Ohlsdorfer Friedhof

An International Trade Center, the city of Hamburg is located on the southern tip of Jutland Peninsula between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Regarded as a commercial and cultural capital of Germany, Hamburg is an important tourist destination in the county. While visiting this beautiful city of rivers and parks, one of the must visit in the itinerary of the travelers is the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg.

One of the largest graveyards in the world, the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg is one of the most important landmarks included in the list of sightseeing in Hamburg. Spread over an area of 17 kilometers, the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg in Germany is credited to be the first park cemetery in Germany. The 400 hectares of green landscape surrounding the graves of more than 1.4 million people is regarded as the largest green belt in the city. The graves have been arranged in manner to offer maximum artistic liberty to the mourners. The Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg includes 12 chapels.

The premises of the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg also comprises of a museum which was opened in 1996. Located close to the main entrance of the cemetery, the museum serves as information center which includes newspaper manuscripts, press releases and document excerpts of well known personalities who are buried at the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof of Hamburg.

Few of the well known personalities buried at Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg are listed below:

  -   Mita Ahlefeldt: Actress
  -   Conrad Ahlers: Journalist
  -   Ralf Arniew: Music Composer
  -   Dr Johann Heinrich: Hamburg Mayor
  -   Dr Georg Nicolaus Bear Man: Niederdeut Poet

The Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg also features special memorial ground for victims of the National Social pursuit. The memorial ground included thousands of urns containing the ashes and earth from the numerous German concentration camps in the country.

The graveyard is dotted with ponds and brooks which house a large number of water birds. A peaceful retreat within the bustling metropolis of Hamburg, the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof at Hamburg is an important and attractive landmark of Germany. Here the visitors will not only enjoy the long walks in the green precincts of the Ohlsdorfer Friedhof in Hamburg but one can also admire the historic grave marks and the 25,000 trees.

One of the major tourist attractions in Hamburg, one should visit this peaceful retreat at the city center which reflects on the grand history of the city as well as the people buried here.