Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Cemetery and park in Hamburg-Nord, Germany
Ohlsdorf Cemetery spans 391 hectares with 17 kilometers of roads, containing 256,000 graves, twelve chapels, three museums, and numerous sculptures throughout the grounds.
The cemetery opened on July 1, 1877, and has since become the site of 1.4 million burials, including German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and actor Hans Albers.
The burial grounds feature sections dedicated to different religious denominations, military memorials, and monuments commemorating victims of National Socialism and Operation Gomorrha.
Two public bus lines with 25 stops serve the cemetery grounds, while four entrance gates provide vehicle access for the two million annual visitors.
The Hamburg Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery within Ohlsdorf contains the remains of over 400 Allied prisoners from World War I and II.
Location: Hamburg-Nord
Inception: 1877
Official opening: July 1, 1877
Phone: +4940593880
Website: https://friedhof-hamburg.de/die-friedhoefe/ohlsdorf
GPS coordinates: 53.62472,10.06167
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:17
Many European cemeteries function as more than burial grounds. They represent significant architectural and cultural sites that developed from the 18th through the 20th centuries, reflecting evolving burial traditions and social changes across this period. These spaces contain monumental sculptures, elaborate tombs and mausoleums created by leading artists and architects of their eras. Many also provide expansive green spaces suitable for walking and contemplation. This collection includes Vienna's Zentralfriedhof, final resting place of numerous composers, and Paris's Père Lachaise, where writers, artists and historical figures are buried. London's Highgate Cemetery features Victorian architecture and winding pathways. In Genoa, the Staglieno Monumental Cemetery spreads across multiple terraces with notable marble work. Zagreb's Mirogoj combines Austro-Hungarian design with Mediterranean elements, while Warsaw's Jewish Cemetery on Okopowa Street stands as an important record of Polish Jewish history. Additional sites include Gothenburg's Western Cemetery, Prague's Vyšehrad Cemetery housing Czech cultural figures, and Budapest's Kerepesi Cemetery serving as a national memorial. The collection also features Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery, Copenhagen's Assistens Cemetery, and Barcelona's Montjuïc Cemetery. Notable mentions include Hamburg's Ohlsdorf Cemetery, one of the world's largest park cemeteries, and Romania's Merry Cemetery in Săpânța, recognized for its colorfully painted wooden crosses.
Garten der Frauen
811 m
Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Commonwealth Plots
474 m
Chapel 13
1 km
Ohlsdorf Cemetery water tower
953 m
Hamburg-Ohlsdorf German military cemetery
209 m
Trauerhaltestelle at Friedhof Ohlsdorf
313 m
Ehrenhain Hamburgischer Widerstandskämpfer
1.8 km
Dutch memorial cemetery Hamburg
665 m
Otto-Linne-Denkmal
194 m
Museum Friedhof Ohlsdorf
1.9 km
Pillowstone for Karl Heinz Engelin
424 m
Family grave Bendixen
1.3 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Karl Lorenzen
1.4 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Gertrud Emma Horschitz
1.6 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Elsbeth Marie Horschitz
1.6 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Manfred Menco
1.7 km
Pillowstone for Veit Engelin
424 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Reha Menco
1.7 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Rolf Menco
1.7 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Siegmund Falkenthal
1.7 km
Grave Hadeler
993 m
Stolperstein dedicated to Philip Meyer
1.9 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Wilhelm Czymmek
1.5 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Oscar Chassel
2.1 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Leo Bornstein
1.4 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Lisa Menco
1.7 km
Stolperstein dedicated to Paul Aron Goldschmidt
1.2 km
The Falling Man
1.9 kmReviews
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