Melaten-Friedhof

The Melaten-Friedhof is the central cemetery of Cologne, Germany. It lies on the northern border of the district municipality of Lindenthal. It was first mentioned in 1243.In the south it limits the Aachener Straße, in the east the Piusstraße, in the West, the Oskar-Jäger-Straße and the Melatengürtel, north Weinsbergstraße. The 435000 m² large cemetery is on the number of graves is the largest city cemetery.The name "Melaten" originates from a ‘hospital’ for the sick and lepers proven there already in the 12th century. The “hoff to Malaten” was first mentioned in 1243.HistoryMelaten was about one kilometer west of the city of Cologne, just beyond the bishop path that marked the boundary between the area of the city and the Archbishop. Therefore, the hospice was under the jurisdiction of the archbishop and was therefore in spiritual hand[[Cologne Stadtbahn]]The cemetery has its nearest station Melaten.