Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf (Zehlendorf forest cemetery) is a cemetery located in Berlin's Nikolassee district. The cemetery occupies an area of 376,975 m2. An additional Italian war cemetery was created there in 1953. A number of notable people of Berlin are buried at the cemetery; some have a grave of honor (German: Ehrengrab). In particular, all of Berlin's deceased post-war mayors are buried here.
The northern part of the cemetery was built between 1945 and 1947 by Herta Hammerbacher,[1] and expanded from 1948 to 1954 by Max Dietrich.[2] About a third of the area was forest, which was already 50 years old and was intentionally kept.[2] The trees are mostly firs, with a few oaks, mountain-ashes and birches. Two straight paths in north–south direction structure the cemetery, connected by curved paths. The funeral halls are situated on a natural hill. Between the entrance and the halls is a large U-shaped meadow which was originally designed as heath. The graves are arranged in rows, both in the meadow part as in the forest part.[3]
A war cemetery was created in 1953 for 1,183 Italian POWs, many of them unidentified, who died or were killed near Berlin. It is lined by trees and bushes and thus separated from the rest of the cemetery. The grave plates are arranged in a regular pattern.[2]
Two halls, called Feierhallen (celebration halls) or Kapelle (chapel), on a hill were built from 1956 to 1958 by Sergius Ruegenberg [de] and Wolf von Möllendorff [de]. A larger and a smaller hall are connected by smaller administrative buildings.[2] In front of the halls, two high walls covered with travertine symbolize the transition from life to death.[4] The halls are reinforced concrete structures, with fronts of glass open to nature.[5] Architect Ruegenberg, a student of Hans Scharoun, built simple rectangular elements on the walls and ceiling, based on a square module, and achieved "zurückhaltende Feierlichkeit" (reticent solemnity).[4] An entrance gate at the Potsdamer Chaussee was built in 1950 by Friedrich Dückerstieg, and a gate at Wasgensteig in 1959 by Hans-Joachim Sachse and Bernhard Busen. A bell tower on the meadow was created in 1973 by Ruegenberg and Möllendorff.
Klaus Hammer: Historische Friedhöfe & Grabmäler in Berlin. Stattbuch, Berlin 1994
Klaus Konrad Weber, Peter Güttler, Ditta Ahmadi (Hrsg.): Berlin und seine Bauten. Teil X Band A: Anlagen und Bauten für die Versorgung (3) Bestattungswesen. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1981, ISBN3433008906
^Fischer, Norbert (28 February 2003). Raum für Tote: die Geschichte der Friedhöfe von den Gräberstrassen der Römerzeit bis zur anonymen Bestattung (in German). Thalacker Medien. p. 206. ISBN978-3878151746.
^ abcd"Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf – Wissenswertes" (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^ abFischer, Norbert (29 September 2002). Der Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf / Eine Dokumentation der Ehrengrabstätten Berlins zum Tag des Friedhofs(PDF) (in German). Berlin. p. 3,7.
^ abTafel, Cornelius Tafel (1996). Architekturführer Deutschland: 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Springer DE. ISBN3764352876. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
^"Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf – Sehenswürdigkeit" (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Zehlendorf forest cemetery is a cemetery located in Berlin s Nikolassee district The cemetery occupies an area of 376 975 m2 An additional Italian war cemetery was created there in 1953 A number of notable people of Berlin are buried at the cemetery some have a grave of honor German Ehrengrab In particular all of Berlin s deceased post war mayors are buried here Waldfriedhof ZehlendorfEhrengrab of Willy BrandtDetailsLocationNikolassee BerlinCountryGermanyCoordinates52 25 27 N 13 13 00 E 52 42417 N 13 21667 E 52 42417 13 21667 Contents 1 Landscape and buildings 2 Notable people 3 Literature 4 References 5 External linksLandscape and buildings EditThe northern part of the cemetery was built between 1945 and 1947 by Herta Hammerbacher 1 and expanded from 1948 to 1954 by Max Dietrich 2 About a third of the area was forest which was already 50 years old and was intentionally kept 2 The trees are mostly firs with a few oaks mountain ashes and birches Two straight paths in north south direction structure the cemetery connected by curved paths The funeral halls are situated on a natural hill Between the entrance and the halls is a large U shaped meadow which was originally designed as heath The graves are arranged in rows both in the meadow part as in the forest part 3 A war cemetery was created in 1953 for 1 183 Italian POWs many of them unidentified who died or were killed near Berlin It is lined by trees and bushes and thus separated from the rest of the cemetery The grave plates are arranged in a regular pattern 2 Two halls called Feierhallen celebration halls or Kapelle chapel on a hill were built from 1956 to 1958 by Sergius Ruegenberg de and Wolf von Mollendorff de A larger and a smaller hall are connected by smaller administrative buildings 2 In front of the halls two high walls covered with travertine symbolize the transition from life to death 4 The halls are reinforced concrete structures with fronts of glass open to nature 5 Architect Ruegenberg