Ostenfriedhof in Hamm

The Ostenfriedhof is a cemetery in Hamm that was opened on July 1, 1800 as a community cemetery for the Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran and Reformed religious communities .

Falk Memorial in Hamm (photo 2006)

history

A number of tombs from the early 19th century have been preserved at Hammer Ostenfriedhof, including the tombstone of the von Rademacher family († 1827/1828) and the tombstone of Major von Rabenau († 1832). The burial places of numerous Hammer honorary citizens should also be emphasized. An illustrated catalog provides information about the tombs in the Jewish section (see literature). In front of the main entrance on Ostenallee is the monument to the President of the Higher Regional Court, Adalbert Falk († 1900 in Hamm).

Hammer was buried honorary citizens in the Ostenfriedhof

• Franz Borberg († 1885)
• Adalbert Falk († 1900)
• Wilhelm von der Marck († 1900)
• Richard Matthaei († 1922)
• Josef Schlichter († 1952)
• Ferdinand Poggel († 1969)

See also

Evangelical mourning hall at the south portal of the Ostenfriedhof

• List of burial places of famous people

literature

• Elke Hilscher: Jewish cemetery in Hamm. A documentation in pictures , Hamm 1994.

Web links

Commons : Ostenfriedhof Hamm  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• HammWiki: Ostenfriedhof

Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 51.4 "  N , 7 ° 49 ′ 32"  E