Origins and development
Finkenriek opened in 1957. König-Georg-Deich separates the older southern and newer northern grounds. A Muslim burial field and Medine Altiok’s washing and prayer building were added in 2020. The cemetery has belonged to Hamburger Friedhöfe AöR since 1 January 2025.
Origins: 1957. The cemetery is in Wilhelmsburg, southern Elbe island, at König-Georg-Deich 24, 21109 Hamburg. No area figure is included for Finkenriek Cemetery.
Design and present-day character
A municipal park cemetery with southern and northern grounds on opposite sides of König-Georg-Deich, a chapel and a Muslim washing and prayer building.
Read this character description together with the development of Finkenriek Cemetery: it identifies what gives the grounds their present identity without turning the cemetery into a purely historical attraction. A visit can focus on spatial structure and named orientation points while leaving individual graves undisturbed.
Distinctive features on the grounds
König-Georg-Deich separates the older southern and newer northern sections.
Medine Altiok designed the Muslim washing and prayer building added in 2020.
The building contains separate washing and prayer rooms.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 10 named places for Finkenriek Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery entrance, Finkenriek cemetery chapel, Weidendamm. Use these names to relate the historical account to locations visible during a visit, without assuming that every historical feature has its own marker.
Continue the visit
The cemetery tour turns selected named points at Finkenriek Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Hamburger Friedhöfe AöR – Finkenriek Advice Centre rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.