Ohlsdorf Cemetery
| Ohlsdorfer Friedhof Ohlsdorf cemetery | |
|---|---|
Burial site at Ohlsdorf cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1877 |
| Location | Ohlsdorf, Hamburg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 53°37′29″N 10°3′42″E / 53.62472°N 10.06167°E |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 391 hectares (966 acres) |
| No. of graves | 280,000+ |
| No. of interments | 1.5 million |
| Website | Official website |
Ohlsdorf Cemetery (German: Ohlsdorfer Friedhof or (former) Hauptfriedhof Ohlsdorf) in the Ohlsdorf quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world and the fourth-largest cemetery in the world. Most of the people buried at the cemetery are civilians, but there is also a large number of victims of war from various nations. The cemetery notably includes the Old Hamburg Memorial Cemetery (Althamburgischer Gedächtnisfriedhof, formerly Ehrenfriedhof) with the graves of many notable Hamburg citizens.