Jewish cemetery in Untermaubach

The Jewish cemetery Untermaubach is a Jewish cemetery in Untermaubach , a district of the municipality of Kreuzau in Düren ( Nordrhein-Westfalen ). The cemetery is on the edge of the forest in the direction of Bogheim and can be reached via a dirt road.

history

The cemetery was the burial place of the Jewish communities of Untermaubach , which arose from the 18th century. The property of the cemetery has an area of ​​3190 m² , of which 631 m² are fenced. The time when the cemetery was built is not known.

Today eight grave sites are still recognizable and three standing and one lying gravestones ( Mazewot ) are available.

Desecrations

The cemetery was desecrated in 1971, 1979 and 1993.

literature

• Elfi Pracht : Jewish cultural heritage in North Rhine-Westphalia. Part I. Cologne district . Cologne 1997, pp. 106-107 (contributions to architectural and art monuments in the Rhineland, vol. 34.1), ISBN 3-7616-1322-9 .

Web links

Commons : Jüdischer Friedhof Untermaubach (Kreuzau)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jewish cemetery Untermaubach at the central archive for research into the history of Jews in Germany

Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 28.5 ″  N , 6 ° 26 ′ 39.5 ″  E