0
documented records
≈ 7–13
approx. capacity (graves)
340 m²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Old Jewish Cemetery at the Judensand is the oldest known burial ground of the Jewish community of medieval Magenza, as Mainz was called. Together with the Heiliger Sand in Worms it is considered the oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe. It has almost 1,700 historic gravestones and has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage SchUM sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz since 27 July 2021.
Read more in our story: How to Read a Jewish Gravestone: A Guide to the Matzevah
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 49.983430° N, 8.242368° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Bretzenheim Cemetery 690 m away · Mainz
- Mainz New Jewish Cemetery 720 m away · Mainz
- Mainz New Jewish Cemetery 1.1 km away · Mainz · 19 records
- Sternengarten 1.2 km away · Mainz
- Mainz Urn Cemetery 1.6 km away · Mainz
- Mombacher Straße Jewish Cemetery, Mainz 2.5 km away · Mainz
- Marienborn Cemetery 2.9 km away · Mainz
- Mainz New Cemetery 3.4 km away · Mainz
- Mainz-Hechtsheim Jewish Cemetery 3.6 km away · Mainz
- Hechtsheim Cemetery 3.8 km away · Mainz
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How big is Mainz Old Jewish Cemetery?
Mainz Old Jewish Cemetery covers about 340 m², about the size of a tennis court. It is the 66th smallest of the 3,001 cemeteries we list in Rhineland-Palatinate.