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Jewish Cemetery Freudenburg
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Jewish Cemetery Freudenburg
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Jewish Cemetery Freudenburg
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April 11, 2021
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The Jewish cemetery in Freudenburg, which was probably laid out as early as the Thirty Years' War, was first mentioned in a document in 1684. After two extensions (around 1860 and around 1900), the cemetery has an area of 35.44 ares. 118 tombstones remain today.
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March 2, 2023
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The Freudenburg Jewish Cemetery is an old burial site for Jews in Freudenburg, a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The Jewish cemetery in Freudenburg, which was probably laid out as early as the Thirty Years' War, was first mentioned in a document in 1684. The dead from the surrounding towns were also buried in the cemetery: from Brotdorf, Hilbringen and Merzig until 1748. Longer from Kirf, Könen and Meurich.
After two extensions (around 1860 and around 1900), the cemetery has an area of 34.44 ares. Today there are still 118 tombstones (mazewot).
The Jewish cemetery in Freudenburg, which was probably laid out as early as the Thirty Years' War, was first mentioned in a document in 1684. The dead from the surrounding towns were also buried in the cemetery: from Brotdorf, Hilbringen and Merzig until 1748. Longer from Kirf, Könen and Meurich.
After two extensions (around 1860 and around 1900), the cemetery has an area of 34.44 ares. Today there are still 118 tombstones (mazewot).
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September 22, 2023
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The Jewish cemetery in Freudenburg, which was probably laid out during the Thirty Years' War, was first mentioned in a document in 1684.
The dead from surrounding towns were also buried in the cemetery: until 1748 from Brotdorf, Hilbaren and Merzig. Longer from Kirf, Könen and Meurich.
After two expansions (around 1860 and around 1900), the cemetery has an area of 35.44 ares. Today there are still 118 gravestones (mazevot).
The dead from surrounding towns were also buried in the cemetery: until 1748 from Brotdorf, Hilbaren and Merzig. Longer from Kirf, Könen and Meurich.
After two expansions (around 1860 and around 1900), the cemetery has an area of 35.44 ares. Today there are still 118 gravestones (mazevot).
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