Friedhof, Cemetery and heritage monument in Böckingen, Heilbronn, Germany.
Friedhof Böckingen is a cemetery located on a hillside at Heidelberger Straße 60, featuring stone monuments and maintained pathways throughout the grounds. The site contains 674 honor graves from World War II distributed across different sections of the property.
This cemetery opened in 1905 after the previous burial ground near Pankratiuskirche became unsuitable due to noise from the newly built railway yard. The move to this new location allowed the city to properly serve its growing population.
The chapel here displays memorial plaques honoring those who died in both World Wars and the 1944 air raids on the city. Visitors can read the names and stories of local people remembered during these difficult periods.
The grounds are accessible and regularly maintained, with active burial services available for existing family plots. Visitors can spend time exploring the site at no cost and should be respectful of the memorial areas and those paying respects.
Several gravestones display the craftsmanship of August Häußer, who created Art Nouveau designs while working at the silverware company Peter Bruckmann & Söhne. These artistic stones blend the skilled metalwork of an industrial artisan with the tradition of memorializing the deceased.
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