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Zündorf
Zündorf (german: Köln-Zündorf) is a suburb of Cologne, Germany and part of the district of Porz. Zündorf lies on the right bank of the river Rhine, between Langel and Porz. Zündorf has 12.229 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2008) and covers an area of 8,12 km². The former village grew from a small trading post with staple rights on the Rhine isle of Groov, which nowadays is a peninsula and popular as a local recreation area with numerous outdoor restaurants as well as a rowing and pedal boat rental station. Public transport Zündorf is served by Cologne Stadtbahn line 7 and several Cologne bus lines. A ferryline links Zündorf to Weiß, a suburb of Cologne on the opposite Rhine bank. Groov In the past, a river branch had been separated from the Rhine by the Groov island, also called ''Mittelwerth''. Prone to silting, as a consequence of the 1831 staple right abolishment, the island was connected downstream to the mainland by a dam in 1849 and broadened in 1862 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zündorf Synagogue
Zündorf Synagogue (German: ''Synagoge Zündorf'') was a synagogue and cemetery in Cologne, Germany. Zündorf Zündorf (german: Köln-Zündorf) is a suburb of Cologne, Germany and part of the district of Porz. Zündorf lies on the right bank of the river Rhine, between Langel and Porz. Zündorf has 12.229 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2008) and covers an ... was an important trading center, of Jewish farmers, butchers, moneylenders, small artisans or goods dealers from the early 18th century. History The Jewish history of Zündorf dates back to before 1700. The first historical evidence is the burial of the Jew Ishar on July 2, 1708 at the Deutz cemetery, which was also the last resting place for the Jews of Zündorf until the creation of a separate graveyard in 1923. The Jewish cemetery of Zündorf still has eight graves with six gravestones. Architecture The two-storey building was made of brick and had a gable roof. It was 6.7 metres wide and 8.9 metres deep. The floor area w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
