Melaten cemetery
Melaten is the central cemetery of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, which was first mentioned in 1243. It was developed to a large park, holding the graves of notable residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Cologne, Germany
- Also known as: “Friedhof Melaten”, “Melaten Cemetery”, “Melaten Friedhof”, and “Melaten-Friedhof”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jüdischer Friedhof Melaten and Cologne Central Mosque.
Jüdischer Friedhof Melaten
Cemetery
Photo: Joauth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jüdischer Friedhof Melaten is a cemetery, which is situated 320 metres northwest of Melaten cemetery.
Cologne Central Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cologne Central Mosque is a mosque located in the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of Cologne, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Commissioned by the German branch of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs, the large, representative central mosque was completed in 2017 and inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan. Cologne Central Mosque is situated 1 km northeast of Melaten cemetery.
Friedhof Köln-Ehrenfeld
Cemetery
Photo: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Friedhof Köln-Ehrenfeld is a cemetery, which is situated 310 metres north of Melaten cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ehrenfeld and Belgian Quarter.
Belgian Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belgian Quarter is an inner city district of Cologne, Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities.
Melaten cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.94039° or 50° 56′ 25″ northLongitude
6.91678° or 6° 55′ 0″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Inception
1810Height
2 metres (6.6 feet)Open location code
9F28WWR8+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 4890561OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Melaten cemetery” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Melaten”
- Belarusian: “Мелатэн”
- Catalan: “cementiri de Melaten”
- Chinese: “梅拉滕公墓”
- Chinese: “梅拉腾公墓”
- Chinese: “梅拉頓公墓”
- Chinese: “梅藤公墓”
- Dutch: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- French: “cimetière de Melaten”
- French: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- German: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- German: “Melaten”
- German: “Melatenfriedhof”
- German: “Zentralfriedhof Melaten”
- Greek: “κοιμητήριο Μαλάτεν”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות מלאטן”
- Irish: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- Italian: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- Polish: “Melaten”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério Melaten”
- Russian: “Мелатен”
- Slovenian: “centralno kölnsko pokopališč”
- Slovenian: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- Slovenian: “pokopališče Melaten”
- Spanish: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- Swedish: “Melaten-Friedhof”
- Ukrainian: “Мелатен”
- Welsh: “Melaten-Friedhof”
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