a student of Hans Scharoun built simple rectangular elements on the walls and ceiling based on a square module and achieved zuruckhaltende Feierlichkeit reticent solemnity 4 An entrance gate at the Potsdamer Chaussee was built in 1950 by Friedrich Duckerstieg and a gate at Wasgensteig in 1959 by Hans Joachim Sachse and Bernhard Busen A bell tower on the meadow was created in 1973 by Ruegenberg and Mollendorff Notable people Edit nbsp Tatjana Gsovsky nbsp Otfrid von Hanstein amp Paula von Hanstein nbsp Hildegard Knef nbsp Erwin Piscator nbsp Ernst Reuter nbsp Ernst Ruska amp Helmut Ruska nbsp Ulrich SchamoniMany Berlin celebrities are buried on the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf 43 as of 2002 have an Ehrengrab cared for by the Berlin Senate marked by in the following list including Willy Brandt Mayor of Berlin and Bundeskanzler and ballet dancer and choreographer Tatjana Gsovsky 3 Hans Beirer 1911 1993 Kammersanger Gerhard Bienert 1898 1986 actor Gunther Birkenfeld 1901 1966 writer Boris Blacher 1903 1975 composer Peter Bloch 1900 1984 politician Peter Bloch Jr 1925 1994 art historian and academic teacher Jan Bontjes van Beek 1899 1969 ceramic artist Rut Brandt 1920 2006 author married to Willy Brandt Willy Brandt 1913 1992 politician Mayor of Berlin Bundeskanzler Herwig Friedag 1921 2012 journalist Fritz Eberhard 1896 1982 publicist politician Hendrikje Fitz 1961 2016 actress Peter Fitz 1931 2013 stage and film actor Gotz Friedrich 1930 2000 opera and theatre director Ekkehard Fritsch 1922 1987 actor Ernst Fritsch 1892 1965 painter Fritz Genschow 1905 1977 actor Tatjana Gsovsky 1901 1993 ballet dancer Ina Halley 1927 1992 actress Edith Hancke 1928 2015 stage film and television actress Otfrid von Hanstein 1869 1959 actor and writer Paula von Hanstein 1883 1966 writer Karl Hartung 1908 1967 sculptor Hermann Henselmann 1905 1995 architect Karl Josef Hering 1929 1998 Kammersanger and actor Martin Held 1908 1992 actor Martin Hirthe 1921 1981 actor Wolfgang Holst 1922 2010 president of Hertha BSC Helmut Kautner 1908 1980 stage director Jakob Kaiser 1888 1961 Federal Minister Gustav Klingelhofer 1888 1961 politician Hildegard Knef 1925 2002 actress Hermine Korner 1878 1960 actress Gerhard Lamprecht 1897 1974 director and screenwriter Leo Lania 1896 1961 journalist playwright and screenwriter Annedore Leber 1904 1968 publicist Julius Leber 1891 1945 resistance fighter Ernst Lemmer 1898 1970 Federal Minister Eva Lissa 1913 1988 actress Paul Lobe 1875 1967 President of the Reichstag Heinrich Lummer 1932 2019 politician Gerd Martienzen 1918 1988 actor Christiane Maybach 1932 2006 film and television actress Klaus Miedel 1915 2000 actor Wolfgang Menge 1924 2012 writer and journalist Wolfgang Muller 1922 1960 actor Wolfgang Neuss 1923 1989 actor Maria Ney 1890 1961 cabaret performer Bruno Paul 1874 1968 architect Gunter Pfitzmann 1924 2003 actor Erwin Piscator 1893 1966 stage director Gerhart Pohl 1902 1966 writer Ernst Reuter 1889 1953 Mayor of Berlin Ernst Ruska 1906 1988 engineer Helmut Ruska 1908 1973 physician Ulrich Schamoni 1939 1998 stage director Hans Scharoun 1893 1972 architect Clemens Schmalstich 1880 1960 composer and conductor Wolfdietrich Schnurre 1920 1989 writer and illustrator Bubi Scholz 1930 2000 boxer moved to Friedhof Heerstrasse Richard Schubert 1877 1955 resistance fighter Karl Schuke 1906 1987 organ builder Klaus Schutz 1926 2012 politician Mayor of Berlin Peter Seum 1949 1998 actor Ruth Stephan 1925 1975 actress Heinz Striek 1918 2011 politician Otto Suhr 1894 1957 politician Mayor of Berlin Heinz Trokes 1913 1997 painter Wilhelm Weise 1936 2012 physician director of the Robert Koch Institut Wolfgang Zeller 1893 1967 composerLiterature EditKlaus Hammer Historische Friedhofe amp Grabmaler in Berlin Stattbuch Berlin 1994 Klaus Konrad Weber Peter Guttler Ditta Ahmadi Hrsg Berlin und seine Bauten Teil X Band A Anlagen und Bauten fur die Versorgung 3 Bestattungswesen Wilhelm Ernst amp Sohn Berlin 1981 ISBN 3433008906 Hans Jurgen Mende Lexikon Berliner Grabstatten Haude amp Spener Berlin 2006 ISBN 377590476XReferences Edit Fischer Norbert 28 February 2003 Raum fur Tote die Geschichte der Friedhofe von den Graberstrassen der Romerzeit bis zur anonymen Bestattung in German Thalacker Medien p 206 ISBN 978 3878151746 a b c d Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Wissenswertes in German Berlin Retrieved 27 February 2014 a b Fischer Norbert 29 September 2002 Der Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Eine Dokumentation der Ehrengrabstatten Berlins zum Tag des Friedhofs PDF in German Berlin p 3 7 a b Tafel Cornelius Tafel 1996 Architekturfuhrer Deutschland 20 Jahrhundert in German Springer DE ISBN 3764352876 Retrieved 28 February 2014 Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Sehenswurdigkeit in German Berlin Retrieved 28 February 2014 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf project Historische Friedhofe in Berlin in German Sergius Ruegenberg Architekt und Autor 1903 1996 Internationale Architektur Datenbank in German Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf map Kapelle Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf Waldfriedhof Berlin Zehlendorf and the Italian War Cemetery images Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf amp oldid 1137142616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
