Holthausen Cemetery (Mülheim an der Ruhr)
The Holthausen cemetery was established in 1878 and closed in 1917 in Mülheim an der Ruhr . The cemetery, on which numerous historical graves are preserved, is still used today as a park-like green area. Its main entrance is in the Holthausen district at Röntgenstrasse 7-11.
history
After the formation of the independent mayor's office in Mülheim, the authority of the rural communities to share the old town cemetery expired on October 24, 1878. The local councils of the communities of Holthausen and Menden therefore decided, after a brief discussion about the location, in August 1878 with the approval of the royal Prussian government to purchase a 2¼ Acres of large land and the creation of a cemetery for both communities. The "Communal Cemetery" was inaugurated on October 25, 1878. After the incorporation of the municipality of Holthausen into Mülheim an der Ruhr in 1904, the cemetery remained as the common cemetery of the municipality of Mülheim for the district of Holthausen and the rural municipality of Menden. On August 6, 1917, the cemetery was closed due to lack of space for burials in row graves. The last burials in hereditary graves took place in 1965.
literature
- Bärbel Essers: Communal cemetery in Holthausen - traces of Mülheim families . In: History Association Mülheim ad Ruhr e. V. (Hrsg.): Journal of the history association . No. 75 . Mülheim ad Ruhr 2005.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Website of the city of Mülheim: Holthausen cemetery
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 0.3 " N , 6 ° 53 ′ 47.2" E