Friedhof Totenhagen - Korbach, Germany - Worldwide Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

A cemetery like park, with no clear entrance.

The Totenhagen is a cemetery in the northern Hessian town of Korbach. The approximately 350 m long and 35-45 m wide complex on the western edge of the historic city center is divided by Lengefelder Straße into a northern and a southern section, with the latter directly adjoining the Tylenturm, the highest preserved tower in the city wall. The Totenhagen is almost completely surrounded by the two walls of Korbach's city fortifications. This is indicated by the part of the name Hagen, which in Korbach refers to the Zwinger (the area between the inner and outer ring of walls).

Totenhagen, laid out in 1588, is the oldest existing cemetery in the city. With its completion, the churchyards of St. Kilian and St. Nikolai were abandoned and the funeral home was moved outside the city wall.[1] The oldest surviving tombstone dates from 1722.

Until the opening of the cemetery on Sachsenberger Landstrasse in 1939, the Totenhagen served as Korbach's city cemetery. Burials were carried out regularly up until the 1950s, after that only in individual cases, which were guaranteed by grandfathering. The last funeral took place in 2009, and at the beginning of 2011 the Totenhagen was finally closed for funeral services. After all rest periods have expired, it is to be de-consecrated in 2034.
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City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Korbach/ Hessen/ Germany Approximate number of graves: 1000 Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained Cemetery Website: Not listed

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