Ruhpolding mountain cemetery
The Bergfriedhof is a cemetery in the Upper Bavarian municipality of Ruhpolding .
The old part of the mountain cemetery is under monument protection and is registered in the Bavarian monument list under the number D-1-89-140-15 . Underground medieval and early modern findings in the area of the cemetery and the parish church are also entered in the list of monuments as soil monuments under the number D-1-8241-0003.
history
Even before the construction of St. George's Church began in 1738, the Ruhpolding cemetery was located exactly where the mountain cemetery is still today. In place of the soul chapel, at the highest point of the cemetery, there was a Gothic parish church, which, however, had become dilapidated in the early 18th century and which was demolished before construction of the new parish church began. In addition to the poor condition of the old church, complaints from the people of Ruhpolding were partly responsible for the fact that both the building of the church and the redesign of the cemetery were tackled. Back then, the deceased were often buried in linen cloths and covered with little soil. The parish addressed the authorities in a petition and denounced the unreasonable conditions in the cemetery. In this letter it can be read “that it is unreasonable that the bones are exposed and that the stench of the dead is no longer bearable”. The wish for a wall and solid paths in the cemetery was also expressed. The authorities finally gave in and so the redesign of the cemetery and the construction of the new parish church began.
The current cemetery wall dates from 1776.
The cemetery was expanded in the 20th century. Previously, unbaptized and " non- believers" people were buried in their own corner, after the expansion, the wall also enclosed this area. Today there are other graves outside the cemetery walls, these adjoin the mountain cemetery to the west and are roughly at the level of today's parish church.
description
The mountain cemetery in Ruhpolding is located on a rocky hill above the community right by the parish church of St. Georg . The complex is built like a terrace in the mountainside and at the highest point is the soul or crypt chapel. In addition to conventional gravestones - some of which were created by the artist and sculptor Andreas Schwarzkopf - there are artistically forged or carved grave monuments. Due to the location and the cramped space conditions, surefootedness and a good physical condition are required in some places in the mountain cemetery. Nevertheless, there is great demand for grave sites in the mountain cemetery, which is why a waiting list is kept.
Further architectural monuments
Cemetery or crypt chapel
The soul chapel was built in 1758 by master mason Gotsmann on the spot where the Gothic parish church previously stood. In 1957 it was transformed into the Ruhpolding crypt chapel. The crypt was blasted into the hard rock and covered with marble slabs.
The interior design of the crypt chapel is simple. The middle piece is a 2.8 meter block of marble , from which the Traunstein sculptor Zerle carved a pilgrim based on a relief from Seeon . The pilgrim goes in a Gothic pilgrim garb on the stage of life, in his right hand the pilgrim's staff one and in his left hand rosary . The pilgrim is flanked by two marble tablets. On the left are the names of the Ruhpolding pastors, on the right the names of those who were buried in the crypt.
The chapel is - like the cemetery - a listed building , the file number is D-1-89-140-11.
Cemetery chapel
Marble relief
Grave slabs on the outer wall
Burial chapel
The grave or crypt chapel of the Zeller family is located directly at the entrance to the cemetery within the wall on the right-hand side. The chapel was built in the second quarter of the 19th century and is registered as an individual monument under the number D-1-89-140-12 in the list of monuments.
Three stone crosses
To the right of the stairs that lead to the entrance to the cemetery are two stone crosses, and another is next to the cemetery chapel. The crosses are made of red marble, were created in the 16th or 17th century and are also entered in the list of monuments under the number D-1-89-140-14.
Mary figure
On a linden tree north-east of the parish church at the foot of the stairs that lead to the cemetery, there is a baroque statue of Mary in a wooden case marked with the year 1932. The figure is also a listed building, the file number is D-1-89-140-16.
War memorial chapel
The war memorial chapel, which was built between 1920 and 1923, is located on the eastern slope of the Friedhofsberg on one of the footpaths to the cemetery. The citizens of Ruhpolding who died in the Franco-Prussian War and in the two world wars are listed on several panels . The chapel is also a monument and is registered with the number D-1-89-140-13 in the Bavarian list of monuments.
Wayside shrine
To the east, right next to the parish church and thus in the immediate vicinity of the mountain cemetery, there is a wayside shrine , which was probably built in the 16th century. The large pillar with the image of St. Corbinian is made of red marble and has rare ornamentation . The memorial number of the wayside shrine is D-1-89-140-17.
Zeller family grave chapel
Two of the three stone crosses
Mary figure
War memorial chapel
Wayside shrine
Film set
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The Ruhpolding Bergfriedhof served as a set for the film Who dies earlier is dead longer by Marcus H. Rosenmüller . The recordings in the cemetery and at the grave of Sebastian's mother were taken at the cemetery near the church of St. Margarethen in Brannenburg . Several scenes from the way to the cemetery were filmed in Ruhpolding. Once Sebastian (played by Markus Krojer ) sets down his bike right next to the linden tree with the figure of Our Lady of Sorrows , another time you see him rushing up the stairs to the cemetery and also the scene in which he is almost with his teacher (played by Jule Ronstedt ), which is riding down the mountain on a bicycle, crashes, was shot at the same point.
location
The mountain cemetery is located at the upper end of the Gunezrhainerweg on a hill above the community center of Ruhpolding and connects directly to the Georgskirche . The cemetery can only be reached by car from the south via Gunezrhainerweg. From the west, north and east, footpaths lead to the cemetery and the church. The new cemetery is located south below the mountain cemetery .
Web links
- Cemetery - Parish St. Georg, Ruhpolding on erzbistum-muenchen.de
literature
- Ruhpolding. (= Small art guide. No. 28). 9th edition. Schnell & Steiner Verlag, Regensburg 1995. (Unchanged reprint 2002, ISBN 3-7954-4008-2 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f The Ruhpolding cemetery and what makes it so special at chiemsee-chiemgau.info, accessed on August 31, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Ruhpolding , Schnell Art Guide No. 28
- ↑ Ruhpolding Memorial of the War Victims on genealogy.net, accessed on August 31, 2019.
- ↑ Kapellenweg, 7th wayside shrine St. Korbinian on erzbistum-muenchen.de, accessed on August 31, 2019.
- ↑ a b Filming locations Whoever dies earlier is longer dead on bayerische-kultserien.de, accessed on August 31, 2019.
- ↑ Those who die earlier are longer dead on filmtourismus.de, accessed on August 31, 2019.
Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′ 45.9 " N , 12 ° 38 ′ 29.7" E