St. Rochus Cemetery

Nuremberg, Germany

St. Rochus Cemetery (Rochusfriedhof) was created in late 1510s to bury the victims of the plague epidemic of 1517-18. To avoid spreading the disease, city authorities decided to build the cemetery at some distance from the city, so St. Rochus is located outside the old city wall. The cemetery was finally consecrated on 21 March 1519. St. Rochus Chapel was built in 1520–21. The architect was Hans Beheim the Elder, who also built a chapel for Johannisfriedhof, another old Nuremberg cemetery.

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Address

Rothenburger Straße 39, Nuremberg, Germany

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Details

Founded: 1517-1520
Category: Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in Germany
Historical period: Reformation & Wars of Religion (Germany)

More Information

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4.1/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Loki Lacaille (3 years ago)
It was SO awesome. Very serene, beautiful and creative. Some are five hundred years old. It's so special. And Staedtler is buried here as well. His gravestone is among one of my favorites here. Very beautiful, creative and lovingly made

Alexander Viol (5 years ago)
Very scenic graveyard, in summertime it is very beautiful with flowers!

Gabriel Quintero (6 years ago)
J.Pachelbel tomb... devoted some minutes paying tribute to him while listening his canon in D.

Ryan Shillington (6 years ago)
Super cool place to see the place where Pachabel remains. His grave is hard to find, but I've added a couple photos below to give context. I'll upload a video to YouTube too.

M (6 years ago)
Johannis-Friedhof gefällt mir besser

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