Memorial Plaque for Romnija and Roma in Jois

At the outer wall of the cemetery, on the way to the parish church, the community of Jois, on initiative of Dr. Franz Hilinger, installed a memorial plaque in 2015, commemorating the deported and murdered Romnija and Roma of the locality. Already in the first months after the takeover of power by the National Socialists, they were helplessly exposed to terror and violence, and soon the first deportations took place. On the morning of November 21, 1941, the still living residents of the settlement were arrested, registered and deported to the "Romalager Lackenbach". Only a few of the former residents returned to Jois after the NS regime.