Historical mikvah "Jewish bath

"Judenbad" is the local name for the Friedberg mikvah. With its 25 meters depth and a square cross-section of 5.5 x 5.5 meters, it is the largest and most impressive mikveh in Germany. It is one of the few monumental mikvahs preserved from the Middle Ages.

Since only "living water," such as groundwater, is needed for a ritual bath, the shaft runs vertically through the basalt rock on which the town of Friedberg stands. The water can rise to a maximum of five meters and has a temperature of about 7.5°C.

To the water lead 72 very high steps, which are divided into seven sections of stairs and interrupted by paragraphs in the corners. Depending on how high the water rises, some steps are underwater. The bath is illuminated by a skylight and there are Gothic decorations on the columns and niches. The entrance portal is made of sandstone and in the walled shaft there are ogival notches.

The mikvah is a lasting testimony to the important Jewish community of Friedberg, which existed from the 13th century until 1942.

Opening hours:

Tuesday - Friday     9 am - 12 pm

                             2pm - 5pm

Saturday, Sunday    10 am - 12 pm

                              2pm - 5pm

Admission:

Adults   2 euros

Reducated     1 Euro