Cemetery #3292
Heiliger Sand Jewish Cemetery
Local name: Jüdischer Friedhof Heiliger Sand
Also known as Alter Jüdischer Friedhof „Heiliger Sand“ · Heiliger Sand · Jüdischer Friedhof Heiliger Sand in Worms
11
documented records
≈ 330–650
approx. capacity (graves)
0.016 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Heiliger Sand (Holy Sand) is the old Jewish cemetery of Worms and is generally considered the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe. It holds around 2,000 graves and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Numerous influential Jewish scholars are buried there, and the site remains of great importance to Jews worldwide. Its phone number is +49 6241 8534707, and more can be read on worms-erleben.de.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 49.629791° N, 8.355540° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
11 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Faunn Beichleser 1804 – 1887 
Julie Edinger 1829 – 1893 - Marcus Edinger 1820 – 1879
Isaak Honig 1808 – 1895 - Johannette Honig 1807 – 1882
Elisabetha Kuhn 1808 – 1884 
Isaar Langenbach 1809 – 1887 
Dina Nathan 1828 – 1907 
Lisette Salomon 1852 – 1905 
Samuel Schammes 1873 – 1902 
Henriette Trautmann 1808 – 1890
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Pfiffligheim Cemetery 2.1 km away · Innenstadt-West
- Worms Main Cemetery 2.1 km away · Worms
- Rosengarten Cemetery 2.4 km away · Worms
- Weinsheim Cemetery 3.2 km away · Weinsheim
- Horchheim Cemetery 3.6 km away · Horchheim
- Leiselheimer Cemetery 3.6 km away · Worms
- Herrnsheim Cemetery 3.8 km away · Worms
- Bobenheim Cemetery 4.1 km away · Bobenheim-Roxheim
- Herrnsheim Jewish Cemetery 4.3 km away · Worms
- Wiesoppenheim Cemetery 4.7 km away · Wiesoppenheim
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Common questions
How big is Heiliger Sand Jewish Cemetery?
Heiliger Sand Jewish Cemetery covers about 16,000 m² (4 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 204th largest of the 3,001 cemeteries we list in Rhineland-Palatinate.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Heiliger Sand Jewish Cemetery is that of Marcus Edinger, who died on June 14, 1879 at the age of 58.