Jewish Cemetery of Steinhart
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Jewish Cemetery of Steinhart

Steinhart, Landkreis Donau-Ries, Bavaria, Germany

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    Coordinates: 48.96002, 10.67546
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The Jewish Cemetery in Steinhart was created in the 18th Century. It is located 50 m directly below the mighty castle ruins on the site of a previous castle built in 1328, so the cemetery is also surrounded by an old moat. This old castle originally belonged to the noble family of the "Late von Steinhart". The old castle hill with the cemetery is called "Judenbuck".



The cemetery (area: 1430 square meters) is surrounded by a wooden fence, which is interrupted by a small metal door. Only 99 of the formerly existing tombstones have survived. The tombstones still standing today look in all directions, which is probably the result of the various restorations of the cemetery. Most of the stones are made of narrow, light stone slabs (Jurassic limestone). The oldest known stone is from the end of the 18th century, but the cemetery is likely to be older.



In early 1994 the cemetery was desecrated. At that time, some stones were damaged and knocked over.

The cemetery currently has 99 tombstones standing.



You can get to the cemetery from the village via Burgerstrasse, following the signs "to the castle ruins". You drive or go up the mountain in several curves. Above, a narrower path leads to the left to a green area (with a sign) between the castle ruins (right) and the cemetery (left on the slope to the village).






The Jewish Cemetery in Steinhart was created in the 18th Century. It is located 50 m directly below the mighty castle ruins on the site of a previous castle built in 1328, so the cemetery is also surrounded by an old moat. This old castle originally belonged to the noble family of the "Late von Steinhart". The old castle hill with the cemetery is called "Judenbuck".



The cemetery (area: 1430 square meters) is surrounded by a wooden fence, which is interrupted by a small metal door. Only 99 of the formerly existing tombstones have survived. The tombstones still standing today look in all directions, which is probably the result of the various restorations of the cemetery. Most of the stones are made of narrow, light stone slabs (Jurassic limestone). The oldest known stone is from the end of the 18th century, but the cemetery is likely to be older.



In early 1994 the cemetery was desecrated. At that time, some stones were damaged and knocked over.

The cemetery currently has 99 tombstones standing.



You can get to the cemetery from the village via Burgerstrasse, following the signs "to the castle ruins". You drive or go up the mountain in several curves. Above, a narrower path leads to the left to a green area (with a sign) between the castle ruins (right) and the cemetery (left on the slope to the village).






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