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Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Jewish Cemetery Pretzfeld

Upper Franconia

Franconian Switzerland

Jewish Cemetery Pretzfeld

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Jewish Cemetery Pretzfeld

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Location: Pretzfeld, Forchheim, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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May 5, 2017

Hiking

The cemetery is located about 2 km northeast of Pretzfeld on the "Judenberg". It is located from the trail parking lot above Pretzfeld in the direction of Ebermannstadt, accessible via a forest road through the Kellerwald.
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February 5, 2021

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The Jewish cemetery has existed since the 16th and 17th centuries. Century. In 1928 many tombstones were knocked over and the entrance gate was damaged.
A man from Muggendorf, appointed by the military government as a trustee after WWII, sold tombstones as building material. Only part of it could be brought back.

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August 12, 2023

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The Jewish cemetery in Pretzfeld was occupied until the end of the 19th century. It is 7360 square meters and is surrounded by a quarry stone wall. It can be found about two kilometers north-east of Pretzfeld on the Judenberg not far from the Sauanger field.
The Jewish cemetery was created in the 16th or 17th century. A burial of Baruch Zvi Ophir in 1632 has been handed down.

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Location: Pretzfeld, Forchheim, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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