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.
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Opening hours
fitness
for groups
for school classes
for individual guests
suitable for seniors
Possible ways to pay
Eintritt frei
Arrival & Parking
Take tram lines 15, 2 or bus lines 76, 79 to the Südfriedhof stop, Leipzig
By car: You can use the Park & Ride parking spaces at the Völkerschlachtdenkmal
By car: You can use the Park & Ride parking spaces at the Völkerschlachtdenkmal
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Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
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