Jewish cemetery (Heilbronn)

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Jewish cemetery in Heilbronn

The Jewish cemetery in Heilbronn is the burial place of the Heilbronn Jewish community . It is a protected cultural monument .

The Jewish community in Heilbronn, which was newly established in 1861, needed a Jewish cemetery , which was rebuilt in 1867/68 on a 6500 m² site on the street Im Breitenloch at the foot of the Wartberg . The first burial took place on August 1, 1868. A former cemetery hall burned down in 1938. In the cemetery there is a memorial for the 30 Jews who fell in Heilbronn in the First World War , a memorial stone from 1984 for the victims of the persecution of Jews from 1933 to 1945, another memorial stone from 1984 for several unknown people who were there in spring 1943 were buried, as well as a memorial from 1987 with the names of the 235 Heilbronn Jews who perished during National Socialism. The cemetery is occupied to the present day. It is usually locked, but can be viewed by appointment.

The Heilbronn Botanical Orchard is located in the immediate vicinity of the Jewish cemetery .

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Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′ 7 ″  N , 9 ° 14 ′ 5 ″  E