Old Cemetery (Darmstadt)

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Chapel in the old cemetery in Darmstadt

The old cemetery in Darmstadt is now considered the historically most important cemetery in Darmstadt . It was built in 1828 on Nieder-Ramstädter Straße in the Bessunger district. It was expanded several times, most recently in 1894. The old cemetery is now a listed building . More than 60 graves are preserved as monuments or honorary graves from change or dissolution. There are numerous tombs of well-known Darmstadt personalities in the cemetery. The old cemetery was largely spared from being destroyed by bombing during World War II. Since it was foreseeable at the beginning of the 20th century that the old cemetery would no longer be sufficient, the city architect August Buxbaum designed a new, much larger cemetery in a wooded area west of Darmstadt, the Waldfriedhof Darmstadt 1913–1922.

The old cemetery covers an area of ​​13.5 hectares.

Graves of famous personalities

Varia

There are 39 honorary graves of the city of Darmstadt in the old cemetery . Information about the respective honorary grave can be found directly at the grave: The honorary graves are marked with a bronze plaque. If you hold a smartphone up to the QR code on the bronze plaque, you will receive a photo of the grave and an accompanying text.

See also: List of cultural monuments in the Old Cemetery

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ According to Lagis, the family was one of the most important families in the 19th century. Georg Gottlieb Hahn founded the Grhzl. Hess. Artillery Regiment 25 (monument in the city), he is buried in the family grave of the family on the wall of the old cemetery.

Web links

Commons : Alter Friedhof (Darmstadt)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Magistrate of the City of Darmstadt

Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '53.6 "  N , 8 ° 40' 6.3"  E