Grave of Detlev von Liliencron, Grave in Rahlstedt, Hamburg, Germany

The Grave of Detlev von Liliencron is a burial site in the Hamburg district of Rahlstedt with a sandstone sculpture of a girl scattering roses by Richard Luksch. Four stone pillars and an iron fence enclose the rectangular area, with built-in stone benches on its north and south sides.

The North German lyric poet passed away in July 1909 after years spent in the former village of Alt-Rahlstedt and was buried there. The sculptural design of the memorial was created the following year by the Viennese sculptor who was working in Hamburg.

The rose-scattering girl on the tombstone echoes Liliencron's poem "Begräbnis", written shortly before his death, in which he imagined roses strewn on his grave and singing larks. The sculptor Richard Luksch modelled the figure on a daughter of the writer Gustav Falke, Liliencron's friend since 1892. In 1922 the grave appeared on an emergency currency note issued by the Altrahlstedt Detlev von Liliencron Society.

The grave lies on the Rahlstedter Friedhof in Hamburg-Nord. The double-leaf gate is on the east side of the 7.9 by 7 metre enclosure and is held by a throw bolt that cannot be locked. The two stone benches with high backrests are built into the north and south boundaries and can only be used from inside.

The rose-scattering girl carved by Richard Luksch was reused in his design for the Jungfernbrunnen planned for Hamburg's Jungfernstieg, which was never built; a model is held in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. The figure's model was a daughter of writer Gustav Falke, a friend of Liliencron since 1892.