Rödelheim cemetery
The Rödelheim cemetery has been the cemetery of today's district of Frankfurt am Main , Rödelheim , since 1878 . It is located at Westerbacher Strasse 38.
The Rödelheim cemetery was inaugurated in 1879. It covers an area of 1.1 hectares . There are 1,150 graves on it. The new Jewish cemetery Rödelheim is right next door .
The simple war memorial in the cemetery is a listed building and bears the inscription Unseren Helden - 1914–1918 - 1939–1945 .
Prominent dead in the cemetery
- Ludwig Thudichum (1798–1863), pastor and member of the state parliament
- Friedrich Struhberg , Mayor of Rödelheim
- August Anton Wöhler (1771–1850), veterinarian, agricultural scientist and educator
Graves
A number of tombs are under monument protection.
| image | Won | Name (s) | year | Stonemason | description |
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A adM 2 | Enamel | 1927 | Wall memorial in renaissance forms in basalt tuff ashlar masonry. The tomb is framed by rusticated half-columns. In the round gable crowned with an urn there is a medallion with a beehive. | |
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C adM 29 | Lohoff | 1884 | Grave monument for pastor Gottfried Eduard Lohoff (1838–1913). The two cross memorials are made of polished black granite. Next to it is a desk made of light sandstone. | |
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C 27 | Brill | 1900 | Becker | Cross memorial across the corner made of polished black granite. |
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C adM 49 | Small | 1892 | Three-part renaissance aedicule made of polished black granite. The tablets in the middle and in the side wings are made of marble. | |
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C 31 | Pehl | 1927 | F. Hofmeister | Aedicula-like stele with a stepped back center made of polished black syenite accentuated by a Christ relief made of galvano bronze. |
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C 41 | Buff | 1831 (added in 1861) | Late classicist cross stele with side altar-like tablets made of cut red and yellow sandstone with inset marble tablets. | |
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D adM 53 | Swallow | 1893 | Renaissance aedicula between side wings made of red sandstone. The writing tablets are made of polished black granite. There is a cross attachment above the round gable. | |
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D adM 51 | Thudichum | 1863 | Grave monument for the pastor and member of the state parliament Ludwig Thudichum (1798–1863). The neo-Gothic cross memorial is made of sandstone. It is flanked by two later cross memorials. There are two tracery framed writing fields in the base. | |
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D adM 64 | Fisherman | 1901 | F. Hofmeister | Cross memorial with side wings made of polished black granite in a triforic arched niche. |
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D adM 70 | Wilhelm | 1905 | F. Hofmeister | Grave monument for the medical council and local politician Dr. med. Ludwig Willhelm (1851–1931). The tomb is an aedicula in neo-renaissance forms made of polished black granite. |
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D 73 | Otto | 1910 | Sculpture of a lamentation for Christ made of limestone, modified from the traditional Pietá motif. The altar is surrounded on three sides by limestone walls. |
Web links
Commons : Friedhof Rödelheim - Collection of images, videos and audio files
literature
- Volker Rödel: Monument topography: The Frankfurt district cemeteries , ISBN 978-3-921606-61-2 , status 2006, pp. 154–156
- City of Frankfurt am Main: The cemetery guide , March 2012
Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 24.9 ″ N , 8 ° 36 ′ 8.5 ″ E