Cemetery profile
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf, Bahnhofstraße 2. Information on operator details and grave care.
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Orientation on site
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf on the map
The interactive map shows the cemetery location for spatial orientation.
AddressBahnhofstraße 2, 14532 Stahnsdorf
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About the cemetery
Overview
This profile of Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf brings together address and directions, operator details and grave care for planning a visit.
At a glance
- Operator type
- Protestant
- Area
- 2,060,000 m²
- Locality
- Stahnsdorf
- Administrative area
- Potsdam-Mittelmark
Address and directions: Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
What address should be used for directions?
The address of Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf is Bahnhofstraße 2, 14532 Stahnsdorf. The site belongs to the municipality of Stahnsdorf. The address identifies the cemetery site; the entrance or vehicle access may be elsewhere. Follow signs at the site.
What operating status is confirmed?
The cemetery is confirmed as an active burial site.
What information helps when locating a grave?
For precise orientation within the grounds, use the section or plot, row and grave number. Copy these details as completely as possible from the grave certificate, burial-right document or other existing records.
Cemetery administration and contact
Who is responsible for the cemetery?
The operator type is Protestant. Only the responsible administration can give binding information about burial rights, burials, access and commercial work.
Grave care: Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
What details are needed for a grave-care request?
An unambiguous request needs the full cemetery name, the name of the person buried there, and the section, row and grave number. The operator’s local rules and any required permissions must also be checked before work begins.
Practical information
Plan your visit
Cemetery address
Südwestkirchhof StahnsdorfBahnhofstraße 2
14532 Stahnsdorf
Germany
Photographic impressions
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf in pictures
Selected photographs offer a visual impression of Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf.
The wooden cemetery chapel opened in 1909
Langenscheidt family tomb
Notable graves
Notable graves
Selected people
6 documented gravesVisual arts
Heinrich Zille
1858–1929
Socially critical draughtsman, graphic artist and photographer who documented everyday life in Berlin's working-class milieu.
Visual arts
Lovis Corinth
1858–1925
Painter and printmaker who became a major figure in German Impressionism.
Music
Engelbert Humperdinck
1854–1921
Composer best known for the fairy-tale opera Hansel and Gretel.
Film
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
1888–1931
Silent-film director and creator of Nosferatu, a landmark of Expressionist cinema.
Language and publishing
Gustav Langenscheidt
1832–1895
Linguist and founder of the Langenscheidt language and dictionary publishing house.
Technology and industry
Werner von Siemens
1816–1892
Scientist, inventor and industrialist who founded the Siemens company.

