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Grabstätte Dirk Bach – Melatenfriedhof Runde von Ehrenfeld

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Grabstätte Dirk Bach – Melatenfriedhof Runde von Ehrenfeld

AngelFisch planned a hike

March 24, 2022

Grabstätte Dirk Bach – Melatenfriedhof Runde von Ehrenfeld

Easy

01:09

4.56km

3.9km/h

10m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Bus stop

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666 m

Waffenschmidt Family Grave (Founders of Saturn) – Melaten Cemetery

Highlight • Monument

"Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said..." (Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, Verse 29; so-called "Song of Simeon").

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1.55 km

Dirk Bach Memorial Grave

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The Cologne comedian and actor Dirk Bach (who died in 2012) probably has one of the most colorful graves in Melaten Cemetery. His husband has been buried next to him …

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1.96 km

Grave of Dr. Alfred Biolek and Leo Fritz Gruber at Melaten Cemetery

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Very interesting cemetery where some famous celebrities are buried. Guided tours are even offered.
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melatenfriedhof.de

It is very interesting to look at this cemetery. At the beginning …

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2.24 km

Willi Herren's Grave, Melaten Cemetery

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Willi Herren was buried in Cologne's Melatenfriedhof on May 5, 2021. He was found lifeless in his apartment in Cologne-Mülheim on April 20. Herren's coffin was driven from the mourning …

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2.92 km

Grave of Dr. Guido Westerwelle

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It's always interesting how people bury.

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2.96 km

Melaten Cemetery

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Melaten Cemetery is Cologne's central cemetery. The name Melaten is based on the French word for sickness, "malade." From the 12th century onward, a leper colony, which included the Melaten …

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3.33 km

Millowitsch Family Grave, Melaten Cemetery

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What would Cologne folk art be without the Millowitsch family, with its perhaps most prominent member, Willy (1909–1999)? The gravestone is deliberately very simple and bears only the family name. …

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3.45 km

Grim Reaper statue, Melaten Cemetery

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The Grim Reaper is one of the most famous characters in the Melatenfriedhof. He looks scary, symbolizes death, carries an hourglass and originally also a scythe. However, this has already …

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4.56 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.52 km

Surfaces

2.33 km

1.58 km

604 m

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Grabstätte Dirk Bach – Melatenfriedhof Runde von Ehrenfeld

Waffenschmidt Family Grave (Founders of Saturn) – Melaten Cemetery

Dirk Bach Memorial Grave

Grave of Dr. Alfred Biolek and Leo Fritz Gruber at Melaten Cemetery

Willi Herren's Grave, Melaten Cemetery

Grave of Dr. Guido Westerwelle

Melaten Cemetery

Millowitsch Family Grave, Melaten Cemetery

Grim Reaper statue, Melaten Cemetery

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