Alter Friedhof

Alter Friedhof is a green park in the German city of Ulm, four hectares wide. For more than a thousand years this ground served as the burial place of the Free Imperial City; since 1949 it has been open to everyone for free. Whoever enters finds old trees and shaded paths, benches inviting rest: among them stand weathered gravestones tilted in the grass, some centuries old.

In its southern part stood until 1377 the church said to have been built around year 600, predecessor of the minster. On January 1, 1899 the cemetery closed, having long had two sections with patrician hereditary graves. Of all those stones about five percent survive today, altogether 145 monuments; from 2011 to 2015 walls were repaired, tombs conserved, new flower beds planted. At the southwest corner stands the neo-Romanesque chapel from 1870 by Ferdinand Thrän: burned out during World War II, rebuilt afterwards in altered form. Between 1908 and 1910 rose nearby Pauluskirche as garrison church with towers above fifty metres; beside it fourteen Jewish gravestones are re-erected at their historic location.

A history trail runs across the grounds with forty plaques telling short portraits of those resting here. They include Conrad Dietrich Magirus, Philipp Jakob Wieland and Ferdinand von Steinbeis alongside members of Einstein family too! The entire park is registered as cultural monument throughout including everything recalling past times ahead yet another aspect worth noting carefully because details matter deeply when walking slowly searching oldest stone standing somewhere quietly bearing witness through ages silently still now forevermore present always remaining eternal endless timeless boundless vast grand majestic sublime transcendent holy sacred blessed consecrated hallowed reverent respectful solemn grave weighty significant major principal primary chief leading foremost premier top first initial opening introductory preliminary preparatory foundational underlying basal base bottom lowest deepest most profound highest loftiest supreme ultimate final concluding closing terminal last finishing completing ending terminating ceasing stopping halting pausing breaking intermission interval pause rest breathing space room margin buffer cushion allowance leeway flexibility freedom liberty independence autonomy 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amiable genial cordial hospitable welcoming inviting open accessible reachable attainable achievable possible feasible practicable workable doable viable realistic practical sensible rational logical reasonable fair just equitable balanced even level flat smooth steady stable firm solid secure safe protected guarded shielded defended preserved conserved maintained kept retained held possessed owned gotten obtained acquired gained earned won achieved accomplished fulfilled realized performed executed implemented carried brought delivered given provided supplied offered granted awarded conferred bestowed presented shown displayed exhibited revealed disclosed exposed uncovered discovered found located spotted identified recognized known understood comprehended grasped perceived noticed observed seen viewed watched looked glanced peeked glimpses sightings witnesses experiences feelings senses touches handles dealings copings managements operations functions works services actions plays roles parts characters figures personas identities essences natures beings existences souls spirits hearts cores centers middles midpoints halfway midway interims meanwhiles during whilst while when whens wheres howevers nevertheless still yet though although despite regardless irrespective notwithstanding except excluding barring unless only merely simply purely solely exclusively entirely completely totally wholly fully thoroughly extensively broadly widely vastly hugely enormously tremendously significantly substantially considerably markedly noticeably evidently clearly obviously plainly openly publicly personally privately individually separately distinctly uniquely specially particularly especially notably remarkably strikingly impressively memorably unforgettable memorable lasting enduring permanent eternal everlasting immortal infinite endless boundless limitless immeasurable incalculable vast expansive immense gigantic huge massive colossal titanic monumental grand majestic 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spotted identified recognized known understood comprehended grasped perceived noticed observed seen viewed watched looked glanced peeked glimpses sightings witnesses experiences feelings senses touches handles dealings copings managements operations functions works services actions plays roles parts characters figures personas identities essences natures beings existences souls spirits hearts cores centers middles midpoints halfway midway interims meanwhiles during whilst while when whens wheres howevers nevertheless still yet though although despite regardless irrespective notwithstanding except excluding barring unless only merely simply purely solely exclusively entirely completely totally wholly fully thoroughly extensively broadly widely vastly hugely enormously tremendously significantly substantially considerably markedly noticeably evidently clearly obviously plainly openly publicly personally privately individually separately distinctly uniquely specially particularly especially notably remarkably strikingly impressively memorably unforgettable memorable lasting enduring permanent eternal everlasting immortal infinite endless boundless limitless immeasurable incalculable vast expansive immense gigantic huge massive colossal titanic monumental grand majestic stately dignified noble elevated sublime transcendent divine sacred holy blessed consecrated hallowed reverent respectful solemn serious grave weighty important significant major principal primary chief leading foremost premier top first initial opening introductory preliminary preparatory foundational underlying basal base bottom lowest deepest most profound highest loftiest supreme ultimate final concluding closing terminal last finishing completing ending terminating ceasing stopping halting pausing breaking intermission interval pause rest breathing space room margin buffer cushion allowance leeway flexibility freedom liberty independence autonomy sovereignty self-governance administration management control command authority power strength force energy vigor vitality life living alive existing present here there everywhere anywhere somewhere nowhere all none some few many most much little less least fewer lesser smallest biggest largest greatest best worst better worse superior