Hauptfriedhof Mainz
Hauptfriedhof Mainz | |
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Established | 1803 |
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Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 49°59′40.542″N 8°14′58.852″E / 49.99459500°N 8.24968111°E |
The Hauptfriedhof is the main cemetery of Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was established in 1803 when Mainz was under French administration. It became the model for the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris. It is the burial place of prominent persons, also the Deutscher Ehrenhof honorary graves. The cemetery is a cultural heritage site and prominent urban green space.
History
[edit]When Mainz was under French administration, cemeteries became rare due to the closing of church institutions. A new Christian cemetery was established in 1803.[1][2] It became the model for the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris.[3] Initiated by the mayor, Franz Konrad Macké , it was placed in the Zahlbach valley on former monastery grounds in 1803. It had been a burial site in Roman times. Later, some bishops of Mainz were buried there including Aureus of Mainz.
The Hauptfriedhof was first a square ground of about eleven morgen that was expanded several times. It has now an area of 22 hektar,[4] roughly in 75 "fields" in the central part, 14 in the urn grove across Saarstraße. The paths form a grid, with the main paths lined by trees. The cemetery contains old trees and other plants, and is regarded as quality urban green space of Mainz.
Monuments
[edit]The Hauptfriedhof contains historic graves and monuments, interesting for historians and art historians. There are graves for single people, families, and also groups, including victims of wars, French soldiers,[5] and Deutscher Ehrenhof honorary graves.[6] The cemetery features two Gruftenstraßen (grave roads) with high monuments of important Mainzer families. The oldest gravestone dates to 1805. 230 gravestones and monuments are listed historicmonuments.
Graves of notable people
[edit]Notable people buried on the cemetery include:
- Bernhard Adelung (1876–1943)
- Jeanbon St. André (1749–1813)
- Peter Cornelius (1824–1874), composer
- Jockel Fuchs (1919–2002), mayor 1965 to 1987
- Franz Schott (1811–1874), mayor 1865 to 1871, music publisher
Gallery
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Jeanbon St. André
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Franz Conrad Macké
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Franz Freiherr Gedult von Jungenfeld
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Peter Cornelius
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Hans Klenk
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Friedrich Kellner
References
[edit]- ^ Décret Impérial sur les sépultures, le 23 Prairial an XII. In: Bulletin des lois de l'Empire Français. 4e Série, Tome premier no. 1 à 16, Paris, Brumaire an XIII [1804], p. 75.
- ^ "Mehr als "nur" eine Begräbnisstätte / Der Mainzer Hauptfriedhof". Mainz (in German). 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Keinath, Ralf (31 October 2021). "Orte in Mainz, die sich wie Ausland anfühlen". merkurist.de (in German). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Hauptfriedhof-Kurzportrait (in German) Mainz
- ^ "Kriegerdenkmäler in Mainz". rheinland-pfalz.volksbund.de (in German). 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Deutsch-fanzösische Geschichte auf dem Aureus (in German) Mainz
Further reading
[edit]- Rupert Krömer, Sabine Theiss-Krömer (eds.): Ort der Stille. Von der Kraft der Endlichkeit. Verborgene Leidenschaften. 200 Jahre Mainzer Aureus – 2000 Jahre Heiliges Tal. Ein Bürgerprojekt. Vitruv Verlag, Mainz 2006, 4th edition 2008, ISBN 3-937562-00-1.
- Wolfgang Stumme: Der Mainzer Hauptfriedhof. Menschen und ihre letzten Ruhestätten. Leinpfad Verlag, Ingelheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-942291-14-9.
- Wolfgang Stumme: Der Mainzer Hauptfriedhof II. Menschen und ihre letzten Ruhestätten. 31 neue Porträts. Leinpfad Verlag, Ingelheim 2013, ISBN ISBN 978-3-942291-65-1.
- Hermann Wucher: Historische Führung auf dem Mainzer Hauptfriedhof: Grabstätten bedeutender Persönlichkeiten sowie eine Sammlung erhaltenswerter Inschriften, 3ed edition, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg 2009.
- Alfred Börckel : Der Mainzer Friedhof. Seine Geschichte und seine Denkmäler. Zur Erinnerung an sein 100-jähriges Bestehen. Verlag der Stadt Mainz, Mainz 1903.