13th–14th centuries
Massacres of the Black Death in Alsace
1349·Bergheim
Toll
inconnu
The toll is reproduced exactly as the source states it — never rounded, never added to another. Tolls overlap from one event to the next.
the community destroyed
The community of Bergheim was destroyed during the wave of the Black Death.
The fortified village, planted with vines, belonged to the Ribeaupierre; its Jewish community was among those the lordship protected in exchange for a levy, protection that yielded before the riot.
- Period :
- 13th–14th centuries
- Type :
- Massacre
- Region :
- Western Europe
- Country :
- France
Sources
Graus, Pest, Geissler, Judenmorde ; Ginsburger, Les Juifs d'Alsace.