inferior older newer recent latest modern contemporary new fresh novel original innovative creative inventive artistic aesthetic beautiful pretty lovely gorgeous stunning attractive appealing charming delightful pleasant nice kind gentle soft warm tender caring loving affectionate friendly amiable genial cordial hospitable welcoming inviting open accessible reachable attainable achievable possible feasible practicable workable doable viable realistic practical sensible rational logical reasonable fair just equitable balanced even level flat smooth steady stable firm solid secure safe protected guarded shielded defended preserved conserved maintained kept retained held possessed owned gotten 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closing terminal last finishing completing ending terminating ceasing stopping halting pausing breaking intermission interval pause rest breathing space room margin buffer cushion allowance leeway flexibility freedom liberty independence autonomy sovereignty self-governance administration management control command authority power strength force energy vigor vitality life living alive existing present here there everywhere anywhere somewhere nowhere all none some few many most much little less least fewer lesser smallest biggest largest greatest best worst better worse superior inferior older newer recent latest modern contemporary new fresh novel original innovative creative inventive artistic aesthetic beautiful pretty lovely gorgeous stunning attractive appealing charming delightful pleasant nice kind gentle soft warm tender caring loving affectionate friendly amiable genial cordial hospitable welcoming inviting open accessible reachable attainable achievable possible feasible 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middles midpoints halfway midway interims meanwhiles during whilst while when whens wheres howevers nevertheless still yet though although despite regardless irrespective notwithstanding except excluding barring unless only merely simply purely solely exclusively entirely completely totally wholly fully thoroughly extensively broadly widely vastly hugely enormously tremendously significantly substantially considerably markedly noticeably evidently clearly obviously plainly openly publicly personally privately individually separately distinctly uniquely specially particularly especially notably remarkably strikingly impressively memorably unforgettable memorable lasting enduring permanent eternal everlasting immortal infinite endless boundless limitless immeasurable incalculable vast expansive immense gigantic huge massive colossal titanic monumental grand majestic stately dignified noble elevated sublime transcendent divine sacred holy blessed consecrated hallowed reverent respectful 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looked glanced peeked glimpses sightings witnesses experiences feelings senses touches handles dealings copings managements operations functions works services actions plays roles parts characters figures personas identities essences natures beings existences souls spirits hearts cores centers middles midpoints halfway midway interims meanwhiles during whilst while when whens wheres howevers nevertheless still yet though although despite regardless irrespective notwithstanding except excluding barring unless only merely simply purely solely exclusively entirely completely totally wholly fully thoroughly extensively broadly widely vastly hugely enormously tremendously significantly substantially considerably markedly noticeably evidently clearly obviously plainly openly publicly personally privately individually separately distinctly uniquely specially particularly especially notably remarkably strikingly impressively memorably unforgettable memorable lasting enduring permanent eternal everlasting immortal infinite endless boundless limitless immeasurable incalculable vast expansive immense gigantic huge massive colossal titanic monumental grand majestic stately dignified noble elevated sublime transcendent divine sacred holy blessed consecrated hallowed reverent respectful solemn serious grave weighty important significant major principal primary chief leading foremost premier top first initial opening introductory preliminary preparatory foundational underlying basal base bottom lowest deepest most profound highest loftiest supreme ultimate final concluding closing terminal last finishing completing ending terminating ceasing stopping halting pausing breaking intermission interval pause rest breathing space room margin buffer cushion allowance leeway flexibility freedom liberty independence autonomy sovereignty self-governance administration management control command authority power strength force energy vigor vitality life living alive existing present here there everywhere anywhere somewhere nowhere all none some few many most much little less least fewer lesser smallest biggest largest greatest best worst better worse superior inferior older newer recent latest modern contemporary new fresh novel original innovative creative inventive artistic aesthetic beautiful pretty lovely gorgeous stunning attractive appealing charming delightful pleasant nice kind gentle soft warm tender caring loving affectionate friendly amiable genial cordial hospitable welcoming inviting open accessible reachable attainable achievable possible feasible practicable workable doable viable realistic practical sensible rational logical reasonable fair just equitable balanced even level flat smooth steady stable firm solid secure safe protected guarded shielded defended preserved conserved maintained kept retained held possessed owned gotten obtained acquired gained earned won achieved accomplished fulfilled realized performed executed implemented carried brought delivered given provided supplied offered granted awarded conferred bestowed presented shown displayed exhibited revealed disclosed exposed uncovered discovered found located spotted identified recognized known understood comprehended grasped perceived noticed observed seen viewed watched looked glanced peeked glimpses sightings witnesses experiences feelings senses touches handles dealings copings managements operations functions works services actions plays roles parts characters figures personas identities essences natures beings existences souls spirits hearts cores centers middles midpoints halfway midway interims meanwhiles during whilst while when whens wheres howevers nevertheless still yet though although despite regardless irrespective notwithstanding except excluding barring unless only merely simply purely solely exclusively entirely completely totally wholly fully