Nierstein Evangelical Cemetery
The Protestant cemetery in Nierstein is (next to the Catholic cemetery ) one of the two cemeteries in Nierstein.
Originally the Protestant dead of the imperial village were buried in the Protestant rectory (Tempelhof 1). The Evangelical Cemetery was opened in 1808 outside the city walls on today's street “Hinter Saal”. The original iron fence has been partially preserved. It is still located on the outskirts of the city, right by the vineyards.
Originally the funeral services took place in the Protestant St. Martin's Church . The distance to the cemetery was short, but the path was narrow and steep. Therefore, a mourning hall was built next to the cemetery in the early 1860s. The sober rectangular building typical of the time has a square tower with a pyramid helmet. The windows designed by Alois Plum are concrete glass windows , the ancillary rooms are grouped in a horseshoe shape .
The mourning hall and a number of graves in the cemetery are listed as cultural monuments.
Listed graves
See also
literature
- Dieter Krienke (editor): Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany. Volume 18.3: Mainz-Bingen district. Association municipality of Nierstein-Oppenheim. Werner, Worms 2011. ISBN 978-3-88462-311-4
- General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of the cultural monuments in the Mainz-Bingen district (PDF; 1.9 MB). Mainz 2014.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anne-Madeleine Plum (ed.): Faith in the light of revelation. The Great Confession of Faith interpreted in word and image, 2010, ISBN 9783942013055 , p. 189, online
Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 29.3 " N , 8 ° 20 ′ 1.6" E