The cemetery in Schwanenberg

The Schwanenberg Jewish Cemetery is located at the end of the village of Lentholt, a hamlet that belongs to Schwanenberg, a district of Erkelenz in the district of Heinsberg near Mönchengladbach (North Rhine-Westphalia).

In Schwanenberg there is a Jewish community since the early 19th century. Presumably, however, there were already Jews in the area since the 16th century.

Schwanenberg belongedörte to the synagogue community Heinsberg-Erkelenz. The number of Jews was around 1850 40 people, the number decreased continuously with the rural exodus and äussere events. Today, no Jews live in the village.

About 1843, the first "school" is mentionedähnt. In 1868, the synagogue is rebuilt. After 1900, the minimum number of männer for prayer (minyan) no longer came together. The synagogue was completely destroyed in 1938.

The 23 Jews who still lived in the village after 1933 have disappeared. Presumably they were deported and murdered. Records do not exist.