MÜHLHAUSEN Oberpf. (Muehlhausen) incorp. SULZBÜRG (Sulzbuerg).
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92360 Bavaria, Upper Palatine (Gerz, Peters).
DISTRICT: Neumarkt in Upper Palatine.
LOCATION OF CEMETERY:
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From Landl-Museum on Engelgasse past church about 800 yds.to small road branch on left to clearly visible cemetery entrance.gate marked: Israelitischer Friedhof.
IN USE:
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First recorded burial 1632 and first documented gravestone in 1647 but now no longer visible. Oldest visible gravestone 1656. Last burial in 1938.
NUMBER OF GRAVESTONES: Only 377 gravestones remaining.
DOCUMENTATION: .
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Numerous individual gravestone photographs and general cemetery views in Alemannia Judaica.
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Jüdische Friedhöfe in Bayern publ. Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte - click on Mühlhausen for Sulzbürg.
PUBLICATIONS:
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Israel Schwierz: Steinerne Zeugnisse jüdischen Lebens in Bayern - refer to Sources below.
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Michael Trüger: Der jüdische Friedhof in Sulzbürg, publ. Der Landesverband der Israelitischen. Kultusgemeinden in Bayern. Click Friedhöfe then Sulzbürg.
NOTES:
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The existence of a Jewish community in Sulzbürg dates back to the 14th/15th century. The cemetery, maintained in excellent condition and situated on a steep wooded hill, is enclosed by a wall with a decorative entrance gate, set within an arch.
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During the Nazi pogrom of 9th November 1938, the cemetery was desecrated, gravestones uprooted, generally left neglected and subsequently closed altogether.
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In 1945 the Sulzbürg inhabitants were ordered to restore the toppled gravestones and generally clean up the cemetery. Between 2003 and 2008 a cemetery conservation project was undertaken in collaboration between the Bavarian Ministry for the Preservation of Historic Monuments and the Jewish community of Munich. This was extended in 2009 by a comprehensive preservation programme.
SOURCE: Alemannia Judaica and Schwierz, page 298 (Schwierz LBI).
(Researched and translated from German January 2010-01-23
Photos courtesy of Edgar Pielmeier
