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Plötzensee Cemetery
Plötzensee Cemetery: Address, opening hours, map, history and graves for a well-prepared visit.
At a glance
- Area
- 2.19 ha
- Established
- 1888; regular operation until 1970
- District
- Wedding, Mitte borough
Visitor information
Prepare your visit
Quick access to the published information for planning a visit.
Address and directions
Visitor address, location and directions.
Learn moreOpening hours
Access hours for the cemetery.
Learn moreCemetery map
Maps and guidance for finding your way around the cemetery grounds.
Learn moreAdministration
Contact details and information about the responsible administration.
Learn moreCharacter and history
Former cemetery complex, now a park containing consolidated war graves. Regular burial operations ended in 1970.
From 1888, four church cemeteries developed here: Neuer Johannisfriedhof, Kaiser-Friedrich, Heiland and Neuer St Paul. The grounds closed at the end of 1970, and the last plot rights expired in 1995. Conversion to a park began in 2001. War graves were consolidated on the former New St Paul grounds in 2014. The mapped present-day war-grave area is consequently smaller than the historic cemetery complex.
Key details
Plötzensee Cemetery is in Wedding, Mitte borough. The visitor address is Dohnagestell 4, 13351 Berlin. Its area is approximately 2.19 hectares.
Prepare a visit in four steps
- Read the opening hours for Plötzensee Cemetery: No numerical visiting hours are given here for the park and war-grave grounds. Contact Mitte cemetery administration if access at a particular time is required.
- Open address and directions, then match the journey to the access information: The present war-grave grounds are reached through the mapped gates at Dohnagestell. They occupy only part of the former four cemeteries at Plötzensee.
- Use the cemetery map to work from 6 named orientation points. A particular grave still requires its section, row and grave number.
- Notable graves introduces selected people and memorials associated with Plötzensee Cemetery, including Martin Götze.
Travel snapshot
Stop: Virchow-Klinikum (Bus 106; Tram 50, M13). Continue on foot to the cemetery.
Street parking is available on designated sections of Dohnagestell. Check local signs, time limits and available spaces.
If any part of the visit to Plötzensee Cemetery depends on an appointment, a particular burial section or a short route, use the cemetery administration details before setting out.
Discover the cemetery
History and places
Explore the cemetery’s history, selected places and points of orientation.
Photographic impressions
Friedhof am Plötzensee in pictures
Selected photographs offer a visual impression of Friedhof am Plötzensee.
Plötzensee Cemetery
Information board about the war-graves site
Karl Wenke memorial and communal graves
Further information
About graves
Direct access to the published information about graves.
Frequently asked questions
What is the visitor address?
The address is Dohnagestell 4, 13351 Berlin. Entrances, public transport and parking are covered under address and directions.
When is Plötzensee Cemetery open?
No numerical visiting hours are given here for the park and war-grave grounds. Contact Mitte cemetery administration if access at a particular time is required. Check short-term changes before visiting under opening hours.
Is there an official cemetery map?
A compact official site plan for Plötzensee Cemetery is not currently available here. The interactive map shows mapped landmarks and does not replace an official grave register.
How do I find a particular grave?
For a search at Plötzensee Cemetery, bring the name, dates and ideally the section, row and grave number. The process is set out under grave search.
Which grave types are available?
This closed cemetery does not allocate new plots. For a former grave, ask the Mitte cemetery administration about surviving records. The administration can advise on surviving burial records and the present war-grave grounds.
How do I travel by public transport?
For Plötzensee Cemetery: Stop: Virchow-Klinikum (Bus 106; Tram 50, M13). Continue on foot to the cemetery.
Can I park at the cemetery?
For Plötzensee Cemetery: Street parking is available on designated sections of Dohnagestell. Check local signs, time limits and available spaces.
Which notable people are introduced?
Notable graves introduces selected biographies and graves connected with Plötzensee Cemetery. It is not a complete list of burials.
Who is responsible for the cemetery?
Mitte borough cemetery administration, Dohnagestell 9, 13351 Berlin is responsible for Plötzensee Cemetery. Contact and appointment information is under cemetery administration.