Südfriedhof

The largest cemetery in Leipzig is located near the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in the south of the city. Due to its area of ​​78 hectares and the funeral hall complex with crematorium and columbarium located on the site, the complex is considered to be one of the largest cemetery buildings in Germany. The funeral hall complex consists of two smaller chapels and the large main hall with the 63-meter-high bell tower.

In addition to generously designed green spaces, the cemetery also contains numerous, partly artistic graves of important Leipzig personalities. For example, the Leipzig dialect poet Lene Voigt or the Baedecker publishing family. To date, a total of 560.000 Leipzig residents have been buried in the South Cemetery.