The honourable war cemetery in Ehrenfriedhof Burg Ulrichstein is located right next to the ruins of the mediaeval Ulrichstein castle from the 12th century, on top of a hill (an extinct volcano visible from far away) that is 609 metres above the sea level.
It was established by the German War Graves Commission (Der Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V.) in 1969, and is the final resting place for 132 victims of World War II - forced labourers, prisoners of war and German soldiers. Their graves were moved to the castle garden from cemeteries in the Büdingen, Friedberg and Lauterbach districts. The peak of the burial site is marked by a large stone cross surrounded by grave fields marked by small stone crosses with metal plaques that have the victims’ first and last names inscribed upon them. The cemetery’s memorial slab bears the following motto: ‘Have respect for death and respect for life.’ Among the deceased rest at least 20 persons from Poland.
