Albani cemetery

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Grave of Carl Friedrich Gauss

The Albani cemetery in Göttingen is a historical cemetery, where the burial places of important personalities from culture and science are located. The great mathematician , astronomer , geodesist and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauß found his final resting place here.

Location and use

Albani cemetery

The cemetery is located on the south-eastern edge of Göttingen's old town near the former city wall and borders the Cheltenhampark to the north . Access is via the Teichweg or the Schildweg. The area has an area of ​​around 12,600 m² and has a large population of old trees. In the northwest is the Schwänchenteich, the last remnant of the former moat that was part of the city wall.

The cemetery is no longer in active use - mind you as a cemetery. Instead, it is a popular meeting place for people of all ages. Hundreds of people celebrate and grill between the graves on warm summer evenings.

history

The Albanifriedhof was inaugurated in 1783 and served Albanian and Nikolai community and the St. Crucius Hospital by the year 1881 as a burial site, the last burial took place in 1902. During the Second World War , the entire area was badly damaged and many graves as well as the surrounding wall were destroyed, so that today only thirty tombs are preserved, the oldest of which dates from 1816.

Personalities

The following well-known personalities found their final resting place in the Albani cemetery:

literature

  • Bruno Crome, Göttinger Friedhöfe Bd. 1 St.Albani Friedhof, 1930.

See also

Web links

Commons : Albani Cemetery  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 55 ″  N , 9 ° 56 ′ 31 ″  E