Johannisfriedhof (Hildesheim)

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Memorial stone for Carl von Hammerstein-Equord

The Johannisfriedhof is an abandoned cemetery in Hildesheim .

history

As the first cemetery that was specifically set up by the city administration on the outskirts, the new cemetery in front of the Dammtor was created on the flood-safe area of ​​the former ski jump and inaugurated in 1812. For the consecration, a cross dated 1737 was erected from the former Carthusian church, which was destroyed in the Second World War.

The cemetery was provided by the city to three fifths of the Martini community and two fifths of the cathedral community. The first burial took place on March 27, 1813. The burial site was only given the name "Johannisfriedhof" in 1816 at the suggestion of Pastor Bartels. It is reminiscent of the Johanniskirche on the other side of Dammstrasse, which was destroyed in the Schmalkaldic War in 1547.

The increasing occupancy led to the establishment of the Marienfriedhof as a further municipal cemetery in 1834 . The Johannisfriedhof was closed on April 1, 1884 for new occupancies. Family members could be buried in previously reserved grave sites until 1930. After the final closure in 1930, it was decided to convert it into an urban green area. During the air raid on March 22, 1945, the Johannisfriedhof was hit by three high explosive bombs, and numerous graves were destroyed. During the major redesign in 1952, more graves were leveled. A large number of historical grave monuments are still preserved today.

Buried people

  • Franz Anton Blum (1767–1823), consistorial director
  • Carl von Hammerstein-Equord (1782–1867), head forester (grave monument destroyed in 1952, memorial stone in the cemetery)
  • Franz Heinrich Hansen, factory owner (classicist tomb, created in 1868 by Friedrich Küsthardt , preserved)
  • Eduard Michelsen (1838–1894), director of the agricultural school

literature

  • Elisabeth Kampen: The Johannisfriedhof . In: Hildesheimer Friedhöfe through the ages . Hildesheim 1999, pp. 65-76

Web links

Commons : Johannisfriedhof Hildesheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anke Twachtmann-Schlichter: Monuments in Lower Saxony - Vol. 14.1: City of Hildesheim, p. 195. Hameln 2007

Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 52.9 ″  N , 9 ° 56 ′ 24 ″  E