Sulzburg Jewish Cemetery (german: jüdischer Friedhof Sulzburg) is a Jewish burial place located in

Sulzburg Sulzburg is a town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the western slope of the Black Forest, 20 km southwest of Freiburg. Sulzburg had a long tradition of continuous Jewish settlemen ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, Germany. It is listed as a

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Location

The Jewish cemetery is located on ''Badstraße'' in Berholz Forest. It spreads over 61.48 ares.

History

The cemetery was probably built in the mid-16th century. Jews from Sulzburg and neighbouring locations were buried there until a collective Jewish cemetery was opened in

Lörrach Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including the ...

in 1670. During several decades, no grave was added and the cemetery fell into ruin. In 1717, the cemetery recovered its initial role. The small room was built at this time. The cemetery has 462 graves, the oldest datable one being from 1737. Evidence of

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can be seen in the modern part of the cemetery. In 1970, a monument was erected to commemorate the victims of the persecution of Jews in the Third Reich.

References

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