Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Ohlsdorfer Friedhof
Ohlsdorf cemetery
Burial site at Ohlsdorf cemetery
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Details
Established1877
Location
Coordinates53°37′29″N 10°3′42″E / 53.62472°N 10.06167°E / 53.62472; 10.06167
TypePublic
Size391 hectares (966 acres)
No. of graves280,000+
No. of interments1.5 million
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveOhlsdorfer Friedhof
Ohlsdorf cemetery

Ohlsdorf Cemetery (German: Ohlsdorfer Friedhof or (former) Hauptfriedhof Ohlsdorf) in the Ohlsdorf quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world[1] and the fourth-largest cemetery in the world.[2] Most of the people buried at the cemetery are civilians, but there is also a large number of victims of war from various nations.[3] The cemetery notably includes the Old Hamburg Memorial Cemetery (Althamburgischer Gedächtnisfriedhof, formerly Ehrenfriedhof) with the graves of many notable Hamburg citizens.

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  2. ^ "10 Biggest Graveyards around the World". 10formation.blogspot.in.
  3. ^ "Friedhof Ohlsdorf". www.volksbund.de.