Melaten-Friedhof

Cemetery chapel

The Melaten-Friedhof (Melaten Cemetery) is the central cemetery of Cologne, Germany. It lies on the northern border of the district municipality of Lindenthal.^[1] It was first mentioned in 1243.^[2]In the south it limits the Aachener Straße , in the east the Piusstraße, in the West, the Oskar-Jäger-Straße and the Melatengürtel, north Weinsbergstraße. The 435000 m² large cemetery is on the number of graves (55540; 2008) is the largest city cemetery.

The name "Melaten" originates from a ‘hospital’ for the sick and lepers proven (verified) there already in the 12th century. The “hoff to Malaten” (modern: Hof der Maladen / yard of the ‘malades’ (=ill)) was first mentioned in 1243.

History

Melaten was about one kilometer west of the city of Cologne, just beyond the bishop path that marked the boundary between the area of the city and the Archbishop. Therefore, the hospice was under the jurisdiction of the archbishop and was therefore in spiritual hand

Cologne Stadtbahn

The cemetery has its nearest station Melaten.

Preceding station		KVB		Following station
Aachener Straße/Gürtel toward Köln-Weiden West		1		Universitätsstraße toward Bensberg
Aachener Straße/Gürtel toward Frechen-Benzelrath		7		Universitätsstraße toward Zündorf

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References

1. Adenauer, Konrad; Gröbe, Volker (1988). Lindenthal: die Entwicklung eines Kölner Vororts. Bachem. ISBN 978-3-7616-0899-9. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
2. Schmitz-Ehmke, Ruth (1967). Rheinland. Deutscher Kunstverlag. p. 406. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

Coordinates: 50°56′22″N 6°55′09″E / 50.93944°N 6.91917°E