Origins and development
Altona main cemetery opened on 1 November 1923, after its first burial on 2 October. Ferdinand Tutenberg developed it in the spirit of cemetery reform. Graves including Max Brauer, Alma Wartenberg and Peter Rühmkorf link the site to Altona’s political, social and literary history.
Origins: Opened on 1 November 1923. The cemetery is in Hamburg-Altona, Bahrenfeld, at Stadionstraße 5, 22525 Hamburg. Its area is approximately 63 hectares.
Design and present-day character
Ferdinand Tutenberg’s 63-hectare design combines long main axes with woodland. Planned for people of different religions and social groups, it has distinct areas for historic notable graves, war graves and newer communal plots.
Read this character description together with the development of Altona Main Cemetery: it identifies what gives the grounds their present identity without turning the cemetery into a purely historical attraction. A visit can focus on spatial structure and named orientation points while leaving individual graves undisturbed.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 67 named places for Altona Main Cemetery. Among them are Pedestrian gate 1, Kapelle, On-site cemetery map 3. Use these names to relate the historical account to locations visible during a visit, without assuming that every historical feature has its own marker.
Continue the visit
The cemetery tour turns selected named points at Altona Main Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Altona district authority – cemetery administration rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.