Cemetery profile
Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf
Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf, Wasgensteig 30, 14129 Berlin. Information on map orientation, operator details and grave care.
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Orientation on site
Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf on the map
The interactive map shows the cemetery location for spatial orientation.
AddressWasgensteig 30, 14129 Berlin
On this page
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 ZehlendorfWasgensteig 30
14129 Berlin
Germany
Photographic impressions
Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf in pictures
Selected photographs offer a visual impression of Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf.
Burial rows integrated into the pine woodland
Memorial at the Italian honorary cemetery
Notable graves
Notable graves
Selected people
5 documented gravesPolitics
Willy Brandt
1913–1992
Governing Mayor of Berlin, Federal Chancellor and recipient of the 1971 Nobel Peace Prize.
Politics
Ernst Reuter
1889–1953
Berlin's first Governing Mayor and a defining public voice for the city during the Berlin Blockade.
Politics
Walter Scheel
1919–2016
President of the Federal Republic of Germany and, earlier, its Federal Foreign Minister.
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.
Architecture
Hans Scharoun
1893–1972
Architect of organic modernism whose best-known buildings include the Berlin Philharmonie.

