Cemetery in Hamburg
Cemetery of the Nameless, Neuwerk
The Cemetery of the Nameless lies beside the lighthouse on Hamburg’s island of Neuwerk.
Address and entrances
Historic grounds beside Neuwerk lighthouse. This is an island address, outside Hamburg’s mainland road network.
Cemetery map and finding your way
The marker represents the mapped cemetery grounds, not a surveyed entrance or an individual grave.
Visiting information and walks
Travel to the island requires separate planning. Boat services and tidal-flat routes depend on the season and tides; this is not a normal city journey by bus or train.
Location profile
About the grounds
The Cemetery of the Nameless lies beside the lighthouse on Hamburg’s island of Neuwerk. From the Middle Ages, sailors washed ashore were buried here, often unidentified. Today it is a historic memorial; the island belongs to Hamburg but lies far from the mainland city.
- Visiting and use
- Historic burial site; not a cemetery for the regular allocation of new graves.