5
documented records
≈ 22–44
approx. capacity (graves)
1,100 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The cemetery is a small burial ground on the south-eastern side of the church at Corvey, a former Benedictine abbey near Höxter that became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. Its best-known grave is that of the poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 51.777779° N, 9.410000° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
5 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Ernst Graf Wolkenstein-Trostburg 1879 – 1966 - Elisabeth Herzogin von Ratibor und Fürstin von Corvey 1886 – 1976
- Franz Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 1787 – 1841
- Margarethe Prinzessin von Ratibor und Corvey 1894 – 1973
Georg Schlesiger 1928 – 2015
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Lüchtringen Cemetery 1.9 km away · Lüchtringen
- Wall Cemetery, Höxter 2.4 km away · Höxter
- Höxter Jewish Cemetery 2.6 km away · Höxter
- Boffzen Cemetery 4.1 km away · Boffzen
- Albaxen Cemetery 4.6 km away · Thonenburg
- Brenkhausen Cemetery 4.9 km away · Brenkhausen
- Lütmarsen Cemetery 5.1 km away · Lütmarsen
- Fürstenberg Cemetery 5.4 km away · Fürstenberg
- Godelheim Cemetery 5.6 km away · Godelheim
- Altendorf St. Paul Parish Cemetery 6.4 km away · Holzminden
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Common questions
How big is Schloss Corvey?
Schloss Corvey covers about 1,100 m² (0.3 acres), about the size of 4 tennis courts. It is the 399th smallest of the 4,061 cemeteries we list in North Rhine-Westphalia.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Schloss Corvey is that of Franz Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, who died on January 14, 1841 at the age of 53.