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Cemeteries
The municipal cemeteries include 21 municipal cemeteries with an area of approx. 25 hectares. Almost all deceased residents of Jena are buried here.
The city's cemeteries are places of remembrance, mourning and contemplation. They reflect the cultural history of the region and also provide a refuge for plants and animals.
The main cemetery is the 22-hectare North Cemetery with over 9,000 graves, a cemetery hall and crematorium. The administration of the municipal cemeteries is also located here.
The cemeteries Nordfriedhof, Ostfriedhof and the cemeteries in Closewitz, Göschwitz, Lobeda Altstadt, Wöllnitz and Ziegenhain offer funeral halls with the most basic facilities.
Cemetery administration
07743 Jena
Germany
Opening hours
Mon 08:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00
Tue, Wed 08:00-12:00
Thu 08:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00
Fri 08:00-11:00
To avoid waiting times, please make an appointment in advance by telephone.
North Cemetery
Today, Jena's North Cemetery is not only one of the most scenic cemeteries in Germany, it is also an important cultural and historical monument. Large parts of the North Cemetery are listed as a garden monument.
Location: Hufelandweg 4
Accessibility by public transportation: Lines 1, 4, 34 stops Nordfriedhof, Scharnhorststraße, line 15 stop Scharnhorststraße
Area of the cemetery: 21.85 ha
Number of gravesites: 9,050
The cemetery administration at the Nordfriedhof cemetery is responsible for registering the death, selecting the grave site and arranging the date for the funeral service and burial. We will be happy to advise you on the design of gravesites and gravestones and provide information on the use of the gravesites.
Further information about the cemetery administration can be found HERE.
Other municipal cemeteries
Eastern cemetery
Location: Finkenweg
Accessibility by public transport: Line 14, Steinborn stop
Area of the cemetery: 2.22 ha
Number of gravesites: 1,150
the eastern cemetery was inaugurated in 1907.
Cemetery hall
The ceremony hall, built in 1908, has 47 seats and a separate farewell room. in 2002, the masonry was insulated and the interior renovated.
Burial sites
- Choice of urn graves
- garden urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
There are honorary graves at the Ostfriedhof for:
- Gustav Lemnitz (city councillor and foreman),
- Wilhelm Härdrich (engineer),
- Hans Schlag (architect),
- Klaus Peter Hertzsch (theologian)
and war graves
- of 14 unknown Buchenwald prisoners who were shot during the evacuation march through Jena.
- The tomb of master baker Zahn, dating from 1911, is the oldest tomb still in existence today.
Ammerbach cemetery
Location: between Buchaer Straße and Ammerbacher Straße
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 12, Ammmerbach Ort stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.32 ha
Number of graves: 450
The cemetery, which was established in 1898 to the east of the district, has been extended four times and today serves as a burial site for urns for the residents of Ammerbach, Beutenberg, Ringwiese and Winzerla.
Celebration hall
The small cemetery hall, built in 1902, forms the center of the cemetery with its clinker brickwork. One of the two water points is located in the immediate vicinity.
Gravesites
- Choice of urn burial sites in various sizes
Burgau cemetery
Location: between Göschwitzer Straße and Keßlerstraße
Accessibility by public transportation: Lines 3, 4, 5, 13, 34, 35, 41 Burgau stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.24 ha
Number of gravesites: 110
As the cemetery at the church was insufficient, a communal cemetery was opened in 1914 adjacent to the parish garden. A mortuary from 1920, which is no longer in use, is located on the side facing the church.
Burial sites
- Urn burial sites
- Human-pet urn gravesites
- gardener-maintained urn gravesites
Closewitz cemetery
Location: Closewitz
The Closewitz cemetery is located at the entrance to the village, coming from the Rautal valley.
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 16 Cospeda stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.15 ha
Number of graves: 45
Memorial hall
The simply furnished ceremony hall can be used and offers seating for 15 people.
Gravesites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardener-maintained urn burial plots
Cospeda cemetery
Location: Kirchgasse
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 16 Cospeda stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.06 ha
Number of gravesites: 45
Description of the cemetery
Passing the church cemetery and the church, you reach the municipal cemetery. The watering place is also located here.
Gravesites
- Urn burial sites
- Burial plots
Drackendorf cemetery
Location: At Goethepark
Accessibility by public transportation: Lines 3, 5, 34, 35 Richard-Sorge-Straße stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.06 ha
Number of gravesites: 25
The municipal cemetery is located in the immediate vicinity of Drackendorfer Park and next to the church. The cemetery is available for the burial of residents of the Drackendorf district.
Burial sites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots
Göschwitz cemetery
Location: Alte Hauptstraße
The cemetery is located on the north-western edge of the village in the middle of meadows.
Accessibility by public transportation: Lines 12, 13 Göschwitz Kirche stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.2 ha
Number of graves: 100
Memorial hall
The 60 m² cemetery hall, built in 1906 from prefabricated reinforced concrete elements, is a listed building and can be used as such.
Burial sites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardener-maintained urn gravesites
- Gravesite of Adolf Grosch
Ilmnitz cemetery
Location: Ilmnitzer Dorfstraße
The small municipal cemetery is located on a hill in the east of Ilmnitz.
