Allmannsdorf cemetery

The Allmannsdorf cemetery in the Allmannsdorf district of Constance on the Allmannshöhe near the Staader water tower was inaugurated on November 28, 1841. Parts of the cemetery have been placed under monument protection by the monuments authority in Freiburg .

structure

The cemetery is the successor cemetery for the churchyard (old cemetery) around the church of St. Georg in Allmannsdorf. The new cemetery consists of the historical, higher-lying upper part and the lower extension part. The city administration of Konstanz is responsible for the cemetery.

Graves of famous people

Gravestone Hermann Venedey in the Allmannsdorfer Friedhof in Konstanz

• Karl Einhart (1884–1967), painter, Lake Constance landscapes
• Hans Sauerbruch (1910–1996), draftsman, painter and illustrator
• Wilhelm von Scholz (1874–1969), writer with a digression into Nazi literature
• Friedrich Schürr (1888–1980), Romanist, Italianist and dialectologist
• Hermann Venedey (1904–1980), democratic, liberal and humanitarian educator

Artistically designed graves

The following graves were artistically designed:

• Gravesite of the Douglas family: a four meter high stone cross is surrounded by an iron fence.
• Priest grave of the parish of St. George: cross
• Tomb of the Biehler family: a passion cross
• Gravege Karl and Fridel Müller: Sculpture
• Mundhaas burial place: Cross

literature

Emil Mundhaas: The cemeteries in the former community of Allmannsdorf. In: Delphin-Kreis (Ed.): Das DelphinBuch , Volume 11, Labhard Medien GmbH, Konstanz 2013, ISBN 978-3-939142-93-5 . Pp. 229-260.

Web links

Commons : Allmannsdorfer Friedhof in Konstanz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Uwe Brügmann: The Allmannsdorfer Friedhof. A contribution to the history of a cultural monument.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Uwe Brügmann: The Allmannsdorfer Friedhof. A contribution to the history of a cultural monument.
2. ^ Renate Gauß and Martin Wichmann, Office for Urban Planning and Environment: Friedhof Allmannsdorf - Concept 2014.
3. ↑ Emil mouth Haas: The cemeteries in the former rural community Allmannsdorf. In: Delphin-Kreis (Ed.): Das DelphinBuch, Labhard Medien GmbH, Konstanz 2013, ISBN 978-3-939142-93-5 . Pp. 229-260.
4. ^ Siegmund Kopitzki: Dispute over poet's grave. In: Südkurier, August 15, 2008, p. 11.
5. ↑ Emil mouth Haas: The cemeteries in the former rural community Allmannsdorf. In: Delphin-Kreis (Ed.): Das DelphinBuch, Labhard Medien GmbH, Konstanz 2013, ISBN 978-3-939142-93-5 . Pp. 229-260.

Coordinates: 47 ° 41 ′ 15.6 ″  N , 9 ° 12 ′ 7.9 ″  E