Information to assemble first
For a search at Altona Main Cemetery, write down the person’s full name, possible spelling variants, birth and death year, and an approximate burial period. Add the section, row and grave number if any of them is already known. Keep the cemetery name and Stadionstraße 5, 22525 Hamburg with the request so it cannot be confused with another burial ground.
Responsible office
Altona district authority – cemetery administration is responsible for Altona Main Cemetery.
Contact for a grave enquiry: 040 42811-4275 · friedhof@altona.hamburg.de.
Ask for the grave reference and state whether access guidance is also needed. A concise request for Altona Main Cemetery should name the person, give the known dates, identify the approximate burial period and list every part of the grave reference already available.
From the register to the route
Once a section, row and grave number has been supplied for Altona Main Cemetery, transfer it to the cemetery map. The map has 67 named orientation points. Use the closest suitable point to plan the approach, but keep the full grave reference available for the final search within the section.
Selected biographies
Notable graves introduces selected biographies connected with Altona Main Cemetery, including Max Brauer, Wilhelmine Catharina Alma Wartenberg and Peter Rühmkorf. The selection is not complete, so a different person still requires an enquiry to the responsible office.