Gravesites

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Municipal cemeteries logo

Here you can find information about the various burial sites.

The municipal cemeteries are available to anyone who has died in Jena and, with justified interest, to those who have died elsewhere.
As the main cemetery, the North Cemetery offers a total of 15 different types of graves.
The smaller cemeteries in the districts offer a limited range of burial sites, and some district cemeteries are reserved for local residents.

Forms of burial

A distinction is made between burial and cremation.

  • Burial is the burial of the deceased in a coffin.
  • In a cremation, the ashes of the deceased are buried in an urn.

Urn burials are possible in all cemeteries, but burial in the ground is restricted by the sometimes unfavorable (hydrogeological) properties of the soil.

Cemetery administration

Hufelandweg 4
07743 Jena
Germany
E-Mail
friedhof@jena.de

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.

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Overview of the gravesites

Types of graves and descriptions

Row gravesites

Only one burial is possible in row gravesites, which are available either for urn burials or for burials in the ground.

The right of use cannot be extended and expires at the end of the resting period.

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Row gravesites
Elective burial sites

Elective burial sites are available in various sizes for burials and urn burials. The number of possible burials depends on the size of the grave space.

Urns can also be buried in burial plots.

The right of use can be extended several times. The right of use can be extended for the last time by five years after the right of rest of the last possible burial has expired.

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Winzerla, elective gravesites
Urn niches

Urns are buried above ground in urn niches in the columbarium. The name and dates of life are placed on the sealing plate.

Two urns can be buried in one urn niche. No grave maintenance is necessary or possible.

For further information on urn burials, please refer to the flyer "Burial options at the North Cemetery".

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North cemetery, urn niches
Care graves

Care graves are elective urn graves for two urn burials, which are planted with ground cover and maintained by the staff of the municipal cemeteries.

You can discuss the choice of gravestone design with the cemetery administration.
The municipal cemeteries will take care of the installation of the selected gravestone.

The relatives are not obliged to maintain the grave. Vases with cut flowers can of course be placed at the gravesite.

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Care graves at the Winzerla cemetery
Tree gravesites

At the North Cemetery, there is the option of burying urns in a natural setting.
Here the burial takes place in a wooded area in the northern part of the cemetery.

There is a choice of communal trees or individual trees for four urns. If a decorative urn is used, it can only be made of wood or felt.
The burial area should remain natural. Gardening and the erection of gravestones is therefore not possible.

Eight tree graves for two urns each are located in a circle around newly planted trees. Small gravestones can be erected here and the gravesite can be planted by relatives.

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Tree graves at the North Cemetery
Human-pet burial

The urn burial of pets is possible in an elective grave for human and pet burials in a separate burial plot at the cemetery in Burgau.

Two urns with human ashes and two urns with the ashes of pets can be buried in this grave.

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Human and pet burials
Urn communal facilities

Communal urns are only available at the North Cemetery.

In the communal urn burial site with name plaque, 50 names and the dates of life of the people buried there are inscribed on a bronze plaque.

It can take three to four months to install the plaque as it is cast in one piece. In the case of the urn community without naming, the burial is not marked by name.

The burial procedure is identical for both urn communities
identical. Up to 15 urns are buried anonymously, in private.

A single, individual funeral service is of course possible in advance.

The urn communal area is maintained by the staff of the Jena municipal cemeteries.

Cut flowers can be laid by the relatives. Please do not enter the burial area.

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North cemetery, communal urn site
Islamic burial ground

Graves for the deceased of the Muslim faith have been set up in a separate burial ground at the North Cemetery.

Burials there are in accordance with Islamic beliefs.

The graves are aligned so that the deceased are buried facing Mecca.

Special customs include ritual ablution, open-air prayers for the dead and burial without a coffin, if this has been approved as an exception.

A prerequisite for burial in this burial ground is the approval of a local Islamic association.

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Islamist burial ground

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Example of a grave design

Design options for gravesites

The municipal cemeteries offer a wide range of options for burial, type of grave, location and design of the grave.

The alternative to the urn community is the horticulturally maintained ash tree plot/care grave at the North Cemetery. A memorial with names and dates of life for up to two deceased persons marks the place of burial.

Naturally, burial graves are available in various locations and sizes.

The staff at the cemetery administration will be happy to answer any questions and help you make the right choice.

Design regulations

The cemeteries and their burial plots are subject to various design regulations (Annex 3 of the cemetery statutes). In the grave fields with special design regulations, the size of the gravestone and possibly the type of stone are prescribed. In the burial areas with general design regulations, there are no strict dimensional requirements for the gravestone, and it is also possible to place grave borders here.

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Gravestone sponsorships

Become a sponsor for a historically valuable or worth preserving gravestone. Discover the diversity of gravestone art and consciously design your own final resting place. Historic gravestones have a special flair. By sponsoring a gravestone, you can choose the most appealing memorial stone for you from over one hundred gravestones.
You will receive the tombstone that remains the property of the cemetery administration free of charge. The sponsor is responsible for the restoration and stability of the gravestone.

Please do not hesitate to contact us. You can obtain further information and advice from the cemetery administration.

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Example of gravestone sponsorships
Example of gravestone sponsorships

Cemetery administration

Hufelandweg 4
07743 Jena
Germany
E-Mail
friedhof@jena.de

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.

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