Marienfriedhof (Hildesheim)
The Marienfriedhof is an abandoned cemetery in Hildesheim near the main train station .
history
Around 1830 the existing cemeteries of the parishes were no longer sufficient for the growing Hildesheim population. The new municipal cemetery was laid out in 1834 - at that time still outside the ramparts - and inaugurated on August 12th by clergymen of both denominations. He did not get the name of the mother of Jesus , but by the canoness Marie Charlotte Herdt man who was buried was the first there. As early as 1844, parts for the construction of the railway line and for industrial plants were cut off.
In 1894 the cemetery was closed due to full occupancy, transferred to direct municipal administration in 1919 and converted into a park in 1930. Today around 100 tombstones and other remains of grave sites are still preserved.
today
The Marienfriedhof is now a park where many people hang out and meet, especially when the weather is nice. Since 2008, the Lyrik Park art and literature festival has also taken place in the Marienfriedhof every two years.
The Marienfriedhof, however, is considered a drug transhipment point and is colloquially known as the "Junkie Park". There is a syringe machine on its west side.
Buried personalities
- Carl von Beaulieu-Marconnay (1777–1855), lieutenant general and forester, honorary citizen of Hildesheim (tomb preserved)
- Friedrich Küsthardt (1830–1900), sculptor (tomb preserved, tomb figure destroyed in 1989)
- Ernst Ohlmer (1847–1927), director of maritime customs and patron of the Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim (tomb preserved)
literature
- Gabriele Lüken: The history of the Marienfriedhof from 1832 until today . In: Hildesheimer Friedhöfe through the ages. Hildesheim 1999, pp. 78-89
Web links
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 34.4 " N , 9 ° 57 ′ 25.6" E