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LAER: Community Laer, Steinfurt

48366 North Rhine-Westphalia Horstmarer Str. (Gerz, Peters).


OLD CEMETERY: Located south of today's Borghorster Str 6. Used 1829 to mid-19th century. No visible gravestones. [Sep 2012]
- History in Westphalia-Lippe 1987 , page 131
- History in Laer 2007 , pp. 31
- History in Handbook 2008 , p 448

NEW CEMETERY: LocatedĀ  Horstmarer road, to diversion Burgsteinfurt. Used 1845-1923. No visible gravestones. The cemetery devasted in 1938 was leveled in 1950 and planted with grass. Since the mid-1970's a memorial stone exists. [Sep 2012]
- History in Westphalia-Lippe 1987 , page 131
- History in Laer 2007 , pp. 31-32
- History in Handbook 2008 , page 449

MUNICIPAL CEMETERY: Located in part of the municipal cemetery at the road fork of Horstmar-Burgsteinfurt. Used 1925-1937. 2 visible gravestones. On the part of the local Jewish cemetery only four burials were made. [Sep 2012]
- Approximately 1975-2000 by Heritage Office (Photos)
- History in Westphalia-Lippe 1987 , page 131
- History in Laer 2007 , pp. 32
- History in Handbook 2008 , page 449