Old Jewish cemetery at the Oberstraße

The Old Jewish Cemetery on Oberstraße in Hanover is the oldest preserved Jewish cemetery in northern Germany. It is located in the northern part of the city on a dune hill surrounded by a high wall. The cemetery was established around 1550 and served as a burial place for Hanoverian Jews until 1864, the year the Jewish Cemetery An der Strangriede was opened. With its approximately 700 preserved gravestones, it is an important historical site for the history of Hanoverian Jews.