New Jewish Cemetery (Będzin)

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Jewish cemetery in Będzin

The Jewish cemetery in Będzin (German Bendzin), a town on the Black Przemsa in Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship , was established in 1837.

history

There was a Jewish cemetery in Będzin as early as the 16th century . This was replaced by a new one in 1837. Before 1900 another cemetery was laid out, which no longer exists today. The remains of the cemetery laid out in 1837 have been preserved.

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online version ).

Web links

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Coordinates: 50 ° 19 ′ 40.8 ″  N , 19 ° 7 ′ 51.6 ″  E