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The Jewish Cemetery Altona (Jüdischer Friedhof Altona, also known as Jüdischer Friedhof Königstraße or, in reference to its Sephardic part, Portugiesenfriedhof an der Königstraße) is a major former Jewish cemetery located in Hamburg Altona. It was in use between 1611 and 1877 by local Jewish communities of both Sephardic and Ashkenazi tradition. Due to its area of 1.9 ha and its large number of extant gravestones, it is regarded as one of the world's most important Jewish cemeteries.

History
Jews are known to have lived in Hamburg since at least around 1590, but were not officially recognized until 1603. That year, Sephardi Jews bought a parcel of land from Ernst of Schaumburg at the Altona Heuberg and held a first funeral there. Sometime afterwards and before 1616 the German Ashkenazi Jews acquired an adjacent plot to use as a cemetary.



Conservation
Once again, listing ALL sources (this time there are a lot!) here preemptively.