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Old_Jewish_Cemetery,_Hanover Latitude and Longitude:

52°22′54″N 9°43′22″E / 52.3816°N 9.7227°E / 52.3816; 9.7227
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Cemetery as seen from the entrance.

The Old Jewish Cemetery on the Oberstrasse ( German: Alter Jüdischer Friedhof an der 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. [1] The cemetery contains about 700 graves and was in use from circa 1550 until 1864. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Alter jüdischer Friedhof | Zukunft heisst erinnern". zukunft-heisst-erinnern.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  2. ^ Anthes, Ralph. "Alter jüdischer Friedhof". www.stadthistorie.info (in German). Retrieved 2018-07-22.

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52°22′54″N 9°43′22″E / 52.3816°N 9.7227°E / 52.3816; 9.7227