Cemetery profile
Hermsdorf I Cemetery
Hermsdorf I Cemetery on Frohnauer Straße: Ludwig Lesser’s park landscape with its historic water tower and fountains.
Address and entrances
Getting here by public transport
Stop: Friedhof Hermsdorf (Bus 125). Continue on foot to the cemetery.
Parking at the cemetery
Street parking is available on designated sections of Kreuzritterstraße. Check local signs, time limits and available spaces.
Cemetery map and finding your way
Cemetery location for orientation; the marker does not identify an entrance.
Finding a grave
For a grave-location enquiry, contact the responsible cemetery administration at Friedhof@reinickendorf.berlin.de. Give the deceased person’s name, the cemetery and any known birth, death or burial dates; ask for the section and plot number. After the resting period or plot rights expire, an administrative search incurs a charge even if it is unsuccessful.
Cemetery administration and contact
Reinickendorf cemetery administration, Waidmannsluster Damm 13, 13509 Berlin.
Office hours
| Day | Service hours |
|---|---|
| Telephone enquiries: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday | 09:00–12:00. In-person office hours: Tuesday 09:00–12:00. |
Grave types and allocation
Selected coffin and urn plots.
Allocation of grave rights
Plot rights are normally acquired for 20 years. Selected and family plots may be extended; row and communal plots cannot be extended. Arrange the particular plot type and available space with the responsible administration.
Costs and cemetery fees
Calculated examples under the 2026 tariff for a new plot and one interment without a ceremony: selected coffin plot €857, selected urn plot €669. They include the €52 administration charge, basic cemetery fee and interment; provision and maintenance are also included where required for that plot type. If the cemetery cannot store a coffin, the coffin-interment charge is reduced by €15. Memorials, additional services, cremation and funeral-director costs are excluded. New charges take effect on 1 January 2027; the tariff in force when the application is received determines the charge.
Grave care and local services
For a selected plot, clarify individual care arrangements when the plot is allocated. Where communal graves are offered, maintenance of the shared green area is part of that arrangement.
Notable graves and memorials
Honorary graves include Eleonore Schneider and Wilhelm Brandt.
Location profile
History and distinctive features
Ludwig Lesser designed Hermsdorf I as a park cemetery in 1911, incorporating the existing 1908–09 water tower on a rise within the grounds. Fountains designed by Lesser also form part of the historic landscape on Frohnauer Straße.
- Visiting and use
- The responsible local cemetery administration handles burial arrangements and plot allocation.
- Area
- 7.95 hectares