Nordfriedhof Cottbus
Cottbus, Stadtkreis Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany
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Cottbus, Stadtkreis Cottbus, Brandenburg 03050 GermanyCoordinates: 51.77356, 14.33278 - Cemetery ID:
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Add PhotosFriedhofsverwaltung der Stadt Cottbus
Dresdener Str. 35
03050 Cottbus
GERMANY
Email: friedhofsverwaltung(at)cottbus.de.
This Nordfriedhof opened in 1870 and had to be enlarged already by 1892. Then in 1929 another expansion took place, bringing the cemetery to its current size of 29 acres. A mourners' hall was added in 1929, which was extensively renovated in 2008. The cemetery has a park-like character with wide avenues and side streets. There is a war grave section and an area for anonymous burials. Russian solders originally buried here, where re-interred at the Russischer Ehrenfriedhof (Russian Honor Cemetery) south of the Südfriedhof.
Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (20-30 years) the graves are being leveled and re-used. There is no toxic embalming being done in Germany, so the coffin and the corpse can decompose naturally. If the family of the deceased decides to purchase another period, the duration can be extended by another 20-30 years. Otherwise the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker than used as gravel in road construction. War Graves are considered memorials and are kept up by the owner of the cemetery. Those are kept forever. Also the town or owner of the cemetery might find a grave of historical significance and will protect and keep it indefinitely.
Friedhofsverwaltung der Stadt Cottbus
Dresdener Str. 35
03050 Cottbus
GERMANY
Email: friedhofsverwaltung(at)cottbus.de.
This Nordfriedhof opened in 1870 and had to be enlarged already by 1892. Then in 1929 another expansion took place, bringing the cemetery to its current size of 29 acres. A mourners' hall was added in 1929, which was extensively renovated in 2008. The cemetery has a park-like character with wide avenues and side streets. There is a war grave section and an area for anonymous burials. Russian solders originally buried here, where re-interred at the Russischer Ehrenfriedhof (Russian Honor Cemetery) south of the Südfriedhof.
Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (20-30 years) the graves are being leveled and re-used. There is no toxic embalming being done in Germany, so the coffin and the corpse can decompose naturally. If the family of the deceased decides to purchase another period, the duration can be extended by another 20-30 years. Otherwise the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker than used as gravel in road construction. War Graves are considered memorials and are kept up by the owner of the cemetery. Those are kept forever. Also the town or owner of the cemetery might find a grave of historical significance and will protect and keep it indefinitely.
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- Added: 21 Aug 2021
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2736833
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