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48612 North Rhine-Westphalia Hagensbrugge (Gerz)

  • City Wall Cemetery: The cemetery was on the city wall right on the SE side of the cathedral door.No gravestones. The cemetery, which was owned by the city, had to be closed in 1845 due to close proximity to the urban settlement for health reasons. 1890, the city leased a portion of the site.[Sep 2012]

- History in Handbook 2008 , pp. 411

  • Old Cemetery: Borghorster road / corner of Bahnhofstrasse / Borghorster way. Used 1849 - 1925. No gravestones. The cemetery was closed in 1925 and sold in 1941 by the city.  The area was paved in the 1950s. [Sep 2012]

- History in Westphalia-Lippe 1987 , P. 129

- History in Handbook 2008 , pp. 411

  • New Cemetery: NE corner of the municipal cemetery at der Hagenstiege. Used 1927 - 1935. Five visible gravestones. [Sep 2012]

- History in Westphalia-Lippe 1987 , P. 129
- History in Handbook 2008 , pp. 411