Ohlsdorf: Schmuckshöhe

The subarea known as Schmuckshöhe gives this part of Ohlsdorf a more precise local identity. It is best understood through the immediate combination of housing, everyday routes, nearby open space and the way local streets connect with the rest of the district. Treating Schmuckshöhe separately helps expose small-scale differences in urban form and daily life that are easily lost when Ohlsdorf is described only as one large area. Ohlsdorf Cemetery is among the world’s largest park cemeteries and functions simultaneously as burial ground, memorial landscape, arboretum and place for walking and cycling. Residential areas at the edges include villas, detached homes and apartment buildings close to the Alster and smaller green spaces. Ohlsdorf station links S1 and U1 services, giving direct access to the airport, inner city and northern suburbs; buses extend the network. Local shops are modest, with larger centres nearby in Fuhlsbüttel and Alsterdorf.