Old Jewish Cemetery

The Old Jewish Cemetery on the Oberstrasse is a Jewish cemetery in Hanover. Located on a hill in the city's Nordstadt district, it is the oldest extant Jewish cemetery in Northern Germany.

Photo: AxelHH, Public domain.

Type: Cemetery
Description: Jewish cemetery in Hannover, Germany
Also known as: “Alter Jüdischer Friedhof” and “Old Jewish Cemetery, Hanover”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German National Library of Science and Technology and Welfenschloss Stables.

German National Library of Science and Technology

Library

Photo: ChristianSchd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The German National Library of Science and Technology, abbreviated TIB, is the national library of the Federal Republic of Germany for all fields of engineering, technology, and the natural sciences. German National Library of Science and Technology is situated 280 metres southeast of Old Jewish Cemetery.

Welfenschloss Stables

Library

Photo: ChristianSchd, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Welfenschloss Stables is the residence of the Technical Information Library at the Leibniz University Hannover. It was built in 1863–1867 during the reign of the last Hanoverian king, George V as the royal stables for the Welfenschloss palace. Welfenschloss Stables is situated 150 metres west of Old Jewish Cemetery.

Stadttafel Ältester Jüdischer Friedhof in Hannover und Umgebung

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stadttafel Ältester Jüdischer Friedhof in Hannover und Umgebung is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kreuzkirchenviertel and Hanover.

Kreuzkirchenviertel

Neighborhood

Photo: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kreuzkirchenviertel is a neighborhood.

Hanover

Photo: Pedelecs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hanover is the capital of Lower Saxony in Germany. Hanover built a huge exhibition complex for the World Expo in 2000 and has been host to several of the biggest exhibitions in the world.