Burgtor Cemetery (Burgtorfriedhof) | |
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Details | |
Established | 1834 |
Location | Eschenburgstraße 20, 23568 Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein |
Country | Germany |
Coordinates | 53°53′4.9″N 10°42′16.9″E / 53.884694°N 10.704694°E |
No. of graves | 8700+ |
Website | official website |
Find a Grave | Burgtor Cemetery |
Burgtor Cemetery or Burgtorfriedhof (Castle Gate Cemetery), originally the Allgemeine Gottesacker, is the successor to other cemeteries in Burgtor, Lübeck suburb of St. Gertrud. It was officially opened in 1834 and today covers an area of around eight hectares and around 8700 burial sites.[1]