Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

The Hauptfriedhof in Karlsruhe is one of the oldest German communal rural cemeteries. In 1871, the first plans to build a new burial ground outside the city center began.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
  • Also known as: “Hauptfriedhof”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bürklin’sches Mausoleum and Wildparkstadion.

Tomb
Photo: RalfGB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tomb, which is situated 150 metres east of Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe.

Stadium
Photo: Sven Scharr, CC BY 3.0.
, currently known as BBBank Wildpark for sponsorship reasons, is a football located in , Germany. It is the home of the football club Karlsruher SC. is situated 1½ km west of Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 710 metres southeast of Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durlach and Büchig.

Suburb
Photo: Martin-D1, Public domain.
is a district in , Germany, with a population of roughly 30,000. The district is further divided into Alt-Durlach, Dornwald-Untermühl, Hanggebiet, Bergwald, Aue, Lohn-Lissen and Killisfeld. is situated 3½ km southeast of Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe.

Suburb
is a village and a quarter of , , . Its population is 3,068. It was first mentioned in 1261 AD under the name of "Wolvoldeswilere". is situated 5 km south of Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe.

Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe

Latitude
49.01746° or 49° 1′ 3″ north
Longitude
8.43324° or 8° 25′ 60″ east
Inception
1874
Operator
Stadt Karlsruhe
Open location code
8FXC2C8M+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102685791
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q873449
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Karlsrue qəbiristanlığı”
  • Belarusian: “Галоўныя могілкі Карлсруэ”
  • Belarusian: “Галоўныя могілкі Карльсруэ”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri principal de Karlsruhe”
  • Czech: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”
  • French: “cimetière central de Karlsruhe”
  • French: “Cimetière principal de Karlsruhe”
  • Georgian: “კარლსრუეს მთავარი სასაფლაო”
  • German: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות הראשי בקרלסרוהה”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”
  • Portuguese: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”
  • Russian: “Главное кладбище Карлсруэ”
  • Russian: “Кладбище Карлсруэ”
  • Slovenian: “glavno pokopališče v Karlsruheju”
  • Slovenian: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio Principal de Karlsruhe”
  • Spanish: “Hauptfriedhof (Karlsruhe)”
  • Swedish: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”
  • Ukrainian: “Головне кладовище Карлсруе”
  • Welsh: “Hauptfriedhof Karlsruhe”

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