Altona Main Cemetery

Altona Main Cemetery is located at Stadiongasse 5, Bahrenfeld, Altona, in north-western Hamburg, Germany and, with an area of 63 hectares, is the fourth largest burial ground in the city and surrounding area.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include HSH-Nordbank Stadium and Barclays Arena.

HSH-Nordbank Stadium

Stadium

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Volksparkstadion is a football stadium in Hamburg, Germany, with a capacity of 57,000, which makes it the eighth largest stadium in Germany. It has served as the home ground of Bundesliga side Hamburger SV since 1953.

Barclays Arena

Stadium

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Barclays Arena is a multipurpose arena in Hamburg, Germany. It opened in 2002 and can hold up to 16,000 people. It is located at Altona Volkspark, adjacent to the football stadium Volksparkstadion and the Volksbank Arena in Hamburg's western Bahrenfeld district.

Tierpark Hagenbeck

Zoo

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The Tierpark Hagenbeck is a zoo in Stellingen, Hamburg, Germany. The collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to Carl Hagenbeck Sr, a fishmonger who became an amateur animal collector.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altona-St. Pauli and Eimsbüttel.

Altona-St. Pauli

Altona and St. Pauli are west of central Hamburg. Altona used to be an independent city and emerged as fisherman's village in the 16th century. It existed under Danish rule west of Hamburg, competing with it in trade and militarily.

Eimsbüttel

Suburb

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Eimsbüttel is one of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020, the borough had a population of 269,118.

Lurup

Suburb

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Lurup is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg in northern Germany. It was formerly an independent village. In 2020 the population was 36,521.

Altona Main Cemetery

Type: Forest
Description: cemetery in Hamburg, Germany
Category: cemetery
Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt, Hamburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.5854° or 53° 35′ 8″ north

Longitude

9.8882° or 9° 53′ 18″ east

Inception

1923

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F5FHVPQ+57

OpenStreetMap ID

way 16507128

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

Wikidata ID

Q18286210

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to German—“Altona Main Cemetery” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Cementiri d’Altona”
French: “cimetière d’Altona”
French: “Cimetière d’Altona”
German: “Friedhof Altona”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Birkenschlucht and Bahrenfeld.

Notable Places Nearby

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