Berlin Cemeteries: Some Facts

***I retrieved these informations on Berlin City Council’s page on cemeteries. ***

There are 224 cemeteries in Berlin, on a surface of 1 125 hectares. There are divided as follows:

-          86 state-owned

-          119 evangelical

-          9 catholic

-          5 jewish

-          5 others (Muslim, British, Orthodox

 

Well in St. Thomas Cemetery, November 2014 © Emmanuelle Chaze

Berlin is home to several types of cemeteries, there are:

- 37 parish cemeteries in Berlin. The eldest in town are the Dahlem cemetery (1230) and the Karow cemetery (1240).

- 49 garden cemeteries, on 451 hectares, throughout the city. This type appeared in the beginning of the 19^th century.

- 105 Alley Quartier Cemeteries, on 436 hectares. As stated in the name, these cemeteries are divided into alleys and lines. There are divided hierarchically, with upper-class families buried in mausoleums on the side lanes, while middle-class families occupy the borders of the lanes. Less important people are found in the middle of the squares.

- 24 Woodland cemeteries, on 225 hectares. They were grounded in the beginning of the 20^th century, in Dahlem und Zehlendorf for example.