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In the until the beginning of the 19th century free imperial city of Rottweil existed a Jewish community first in the Middle Ages. For the first time 1315 the "Judenort" is mentioned in the city. During the persecution during the plague period in 1349 the community was destroyed. From about 1380 (until 1418) there were again individual Jews living in the town. Around 1500, the Jews were expelled from the town. In the 17th century, some Jews were temporarily admitted to the town (two families in 1648).