Alter Friedhof, Heritage cemetery in Greifswald, Germany
The cemetery spans 4.4 hectares between Ryck and Wolgaster Street, featuring a central octagonal chapel and yellow brick walls from 1869.
In 1808, French occupation forces prohibited burials within church buildings and city walls, leading to the establishment of this cemetery in 1818.
The cemetery holds monuments of notable Greifswald figures, including railway pioneer Johann Carl Päpke and scientist Friedrich Loeffler, reflecting 19th-century memorial practices.
The facility currently allows urn burials and contains multiple sections connected by paths that intersect through the central area.
The cemetery design by Johann Gottfried Quistorp drew inspiration from Dessau's New Burial Ground, among Germany's first municipal cemeteries.
Location: Greifswald
GPS coordinates: 54.09600,13.39430
Latest update: March 7, 2025 11:17
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