Jewish settlement (Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser)

In Frankenhausen Jews lived already in the 14th century (first mentioned in 1303). The Jews in Frankenhausen were also affected by the persecutions in the plague period (1349). The Jewish settlement was near the upper church in the upper town. Here was the still at the beginning of the 19th century called "Judengasse", which is believed to be today's Oberkirchgasse.