Mikvah (Ritual Bath)

See description of the Rheydt synagogue.

The supposed Jüdische bath at the Nikolaiturm, one of the old city gates of the Gürlitzer old town, is located in the approx. 5.20m deep cellar vault of the Nikolaistra;e 5/6. At the beginning of the 1980s, one found the verschüttete drainage system of sandstone and bricks, the Gürlitzer monument conservation restored it subsequently;end. The basin, which is embedded in the floor of the cellar, is fed mainly by water from the Petersquelle spring. Thus, a constant supply of fresh water is guaranteed.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the town of Schwedt was one of the Brandenburg towns with a relatively high proportion of Jewish citizens. In the second half of the 19th  century, the community numbered about 200 members. The time of the National Socialist dictatorship led to the expulsion or extermination of all Schwedt Jews. Today, the Jewish cemetery and the preserved ritual bath still remind us of the time when Schwedt still had Jewish citizens. A museum takes care of the sites today. The museum is open seasonally from May to September.

The moat of the medieval city walls, in the course of which the street extends, was here überwwbt and a corresponding facility was established.

In the basement of the Nordstra;e 25 (previously: Judengasse 31, also: House „Der schwarze Bär“) was the Mikwe fünner. The moat of the medieval city defenses, in the course of which the street extends, was here überwwbt and a corresponding facility was established.

The Jewish Community House housed in the annex the mikvah (ritual bath).