Main cemetery
Central cemeteries in large cities are often referred to as main cemeteries , which, in contrast to churchyards, are communal burial places that are open to everyone, regardless of denomination and ethnic affiliation, for the purpose of burial.
Germany
Burial places designated as the main cemetery exist in Germany in the following cities, among others:
- in Braunschweig, see Braunschweig Main Cemetery
- in Dortmund, see Dortmund main cemetery
- in Eisenach, see main cemetery (Eisenach)
- in Erfurt, see main cemetery Erfurt
- in Frankfurt am Main, see Hauptfriedhof (Frankfurt am Main)
- in Frankfurt (Oder), see Main Cemetery Frankfurt (Oder)
- in Freiburg im Breisgau, see Main Cemetery Freiburg im Breisgau
- in Hamburg the main cemeteries Ohlsdorf , Öjendorf and Altona
- in Heilbronn, see main cemetery (Heilbronn)
- in Ibbenbüren, see Ibbenbüren main cemetery
- in Karlsruhe, see Karlsruhe main cemetery
- in Koblenz, see Koblenz main cemetery
- in Mainz, see Main Cemetery Mainz
- in Mannheim, see Main Cemetery Mannheim
- in Mülheim an der Ruhr, see Mülheim an der Ruhr main cemetery
- in Saarbrücken, see Saarbrücken main cemetery
- in Stuttgart, see Stuttgart main cemetery
- in Trier, see Trier main cemetery
- in Ulm, see Ulm main cemetery
- in Würzburg, see Würzburg main cemetery
foreign countries
- in Kaunas, see Karmėlava cemetery