Altona Main Cemetery

Altona Main Cemetery is located at Stadiongasse 5, , , in north-western , and, with an area of 63 hectares, is the fourth largest burial ground in the city and surrounding area.
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  • Type: Forest
  • Description: cemetery in Hamburg, Germany
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include HSH-Nordbank Stadium and Barclays Arena.

Stadium
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Volksparkstadion is a football stadium in , 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.

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

Zoo
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The is a zoo in , 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 and St. Pauli are west of central . 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.

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

Suburb
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is a quarter in the borough of the in northern . It was formerly an independent village. In 2020 the population was 36,521.

Altona Main Cemetery

Latitude
53.5854° or 53° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
9.8882° or 9° 53′ 18″ east
Inception
1923
Open location code
9F5FHVPQ+57
Open­Street­Map ID
way 16507128
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q18286210
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In Other Languages

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

Localities in the Area

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