Alter Südfriedhof
Alter Südfriedhof München · 뮌헨
cemetery in Munich, Germany
Contents
8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to the Alter Südfriedhof, or Old South Cemetery, the oldest and perhaps most historically significant green space in Munich's city center. Established in fifteen hundred and sixty-three as a plague cemetery outside the…
Listen in the app2St. Stephen’s Church and the Plague Origins
We begin at the Cemetery Church of Saint Stephen, a structure that dates back to sixteen hundred and seventy-seven, though the site’s history as a place of interment is even older. The Alter Südfriedhof was born of necessity…
Listen in the app3The Sendling Night of Murder Monument
Moving toward the center of the cemetery, we encounter a monument from eighteen hundred and thirty-one that commemorates one of the most tragic and defining events in Bavarian history: the Sendling Night of Murder in seventeen…
Listen in the app4The Scientists: Fraunhofer and Pettenkofer
The southern part of the cemetery is home to some of the greatest minds of the nineteenth century. Here we find the grave of Joseph von Fraunhofer, the self-taught pioneer of optics. …
Listen in the app5Carl Spitzweg: The Humorist of the Biedermeier
We now come to the grave of Carl Spitzweg, one of Munich's most beloved painters. Spitzweg is the quintessential artist of the Biedermeier period, famous for his humorous and often satirical paintings like 'The Poor Poet.' His…
Listen in the app6The Eskimo Tragedy Memorial
A particularly strange and haunting gravestone in the cemetery mentions seven young men who all died on the same day: February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one. This is the memorial to the 'Eskimo Tragedy.' During a…
Listen in the app7Ferdinand von Miller and the Bavaria
Near the northwestern end of the cemetery, we find the grave of the sculptor Ferdinand von Miller. Miller is a towering figure in Munich’s artistic history, quite literally—he is the man responsible for the massive 'Bavaria'…
Listen in the app8Closing
As we conclude our tour of the Alter Südfriedhof, we are left with a profound sense of the people who shaped the Munich we know today. This four-hundred-and-fifty-year-old sanctuary has taken us from the dark days of the plague…
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What is Alter Südfriedhof?
Alter Südfriedhof is a place in 뮌헨 with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 뮌헨 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 48.1273, 11.5649 |
| Last updated |
