[28] Park Grounds – Old Cemetery
Description
The park, originally established in 1548 as a burial ground, has been expanded several times over the years. As part of its redesign, the Holy Spirit Church was also built on these grounds, which became a victim of increasing decay after 1945 and was finally demolished in 1976. The cemetery reached its final size in 1866 with an extension in the southeast corner. Although the "new" cemetery was established in 1887, burials continued at the "old" cemetery until 1948.
The plague cottage, which was built in 1687 over the mass graves of the plague victims of 1607, is still a remarkable monument today. Thanks to the financial support of Wurzen´s honorary citizen Dr. Hans Imhoff, it was able to be renovated in 1999.
In 1929/30, the memorial to commemorate the more than 700 fallen citizens of Wurzen from the First World War was erected on the south side of the grounds. The monument, which was built from funds from the Hermann-Ilgen Foundation, consists of a bronze double sculpture by Prof. Georg Wrba under a wide stone pointed arch. This is connected to the north by a rectangular courtyard formed by stone pillars with connecting architraves. The names of the fallen and missing are inscribed on the inside of the pillars.
After 1975, the cemetery was converted into a large park facility in the heart of Wurzen. Located as a green gem between the train station and the city center, it invites not only the railway travelers to linger.
POIs
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[1] Catholic Sacred Heart Church
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[2] Historic Building – City Hall
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[3] City Park of Wurzen
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[4] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – European Old Trade Route Crossroads
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[5] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the Former Eilenburg Gate
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[6] Historic Building – The Golden Eagle
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[7] Market Square
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[8] Ringelnatz Fountain on the Market Square
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[9] Old Town Hall at the Market Square
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[10] Old City Jail in the Town Hall Courtyard
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[11] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque on the Old City Wall
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[12] Reclining Bench
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[13] Museum of Cultural History featuring the Ringelnatz Collection
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[14] Bishop’s Palace Wurzen
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[15] St. Mary’s Cathedral
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[16] Old Custody Building – Birthplace of Lichtwer
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[17] Historic Building at 5 Cathedral Square
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[18] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the School Steps
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[19] Mill Towers of the "Wurzener Krietschwerke"
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[20] Post Gate of the Electorate of Saxony
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[21] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque of the Gaudlitz Family / Posthof above Postgasse
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[22] Birthplace of Ringelnatz
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[23] Historic Building – Birthplace of Schöttgen
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[24] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Art Nouveau Ensemble Rahn Houses
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[25] Wettin Column
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[26] St. Wenceslai Town Church including the Tower Keeper’s Residence
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[27] Post Mile Column
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[28] Park Grounds – Old Cemetery
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[29] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Soldatenwinkel
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[30] Plague House on the Old Cemetery
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[31] War Memorial on the Old Cemetery
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[32] Bismarck Tower on Wachtelberg, Dehnitz