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 443 Ilmnitz stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.02 ha
Number of gravesites: 20
Burial sites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardened urn gravesites
This is the war grave of a 17-year-old soldier from the Second World War.
Isserstedt cemetery
Location: Am Rasen
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 16 Isserstedt Ort stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.17 ha
Number of gravesites: 100
Gravesites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardened urn burial plots
Grave sites worthy of protection: Hugo Becker and the Schunke family, the war grave of a soldier from the 2nd World War
Jenaprießnitz cemetery
Location: Dorfstraße, corner of Friedhofsweg
The cemetery is located on the western edge of the village.
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 431 Wogau stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.10 ha
Number of gravesites: 70
Gravesites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardened urn burial plots
- the war grave of a soldier from the 2nd World War
Cemetery Krippendorf
Location: Zur Windmühle
The cemetery is located on the northern edge of the village.
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 16 Krippendorf stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.15 ha
Number of gravesites: 30
Burial sites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots
- the war grave of an unknown soldier from the 2nd World War
Lichtenhain cemetery
Location: Lichtenhainer Oberweg
Accessibility by public transportation: Lines 10, 11, 13 stop Fachhochschule or Hermann-Löns-Straße
Area of the cemetery: 0.45 ha
Number of gravesites: 230
The municipal cemetery, founded in 1882, already existed before the incorporation of Lichtenhain in 1913. Only the foundation walls of the cemetery hall built in 1898 remain.
The Zeiss industrial building 6/70, which was completed in the neighborhood in 1972, dominates the appearance of the cemetery.
Burial sites
- Urn burial sites
- Burial plots
Lobeda Old Town Cemetery
Location: At the cemetery
Accessibility by public transportation: Lines 4, 5, 34 Lobeda stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.53 ha
Number of gravesites: 1000
Cemetery hall
The cemetery was used from 1891. Shady 120-year-old lime trees stand by the wayside cross.
The 36 m² worship room of the ceremonial hall, built in 1911, is still used today for simple funeral services.
Burial sites
- Choice of urn gravesites in various sizes
The oldest remaining grave is that of Friedrich Herdrich from 1891.
A memorial designed by the architects Schreiter and Schlag was dedicated in 1928 to commemorate the fallen of the First World War. War graves of 18 victims of the Second World War can be found in the cemetery.
Maua cemetery
Location: At the cemetery
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 13 Maua stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.07 ha
Number of gravesites: 10
Memorial hall
The communal cemetery is located directly next to the church and adjacent to the church cemetery at the no longer used celebration hall.
Burial sites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardened urn gravesites
Münchenroda Cemetery
Location: Münchenrodaer Straße
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 18 shared call cab, stop Lucas-Cranach-Allee
Area of the cemetery: 0.25 ha
Number of gravesites: 40
The cemetery is located between the new residential area and the original site.
Gravesites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots
Winzerla cemetery
Location: Friedensweg
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 12, 13 Winzergasse stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.22 ha
Number of gravesites: 340
Gravesites
- Choice of urn graves
- gardened urn gravesites
- War graves of 19 civilian victims of the 2nd World War
Wogau cemetery
Location: Wilhelm-Hauff-Weg
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 431 Wogau stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.09 ha
Number of gravesites: 50
Gravesites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardened urn burial plots
- War grave for three unknown prisoners from the Buchenwald concentration camp who were shot on the evacuation march through Wogau
Wöllnitz cemetery
Location: In the Krähmer, at the end of the village at the entrance to the Pennicken valley
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 41, 431, 443 Wöllnitz stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.25 ha
Number of gravesites: 70
Cemetery hall
The ceremony hall, built in 1921, is still used today for simple funeral services.
Gravesites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardened urn gravesites
- War graves of 9 civilian victims of the 2nd World War
Ziegenhain cemetery
Location: Grundweg
Accessibility by public transportation: Line 16, stop Ziegenhainer Tal, call cab Ziegenhain
Area of the cemetery: 0.22 ha
Number of gravesites: 160
Cemetery hall
The cemetery was established in 1856 and is the oldest municipal cemetery in Jena. After the renovation of the cemetery hall, which was built in 1921, in 1998, it can once again be used as a mourning hall.
Burial sites
- Urn burial sites
- gardener-maintained urn gravesites
The burial site of honorary citizen Albert Heintz is also located here.
Zwätzen cemetery
Location: Kreuzgasse
Accessibility by public transportation: Lines 1, 4, 34 Zwätzen Schleife stop
Area of the cemetery: 0.28 ha
Number of gravesites: 150
Cemetery hall
The cemetery has existed since 1895 and a cemetery hall was built in 1912.
Burial sites
- Urn burial plots
- Burial plots for urns
- gardened urn burial plots
- Memorial to the victims of the 1st World War,
- Plaque at the ceremonial hall for the victims of the 2nd World War,
- War graves of 5 German soldiers from the 2nd World War
- Gravesite of Emil Elsässer, director of the agricultural school, worthy of protection
Cemetery administration
07743 Jena
Germany
Opening hours
Mon 08:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00
Tue, Wed 08:00-12:00
Thu 08:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00
Fri 08:00-11:00
To avoid waiting times, please make an appointment in advance by telephone.