Alter_Friedhof,_Bonn

Alter Friedhof, Bonn

Alter Friedhof, Bonn

Cemetery in Bonn, Germany

Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery) is a historically significant cemetery in Bonn, Germany, 1.2 hectares (3 acres) in area, located near the center of the modern city.[1]

Image of the Alter Friedhof

The cemetery was established in 1715 as a cemetery for soldiers and strangers, outside the city walls of the time. It remained in regular use until the new North cemetery opened in 1884, after which burials gradually ceased. It is an area of greenery in the middle of the modern city.

Notable burials or monuments

References

  1. [1]
    "Alter Friedhof webpage (in German)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
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