Hebrew Cemetery of Madrid


Coordinates: 40 ° 25'20.16 "N 3 ° 38'12.29" O / 40.4222667, -3.6367472

The Hebrew Cemetery of Madrid, is located on Daroca Avenue, the old Vicálvaro road, next to the Civil Cemetery.

It was built and put into service during the reign of Alfonso XIII, in 1922. Its extension covers one hectare and is composed of a single street, with tombs and tombstones on both sides. The common ornament and repeated in almost all of them are the Star of David and the menorah. Since 1992, the State and the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain, in accordance with the constitutional principles of religious freedom, have set Jewish cemeteries as places of worship.

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