• Toggle the table of contents. Melaten cemetery. ... Melaten is the central cemetery of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, which was first mentioned in 1243.
  • Last weekend was finally the chance for me to visit the famous "Melaten-Friedhof" (Melaten Cemetery) in Cologne.
  • As visitors wander through Cologne, they might stumble upon a hidden gem – the ‘Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Tour in German.’
  • On this tour, you'll walk through the Melaten Cemetery and enjoy the incomparable unity of a park and a cemetery in the heart of Cologne.
  • As a result of this, the new central cemetery, Melaten-Friedhof, was opened on the site of a disused house a decade later.
  • "Melaten Cemetery" in Cologne is one of my favorite cemeteries. It's a huge, relaxing and inspiring place. Sometimes it feels like an outdoor museum...
  • In 1810, a Napoleon decree stipulated that the Melaten cemetery was to be built outside the former city walls of Cologne.
  • The Melatenfriedhof (Melaten Cemetery) is Cologne’s largest graveyard — and an old, fascinating central cemetery that tells art and social history as well as very...
    • Private walking tour of Melaten Cemetery and Cologne Old Town Highlights
    • Vists at Melaten Cemetery (2 and 4-hours option)
    • Fascinating facts and history of Melaten, Cologne and its highlights