Neuer Friedhof, Cemetery and architectural structure in Hambach an der Weinstraße, Germany
Neuer Friedhof is a cemetery on Horstweg at the eastern edge of Hambach in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, bordered by vineyards to the south, east and north. Its street-side wall and gate date from 1895, the same year as the cemetery cross; a 1910 obelisk commemorates the dead of the German and Franco-German wars and both world wars.
Neuer Friedhof was laid out around 1900, replacing the previous cemetery on the Römerweg that had been used from 1819 to 1896 and later became a playground. The street-side wall with its gate and the cemetery cross date from 1895, and a mortuary hall was added in 1961. The grave cross of Albert Finck (1895–1956), culture minister of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1951 until his death, stands on the grounds.
The cemetery holds the grave cross of Albert Finck (1895–1956), who served as Rhineland-Palatinate's minister of culture from 1951 until his death. The war memorial is an obelisk on a base, erected in 1910, commemorating the fallen of the German and Franco-German wars and later both world wars. Since the 2000s an information board titled "Neuer Friedhof" has stood on the site, giving a short account of its history.
The cemetery lies at Horstweg 27 on the eastern edge of Hambach, with the Horstweg to the south and the Diedesfelder Weg to the west meeting nearby; the Dr.-Albert-Finck-Schule stands to the west. Vineyards of the Pfalz wine region border the grounds on the south, east and north. An information panel at the site gives a historical outline.
The 1910 war memorial is a raised obelisk honouring the dead of the German War, the Franco-Prussian War and, added later, both World Wars. Among the graves is that of Georg Grohé, who died in 1919: his tomb features a galvanoplastic angel.
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