Stadtfriedhof Ricklingen, Public cemetery and park in Hanover, Germany

Stadtfriedhof Ricklingen is a large cemetery with winding paths, ponds, and thousands of graves spread across extensive grounds. The site includes a chapel building that serves as a gathering place for various ceremonies and services.

The cemetery was founded in 1908 to serve the growing city of Linden during a period of industrial expansion in the region. It has remained a central burial ground for successive generations over more than a century.

The cemetery's name changed with politics: founded as Hauptfriedhof Linden, it was renamed Stadtfriedhof Ricklingen when Linden was incorporated into Hanover on 1 January 1920. Since 1924 a section for urn burials has existed, expanded into an Urnenhain, and since 1998 there has been a department for anonymous urn interments.

The grounds are easy to explore on foot, with clear pathways and informational signs placed throughout the site. Visitors should move respectfully through the area and allow extra time when ceremonies are taking place.

The cemetery holds around 30,000 graves on roughly 54 hectares. Since 1998 it has had a section for anonymous urn burials, and the first urn section was laid out in 1924 after the Hanover-Seelhorst crematorium opened, later expanded into an urn grove.