Germany- Archeologists Have Discoverd A Mikvah in German City of Erfurt.

Germany – Archeologists have unearthed a rare find in the eastern German city of Erfurt. Remains of the Jewish ritual bath, called a mikva, were found near Erfurt’s Krämerbrücke (Krämer Bridge). The two-story high construction had been located in the cellar of a building along the bank of the Gera River. The bath was especially well preserved, according to Sven Ostritz of the Thuringian state authority for historical protection and archeology.

The Erfurt mikva’s existence had been documented in the year 1250, but in a systematic search for it several years ago archeologists had failed to locate it, Ostritz said.
Archeologists now have to figure out how the mikva worked. The town is also the site of a medieval synagogue, which was built around 1100 and is currently being renovated. The city plans to install a permanent exhibition on the importance of Erfurt’s Jewish community in the building.[dw-world]