Altstadtfriedhof Aschaffenburg, Historical cemetery in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
The Altstadtfriedhof Aschaffenburg is the city's oldest and largest cemetery, covering about 36,000 m² on the Güterberg within the city ring. It holds around 5,000 graves, with monuments and family vaults ranging from Neoclassicism to late Jugendstil and Historicism. The adjacent Jewish cemetery borders it directly.
The cemetery was consecrated in 1809 and has served as a burial place for the city ever since. Over the decades it grew into a significant location with graves representing many different time periods.
The cemetery holds the graves of Clemens Brentano, his siblings Christian and Lujo, and the philosopher Franz Brentano, along with mayor Wilhelm Matt and violin maker Jean Vauchel. Visitors can trace the Brentano family plot and the classicist to late Art Nouveau grave monuments and chapels that line the grounds.
The cemetery is accessible and can be explored on foot through its network of pathways. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and allow time to walk through the different areas at a leisurely pace.
The central war memorial, a figure of the risen Christ, was carved in 1923/24 by the Würzburg sculptor Ludwig Sonnleitner (1878–1947). It stands among an honorary cemetery holding graves of soldiers who died in the fighting around Aschaffenburg in both world wars.
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