Durlach cemetery
The Bergfriedhof Durlach is a cemetery belonging to the city of Karlsruhe in the Durlach district at the foot of the Turmberg , which today, after being expanded several times, covers a total area of 7.6 hectares.
history
When the old Durlach cemetery at the end of the 19th century became too small for the increasing number of burials due to the strong population growth caused by industrialization, the town architect at the time started planning the Durlach mountain cemetery . The cemetery was along with the style of contemporary late historicism landscaped cemetery chapel of the Protestant church building officer Rudolf Burckhardt inaugurated in 1,902th The chapel combines neo-romantic and neo-Gothic elements.
In the cemetery, which was created as a park cemetery, the various grave fields are designed to match the natural slope. The calm overall effect is supported by many historical gravestones. These historical tombs include u. a. the family grave of the brewery director Max Eglau with a grieving female figure, the grave of the first official Durlach mayor Dr. Philipp Reichardt or the grave of Christian Hengst , the founder of one of the first volunteer fire departments in Germany.
The cemetery portal, the cemetery chapel and several tombs are under monument protection.
Graves of known people
The following well-known people were buried at the Durlach cemetery:
- Hermann Reinhard Alker (1885-1967), architect
- Christian Hengst (1804–1883), founder of one of the first volunteer fire departments in Germany
- Erich Schelling (1904–1986), architect
- Trude Schelling-Karrer (1919–2009). Architect
See also
Web links
- Durlach Cemetery - City of Karlsruhe
Individual evidence
- ^ Bergfriedhof Durlach in the database of cultural monuments Karlsruhe, accessed on May 3, 2015.
Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 7.1 ″ N , 8 ° 29 ′ 11.4 ″ E