Schwamendingen cemetery

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Schwamendingen cemetery
New community grave with ref. church

The Schwamendingen cemetery is the cemetery in the Schwamendingen district in the northeast of Zurich . It is located on Stettbachstrasse not far from Schwamendingerplatz.

history

Until the 20th century, the residents of Schwamendingen were buried in the historic churchyard of the Reformed Church in Schwamendingen . As a result of the increase in population, the last extended churchyard in 1912 was fully occupied in 1930, so that the Schwamendingen cemetery was opened on Stettbachstrasse in the same year. Since the building boom caused Schwamendingen to grow strongly, the Schwamendingen cemetery was expanded significantly in the years 1936–1938, 1958 and, for the last time, 1979–1982. In 2011, the city of Zurich opened a second communal grave at the Schwamendingen cemetery, as the desire for burials in communal graves continued to grow.

Area and buildings

The Schwamendingen cemetery is located in the center of the district in the immediate vicinity of the Reformed Church of Schwamendingen and the Catholic Church of St. Gallus . The cemetery is somewhat distant from the lively center thanks to its location on the recessed Stettbachstrasse. The administration building and the funeral hall are located at the main entrance. An abdication chapel was not built due to its proximity to the two churches. The outer wall of the funeral hall has a mosaic by Karl Hügin with folk motifs and symbols. Opposite the entrance portal is a fountain by Franz Fischer , which consists of a free-standing pillar behind a shallow basin. The pillar front shows an angel ascending to heaven.

The structural development of the cemetery can be clearly seen on the site: The first and second stages are on the level at the main entrance and form a unit with their almost orthogonal network of paths. At the edge of this area is the older communal grave. This is surrounded by a right-angled, open wall into which urn niches are let. To the younger part of the cemetery, a serpentine leads up the slope from the plain . It climbs past a biotope and the younger burial grounds to a viewing terrace that opens up a view of the north of Zurich and, in good weather, leads to the Eastern Swiss Alps. This youngest part of the cemetery is designed with concrete elements. Three bronze panels by Peter Meister from 1980–1982 symbolize becoming, being and overcoming .

  • Fountain by Franz Fischer

  • The funeral hall with a mosaic by Karl Hügin

  • Saint Martin, mosaic detail

  • Historic Zurich bench

  • Mourners , figure on old communal grave

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Schwamendingen Cemetery  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norbert Loacker, Christoph Hänsli: Where Zurich comes to rest. 1998, p. 119.
  2. ↑ a b Schwamendingen cemetery on the website of the City of Zurich.Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Norbert Loacker, Christoph Hänsli: Where Zurich comes to rest. 1998, pp. 119-122.

Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '7.4 "  N , 8 ° 34' 30.1"  E ; CH1903:  685779  /  250758