Cemetery profile

Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf

Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf, Wasgensteig 30, 14129 Berlin. Information on map orientation, operator details and grave care.

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Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf on the map

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AddressWasgensteig 30, 14129 Berlin

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About the cemetery

Overview

This profile of Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf brings together address and directions, map and orientation, operator details and grave care for planning a visit.

At a glance

Opened
1945/47
Operator type
state-owned
Area
375,794 m²
Locality
Zehlendorf

Address and directions: Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf

What address should be used for directions?

The address of Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf is Wasgensteig 30, 14129 Berlin. The site belongs to the Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf and the locality of Zehlendorf. 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.

Map and orientation: Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf

What does the map marker show?

The map marker shows the cemetery grounds. It does not necessarily mark an entrance, access road or individual grave. Follow signs at the site.

How can this cemetery be identified?

The name, address and locality or municipality help distinguish the site clearly. The area is 375,794 m². This combination is more useful than searching by name alone because several cemeteries in the region have similar names.

Cemetery administration and contact

Who is responsible for the cemetery?

The cemetery is state-owned. Berlin’s district offices administer state-owned cemeteries. The current contact for Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf is available from the responsible district office.

Grave care: Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf

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

Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf
Wasgensteig 30
14129 Berlin
Germany

Notable graves

Notable graves

Selected people

5 documented graves
  1. Politics

    Willy Brandt

    1913–1992

    Governing Mayor of Berlin, Federal Chancellor and recipient of the 1971 Nobel Peace Prize.

  2. Politics

    Ernst Reuter

    1889–1953

    Berlin's first Governing Mayor and a defining public voice for the city during the Berlin Blockade.

  3. Politics

    Walter Scheel

    1919–2016

    President of the Federal Republic of Germany and, earlier, its Federal Foreign Minister.

  4. Film and stage

    Hildegard Knef

    1925–2002

    Actor, singer and author who came to prominence in the first post-war German film, The Murderers Are Among Us.

  5. Architecture

    Hans Scharoun

    1893–1972

    Architect of organic modernism whose best-known buildings include the Berlin Philharmonie.