Old Niendorf Cemetery

Alter Niendorfer Friedhof
Details
Established	1840
Location	Hamburg
Country	Germany
Coordinates	53°36′58″N 9°56′59″E
Type	Protestant cemetery
Owned by	Niendorf Evangelical Lutheran parish
Size	4.5 ha
No. of graves	2,350
No. of interments	6,500
Website	Official website

The Lutheran Old Niendorf Cemetery (German: Alter Niendorfer Friedhof) is a church-operated historic burial ground in Hamburg, Germany. The cemetery is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of Niendorf, Hamburg.

History and description

The old cemetery was established in 1840 as a parish burial ground for the baroque church of Niendorf which was built in 1770. The cemetery has a size of approximately 4.5 hectares, on which there are 2,350 graves, where 6,500 people are buried. The cemetery is one of the most historically significant cemeteries in Hamburg. It contains a high number of large family tombs and mausoleums.

Selected notable burials

Hanseatic families

Notable people buried here include many members of the Hanseatic families of Hamburg, such as

• Several members of the Amsinck family, including
  • Wilhelm Amsinck (1821–1909), businessman and politician
  • Johannes Amsinck, merchant
  • Ludwig Erdwin Amsinck, merchant
  • Martin Garlieb Amsinck, ship-owner
• Several members of the Berenberg/Gossler family, including
  • John von Berenberg-Gossler, banker and senator
  • Baron Cornelius von Berenberg-Gossler, banker
  • Baron Johann ("John") von Berenberg-Gossler, banker
• Several members of the Merck family, including
  • Ernest William Merck, banker
  • Erwin Johannes Merck, banker

Other burials

• Axel von Ambesser (1910–1988), German actor and film director
• Josef Posipal (1927–1997), Romanian-born German footballer
• Evelyn Hamann (1942–2007), German actress

Gallery

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  Cemetery map
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  One of the grand mausoleums
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References and external links

• Official website (in German)