Con qualche informazione in più nel libro, abbiamo anche concluso che alcuni dei più anziani sono nati a Windheim, 32469, Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia, Germania – Wulfhagen #9. Il che indica un piccolo villaggio. Sto cercando la chiesa dove potenzialmente sono sepolti i miei antenati, i nomi di questi comuni possono creare un po’ di confusione. Ad esempio, il nome Windheim può riferirsi alla parrocchia cattolica, alla parrocchia luterana, al distretto o alla città. Inoltre, i confini di queste varie aree di Windheim si sono spostati nel corso degli anni.
L’attuale parrocchia luterana di Windheim (Pfarrbezirk Windheim) è composta da Gorspen Vahlsen, Ilse, Joessen e Windheim. La parrocchia di Nueunkirk faceva parte della parrocchia di Windheim e comprende Doehren, Neuenknick, Rosenhagen e Seelenfeld.
C’è qualcuno che conosce questa zona e può indicarmi il cimitero specifico dove potenzialmente sono sepolti i miei parenti? Molto apprezzato per chiunque se ne occupi!
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Your relatives probably are not buried there anymore. After 20-30 years graves are usually removed and the plots get reused.
Just look for the town/village of Windheim. The parishes may have changed. They are not part of the adress.
Just try contacting the cemetery administration of Windhagen/Petershagen: [https://serviceportal.petershagen.de/detail/-/vr-bis-detail/einrichtung/10181/show](https://serviceportal.petershagen.de/detail/-/vr-bis-detail/einrichtung/10181/show)
This is probably the cemetery but chances are there are no longer buried there or no visible gravestone is there
If you get a confirmation or more Information I could go there in person to take photos
It’s always worth asking the city of Windheim. They would have the birth/marriage/death certificates (Germans are superb record-keepers), and sometimes the religion of the concerned person is written on them. This could be a clue to which graveyard they might be buried in.
Additionally, even small towns have a few history buffs (or a Heimatverein) that can give you information. The city can connect you with them.
Surprisingly I live close to that area. Nowadays Windheim is part of Petershagen. Windheim still has its own church cemetery.
But there are also 18 municipal and 11 church cemeteries within the Petershagen municipal area.
The municipal cemeteries are located in the villages of Bierde, Döhren, Eldagsen, Friedewalde (old and new), Gorspen-Vahlsen, Hävern, Heimsen, Ilse, Ilserheide,
Ilvese, Neuenknick, Ovenstädt, Quetzen, Raderhorst, Rosenhagen, Seelenfeld and Wietersheim.
The church cemeteries are located in Buchholz, Frille, Lahde, Maaslingen, Meßlingen, Ovenstädt, Petershagen, Schlüsselburg, Südfelde, Wasserstraße.
Furthermore, it’s unlikely that the historic cemetery from 1845 (or earlier) still exists. And as already pointed out, graves get removed after a certain time.