Cemetery in Cologne, Germany
Plan of Melaten The cemetery's oldest chapel Melaten is the central cemetery ofCologne ,North Rhine-Westphalia , which was first mentioned in 1243. It was developed to a large park, holding the graves of notable residents.
The name "Melaten" refers to a hospital for the sick andlepers from the 12th century. The "hoff to Malaten " (modern German:Hof der Maladenmalades [ 1]
Melaten is in the north of the municipal district ofLindenthal .[ 2] Aachener Straße (Köln) , in the east Piusstraße, in the west Oskar-Jäger-Straße and the Melatengürtel, and in the north Weinsbergstraße. The 435,000-square-metre cemetery had 55,540 graves in 2008, and is the largest cemetery in the city.
Melaten is located approximately one kilometre west of thecity district of Cologne, just beyond theBischofsweg (Köln) , the historical boundary between the territory of the city and that of thearchbishop . The hospital therefore fell under the jurisdiction of the archbishop, and was in spiritual hands.
Wooden cross bearing only the inscription "Du" (You) on the children's graves field of Melaten Cemetery; disappeared by now Grave ofWolfgang Anheisser Grave stones ofWallraf andRichartz Notable burials on Melaten include:
Wilhelm Albermann (1835–1913), sculptorWolfgang Anheisser (1929–1974), baritoneJohannes Theodor Baargeld (1892–1927), artistDirk Bach (1961–2012), actor, TV-presenterWilhelm Backhaus (1884–1969), pianistErika Berger (1939–2016), authorWilly Birgel (1891–1973), actorHans Böckler (1875–1951), politician and trade union leaderFritz Burgbacher (1900–1978), politicianClaus Hinrich Casdorff (1925–2004), journalistHolger Czukay (1938–2017), avantgarde musicianWilhelm Ludwig Deichmann (1798–1876), bankerNevio De Zordo (1943–2014), Italian bobsledderde:Joseph DuMont (1811–1861), newspaper publisherde:Marcus DuMont (1784–1831), founder ofde:Kölnische Zeitung Margot Eskens , singer, corridor Y (26).[ 3] Jean Marie Farina (1809–1880), producer ofEau de Cologne Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766), founder ofEau de Cologne Ludwig Gies (1887–1966), sculptorRobert Görlinger (1888–1954), mayor 1948 to 1949Andreas Gottschalk (1815–1849), physicianHermann Grüneberg (1827–1894), chemistAlice Guszalewicz (1866–1940), opera singerJosef Haubrich (1889–1961), jurist, patron of the artsFerdinand Hiller (1811–1885), composerAndreas Hillgruber (1925–1989), historianIstván Kertész (1929–1973), conductorIrmgard Keun (1905–1982), novelistKarel Krautgartner (1922–1982), jazz musicianHildegard Krekel (1952–2013), actressEugen Langen (1833–1895), engineerJaki Liebezeit (1938–2017), drummerWilhelm Marx (1863–1946), chancellorGeorg Meistermann (1911–1990), artistGustav von Mevissen (1815–1899), entrepreneurLucy Millowitsch (1905–1990), actressWilly Millowitsch (1909–1999), actorWilhelm Mülhens (1762–1841), merchantWolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816–1873), poetErnst Wilhelm Nay (1902–1968), artistAlfred Nourney (1892–1972),Titanic survivorAlfred Freiherr von Oppenheim (1934–2005), bankerNicolaus August Otto (1832–1891), inventor of the engine named after himGunther Philipp (1918–2003), actor (Lit. D)Sigmar Polke (1941–2010), painter and photographer (Lit. D Nr. 28)Anton Räderscheidt (1892–1970), painterAugust Reichensperger (1808–1895), Jurist, politician and patron of theCologne Cathedral Heinrich Reissdorf , brewery ownerFritz Rémond Jr. (1902–1976), actor and theatre managerJohann Heinrich Richartz (1796–1861), founder ofWallraf-Richartz-Museum Albert Richter (1912–1940), cyclistWilhelm Riphahn (1889–1963), architectAugust Sander (1876–1964), photographerElisabeth Scherer (1914–2013), actressBernard Schultze (1915–2005), painterHelma Seitz (1913–1995), actressVincenz Statz (1819–1898), architect and sculptorRolf Stommelen (1943–1983), racing driverJón Sveinsson (1857–1944), authorChristine Teusch (1888–1968), politicianEduard Trier (1920-2009), art historianGisela Uhlen (1919–2007), actressOswald Mathias Ungers (1926–2007), architectFerdinand Franz Wallraf (1748–1824), seeWallraf-Richartz-Museum Guido Westerwelle (1961–2016), politicianJohann Peter Weyer (1794–1864), StadtbaumeisterErwin Wickert (1915–2008), diplomat and authorLeopold von Wiese (1876–1969), sociologistHans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005), politicianHermann Wissmann (1853–1905), governor ofDeutsch-Ostafrika Otto Wolff (1881–1940), industrialistOtto Wolff von Amerongen (1918–2007), entrepreneurErnst Friedrich Zwirner (1802–1861), architect, DombaumeisterHelmut Martin (1940–1999), sinologist50°56′22″N 6°55′09″E / 50.93944°N 6.91917°E /50.93944; 6.91917
