Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”

The Jewish Cemetery in Worms or Heiliger Sand, in , is usually called the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe, although the Jewish burials in the Jewish sections of the Roman catacombs predate it by a millennium.
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  • Protected area
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Description: cemetery in Worms
  • Also known as
    “Alter Jüdischer Friedhof „Heiliger Sand“”
    “Heiliger Sand”
    “Jewish Cemetery”
    “Jewish Cemetery, Worms”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Worms Cathedral and Magnuskirche.
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St Peter's Cathedral is a church and former cathedral in , southern . is situated 310 metres east of Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”.
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The is a small church in , to the south of . is situated 200 metres east of Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”.
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The is a group of statues that was… is situated 460 metres northeast of Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hochheim and Pfiffligheim.
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is a suburb.
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km west of Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”.
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”.

Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”

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Latitude
49.62923° or 49° 37′ 45″ north
Longitude
8.35581° or 8° 21′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FXCJ9H4+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 977544887
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q573209

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wormseko judu hilerria”
  • Chinese: “沃姆斯猶太墓地”
  • Dutch: “Joodse begraafplaats (Worms)”
  • Dutch: “Joodse begraafplaats”
  • Dutch: “Joodse Begraafplaats”
  • Dutch: “Oude Joodse Begraafplaats “Heilige Zand””
  • Esperanto: “Juda tombejo de Worms”
  • French: “Ancien cimetière juif « Saint-Sable »”
  • French: “cimetière juif de Worms”
  • French: “Cimetière juif de Worms”
  • French: “Heiliger Sand”
  • German: “Heiliger Sand”
  • Greek: “Εβραϊκό νεκροταφείο του Βορμς”
  • Hebrew: “בית העלמין היהודי העתיק בוורמס”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות היהודי העתיק בוורמס”
  • Hungarian: “wormsi zsidó temető”
  • Italian: “Antico cimitero ebraico “Sabbia Santa””
  • Italian: “Cimitero ebraico di Worms”
  • Italian: “Heiliger Sand”
  • Italian: “Jewish Cemetery, Worms”
  • Japanese: “ヴォルムスユダヤ人墓地”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Heiliger Sand”
  • Norwegian: “Heiliger Sand”
  • Persian: “گورستان یهودیان، ورمس”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério Judaico de Worms”
  • Slovenian: “Judovsko pokopališče v Wormsu”
  • Spanish: “Antiguo cementerio judío “Arena sagrada””
  • Spanish: “Cementerio judio de Worms”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio judío de Worms”
  • Spanish: “Heiliger Sand”
  • Western Frisian: “Joadsk begraafplak (Worms)”
  • Western Frisian: “Joadsk begraafplak”

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Highlights include Post Shop Nibelungen Reinigung and U.10 Makerspace.

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