Banteln

Banteln
Ortsteil of Gronau
Coat of arms
Location of Banteln
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Coordinates: 52°04′05″N09°45′20″E / 52.06806°N 9.75556°E / 52.06806; 9.75556
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hildesheim
Town	Gronau
Area
• Total	7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population  (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,507
• Density	201/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31029
Dialling codes	05182
Vehicle registration	HI

Banteln is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the town Gronau.

Sights

North of Banteln, on the western edge of the geest above the river Leine, is a historic cemetery complex consisting of the medieval Feldberg Chapel together with the adjacent Christian and Jewish cemeteries, both enclosed by rubble-stone walls. The cemeteries were laid out on the site of the former settlement of Feldberge, which was abandoned after 1400, on the western bank above the Leine. ^[1]

The Feldberg Chapel, built in the 12th century and the only surviving structure of the former settlement, served as a cemetery chapel until 1971 and is among the oldest surviving buildings in the surrounding area. To the north of the Christian cemetery lies a Jewish burial ground associated with the Meyerstein family, established in the early 19th century and used between 1815 and 1917, with 13 gravestones preserved. ^[1]

References

1. "Friedhöfe und Kapelle Banteln". Denkmalatlas Niedersachsen (in German). Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

Gallery

Jewish cemetery