IamA guy who bought a 22-building 'ghost town' over a year ago with a friend
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Some years ago, I regularly drove the A7 in Germany (large Autobahn), and while passing Hamburg, I always noticed the top of a church in what seemed to be an industrial area. After a while, I decided to leave the Autobahn, and drive to this place.
It belonged to a village called "Altenwerder"[0], which got turned into a quarter in 1960, when plans were made to enlarge the harbour. People got relocated in the 70s & 80s, and the last people left in 1998.
However, the church is still in service. And if you walk around the area, you can still see traces of gateways, smaller roadways and so on. [1]
The cemetery isn't used any more, but has one pretty impressive gravestone. [2]
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altenwerder
[1]: https://goo.gl/maps/mhYSQgp8sPsRr4yL8
[2]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Sga_grab...