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Established | 1829 |
Location | Hamburg |
Country | Germany |
Type | Protestant cemetery |
Size | 8.5 ha |
No. of graves | 19.000 |
Website | Official website |
The Lutheran Rahlstedt Cemetery ( German: Rahlstedter Friedhof) is a church-operated historic burial ground in Hamburg, Germany. The cemetery is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of Old Rahlstedt, Hamburg.
The cemetery was established in 1829. It has a size of 8.5 hectares and it contains 19.000 graves. The oldest preserved tombstone dates back to 1837, belonging to a woman named Sophie Dorothea Freerks. There is a separate plot adjacent to the cemetery chapel reserved for the pastors. A large marble crucifix dominates the area since 1964, which was originally on the altar of the Old Rahlstedt parish church and later transferred to the cemetery. [1]
Notable people buried here include:
Rahlstedter Friedhof | |
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| |
Details | |
Established | 1829 |
Location | Hamburg |
Country | Germany |
Type | Protestant cemetery |
Size | 8.5 ha |
No. of graves | 19.000 |
Website | Official website |
The Lutheran Rahlstedt Cemetery ( German: Rahlstedter Friedhof) is a church-operated historic burial ground in Hamburg, Germany. The cemetery is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of Old Rahlstedt, Hamburg.
The cemetery was established in 1829. It has a size of 8.5 hectares and it contains 19.000 graves. The oldest preserved tombstone dates back to 1837, belonging to a woman named Sophie Dorothea Freerks. There is a separate plot adjacent to the cemetery chapel reserved for the pastors. A large marble crucifix dominates the area since 1964, which was originally on the altar of the Old Rahlstedt parish church and later transferred to the cemetery. [1]
Notable people buried here include: