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
| image | Surname | description |
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| Kornelius Strub | Kornelius Strub († 1948) tomb: reused stele with volute crown | |
| Johann Georg Middle I | Gravestone Johann Georg Mittel I († 1862): cast iron cross, grave border | |
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Stephan Sandmann | Stephan Sandmann's tomb († 1863): Red sandstone stele, cherubim in the cloverleaf-shaped top. Sandmann was mayor of Nierstein. |
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Anna Maria Schlamp | Tomb of Anna Maria Schlamp († 1873): crenellated gothic stele |
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Jakob Zotzmann | Grave of the Jakob Zotzmann family († 1911): neo-classical urn, grave border |
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Adam Sander III | Tomb of the Sander family, including Adam Sander III († 1899): neo-classical display wall with a Tuscan columned pedicle, sandstone surround |
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