First mentioned in 1583 and 1587, it is a reminder of the tradition of Jewish life in the city that dates back to the Middle Ages. Its current extent is due to an extension in 1776 of the burial site, which is surrounded by a rubble stone wall built in 1837. At this site, members of the Jewish faith from Hachenburg, Altstadt, Kirburg, Alpenrod, Höchstenbach, and Kroppach found their final resting place. During the turmoil of anti-Semitic riots during the NS dictatorship (1933-1945), it was largely spared, and 83 gravestones from the period between the end of the 18th century and 1939 have been preserved in the cemetery, which is now owned by the Jewish Community of Koblenz. Access to this place of remembrance for the long-disappeared Jewish community of Hachenburg is granted by a gate structure created by the metalworker Stefan Zydeck.
Charmingly located at the end of Dehlinger Weg, the Jewish cemetery presents itself as an atmospheric place a little off the historic city center.
Contact and directions
Dehlinger Weg
57627 Hachenburg