Neumünden municipal cemetery
The Neumünden City Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Neumünden district in Hann. Münden . Some of it is only used for urn burials . There are grave fields for German and foreign war dead in the cemetery. The cemetery has in parts a park-like character with old trees. The cemetery is operated by the Hann. Münden as an institution under public law of the city of Hann. Münden.
History and current use
When the old cemetery on Bahnhofstrasse (now Wall) had to be closed in 1882 after 33 years of occupancy, the Münden City Council decided to build a new cemetery on the Upper Ferry , today's Neumünden cemetery. The first burial of a child named Auguste Schmidt took place there on September 11, 1882. In 1883 the cemetery chapel for funeral services was completed, which is now a listed building. In the chapel there are historical wooden benches with up to 50 seats and an organ . After extensive renovation work inside and outside the chapel, barrier-free access and modern sanitary facilities are now available. The brick catafalque in front of the lectern, which was originally built as a laying out place for coffins , is remarkable .
Already in 1917 it became apparent that the previously created 3.5 hectares of occupancy area would not be sufficient, which is why the cemetery was expanded by the upper, so-called new part , with a further 3.5 hectares by 1921 .
Due to poor soil conditions and limited occupancy capacity of the cemetery, the city council of Hann. Münden 1961 the creation of a new 6 hectare cemetery above the Querenburg, the Hermannshagen cemetery. After its dedication on July 1, 1974, it was decided to close the Neumünden cemetery in 1995. In 1994 this decision was repealed. The closure is now limited to the upper, so-called "new part". This can no longer be covered with graves. There are newly planted fruit trees .
On the lower, "old original" part, only urn burials are permitted in urn graves.
Grave types in Neumünden
Only urn graves are possible at the Neumünden cemetery. The current rest period for urns in this cemetery is at least 20 years * .
Urn row graves
The rest period for all urns is 20 years * . Row graves are acquired for a period of 20 years. After this time has elapsed, these row graves will be leveled by the cemetery administration. It is not possible to extend the usage beyond this period. Only one urn can be buried in a row of urns.
The following types of row urn graves can be purchased:
- anonymous grave without name identification in a meadow.
- as a turf grave with identification by name through a plate in the ground.
- as a classic grave; The relatives design and maintain the grave themselves.
- as a community facility - a grave facility designed as a plant bed. The names of the deceased are listed together on a historical tomb.
Ballot box graves
The rest period for all urns is 20 years. * The term of the election grave for a new purchase is valid for 30 years. If an urn is buried again in an election grave that has already been acquired, the duration of the grave may have to be extended / purchased so that the legally prescribed rest period of 20 years is met for the last urn buried.
The following types of ballot boxes can be purchased:
- as a lawn urn election grave. Here max. two urns are buried. It must be identified by name, as a slab or stone. The grave maintenance takes over the cemetery administration.
- as a classic ballot box. Up to four urns can be buried here. The relatives design and maintain the grave site themselves.
Grave field of German war dead until 1945
At the Neumünden cemetery there are a total of four memorial complexes with graves of a total of 362 German and 89 foreign victims from both world wars :
The grave field to the left of the main path is the 117 German soldiers of all branches of the army as well as civilians from Hann. Dedicated to Münden, who died in Mündener military hospitals or were killed in accidents and air raids until the beginning of 1945 .
The grave field of German war dead during the final fighting in April 1945 below field one is dedicated to the 154 dead in the bombing raids on the railway facilities at the end of March, the fighting around Münden on April 7, 1945 and the transport accident at the blown motorway bridges near Laubach on July 18, 1945. They rest in mass graves , their names are recorded on eight steles .
The cemetery of foreign prisoners of war and forced laborers at the level of Feld Eins to the right of the main path is dedicated to the 89 prisoners of war, forced laborers and internees - mostly from Poland and the former Soviet Union - women, men and children who lived in the war years and after their liberation Hann. Münden died.
The First World War grave field next to field two is dedicated to 91 German soldiers who died in the Mündener military hospital or other military hospitals and who were either buried or transferred to here.
Literature and Sources
- Cemetery advisor Hann. Münden : Published by the municipal services of the city of Hann. Münden (information brochure)
- Permit Your Cemetery : HNA Newspaper Article , May 7, 2010
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Cemetery advisor of the city of Hann. Münden . On the website of the city of Hann. Münden: www.hann.muenden.de (PDF) (accessed on February 5, 2016)
- ^ Cemetery advisor of the city of Hann. Münden On the website of the city of Hann. Münden: www.hann.muenden.de (PDF) (accessed on February 5, 2016)
- ↑ Types of burial in Neumünden- Hann. Münden ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On the website of Wickert Bestattungen in Hann.Münden: www.wickert-bestattungen.de (accessed on February 5, 2016)
- ^ Cemetery advisor of the city of Hann. Münden. On the website of the city of Hann. Münden: www.hann.muenden.de (PDF) (accessed on February 5, 2016)
- ↑ Types of burial in Neumünden- Hann. Münden ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On the website of Wickert Bestattungen in Hann.Münden: www.wickert-bestattungen.de (accessed on February 5, 2016)
- ↑ Volksbund war cemetery in Hann. Münden October 20, 2015 , homepage: http://www.volksbund.de/volksbund.html/ (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge eV) (accessed October 20, 2015)
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 45.6 " N , 9 ° 38 ′ 27.4" E