Burgtor Cemetery

Burgtor Cemetery or Burgtorfriedhof, originally the Allgemeine Gottesacker, is the successor to other cemeteries in Burgtor, Lübeck suburb of St. Gertrud.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Lübeck, Germany
Also known as: “Burgtorfriedhof”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Helm ab zum Gebet and Brahms-Institut.

Helm ab zum Gebet

Work of art

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Helm ab zum Gebet is a work of art, which is situated 250 metres northeast of Burgtor Cemetery.

Brahms-Institut acquired the largest private collection of Johannes Brahms engravings, manuscripts and first and early prints in 1990. In addition to Brahms, the focus is on Robert and Clara Schumann, Theodor Kirchner, Joseph Joachim, and some lesser known performers and composers of the era. Brahms-Institut is situated 1 km southwest of Burgtor Cemetery.

Stadtpark Lübeck

Park

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Stadtpark Lübeck is situated 740 metres south of Burgtor Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Israelsdorf and Stockelsdorf.

Israelsdorf

Village

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Israelsdorf is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Burgtor Cemetery.

Stockelsdorf

Town

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Stockelsdorf is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated directly northwest of Lübeck and forms an agglomeration with the easterly town of Bad Schwartau. Stockelsdorf is situated 4½ km west of Burgtor Cemetery.