Garten der Frauen, Memorial garden in Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany
The Garten der Frauen is a memorial section within Ohlsdorf Cemetery featuring around 300 burial sites and historic stones arranged in spiral patterns. The space holds gravestones, commemorative markers, and information panels that preserve the stories of both well-known and lesser-known Hamburg women.
The garden was founded around 2000 by historians and activists to preserve endangered graves of Hamburg women. The project grew from a desire to make forgotten stories visible and document women's history in the city.
The garden honors women from different walks of life—artists, politicians, resistance fighters, and union activists from Hamburg's past. Visitors can see preserved gravestones and memorial markers that reveal the variety of paths these women took.
The garden is located within the large cemetery grounds and is easily accessible on foot, with pathways between the graves. Visitors can join tours that include recordings of voices and stories of the women buried there.
A restored water tower from the 1800s stands nearby and serves as an exhibition space for the stories of these women. The tower links Hamburg's industrial past with the remembrance of these notable figures.
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