First mentioned in 1583 and 1587, it is a reminder of the tradition of Jewish life in the town going back to the Middle Ages. The burial ground, which was enclosed by a quarry stone wall in 1837, owes its current size to an extension in 1776. Members of the Jewish faith from Hachenburg, Altstadt, Kirburg, Alpenrod, Höchstenbach and Kroppach found their final resting place here. Largely spared in the turmoil of the anti-Semitic riots during the Nazi dictatorship (1933-1945), 83 gravestones dating from the end of the 18th century to 1939 have survived in the cemetery, which is now owned by the Jewish religious community of Koblenz. Access to the place of remembrance of Hachenburg's Jewish community, which has long since disappeared, is granted by a gateway created by the art smith Stefan Zydeck.
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Charmingly situated at the end of Dehlinger Weg, the Jewish cemetery presents itself as an atmospheric place a little away from the historic city centre.
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Contact and directions
Dehlinger Weg
57627 Hachenburg
