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 Welfenschloss Stables and Stadttafel Ältester Jüdischer Friedhof in Hannover und Umgebung.

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

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

Playground Am Kleinen Felde

Playground

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Playground Am Kleinen Felde is situated 170 metres north of Old Jewish Cemetery.

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, with a population of around 558,000. 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.