Jewish Cemetery Deutschkreutz

Data

 

Description

The cemetery served as a burial site for the Jewish community of Deutschkreutz (Hebrew: Zelem) and the surrounding communities from 1759 to 1938. There were originally 1,800 graves, for which around 40 gravestones still exist. In addition, the cemetery is home to a mass grave containing Hungarian-Jewish slave laborers. The cemetery is kept locked, the key is available from the local municipal office. Guided tours can be organized through the municipal office.

Address

Friedhofgasse (linker Hand hinter dem Kommunalfriedhof), 7301 Deutschkreutz | show on map

Province

Burgenland

Cadastral Data

KG 33003, EZ 38, GSt 4758
KG 33003, EZ 38, GSt 4760, TZ 4073/2008, protected monument
KG 33003, EZ 35, GSt 4756
KG 33004, EZ 37, GSt 4757
KG 33004, EZ 37, GSt 4759
KG 33004, EZ 37, GSt 4761, TZ 4073/2008, protected monument

Area in m²

10,686

Owner

Jewish Community Vienna

Photos

sub-project 3

 

Description

Execution

Auf dem jüdischen Friedhof werden notwendige Maßnahmen zur Herstellung der statischen Sicherheit und Behebung des Drinkglichkeitszustandes 1 von insgesamt 30 Grabsteinen durchgeführt.

Date of approval

19 Nov 2015

Finish date

19 Dec 2016

Funding in €

18,459.00

Applicant

IKG Wien

sub-project 2

 

Description

General contracting services

The services to be performed by the contracting team specialized in plannung restoration and statics cover all planning for the restoration of the headstones , in particular the necessary specialized planning and production of a list of services for the construction work, the call to tender, the determination of the best bid and all monitoring and coordination of the subsequent construction work.

Date of approval

28 May 2013

Finish date

19 Oct 2016

Funding in €

38,813.61

Applicant

IKG Wien

sub-project 1

 

Description

Execution of works on the cemetery wall and monument

Renovation of the existing exposed brickwork wall and construction of a new entrance gate

The present exposed brickwork wall was repaired and restored and a new pillar bricked in. An opening was created in the wall for a new wrought-iron gate in keeping with style of the cemetery.

Erection of new fencework

Parts of the wall which could no longer be restored were removed and replaced by a wiremesh fence.

Clearing and leveling work

To the unoccupied rear of the cemetery, the ground was leveled. Wildly growing trees and plants were cleared from the entire site of the cemetery in order to ensure safety of movement and to prevent damage to the headstones resulting from uncontrolled growth.

Contracting services inventory and monument protection

All headstones were recorded and numbered. Additionally, damage to the headstones was recorded and the restoration aims were defined in consensus with the Federal Office for the Protection of Monuments.

Date of approval

20 Jun 2011

Finish date

24 Jul 2012

Funding in €

25,608.26

Applicant

IKG Wien