Cemetery profile
Lichterfelde Cemetery
Lichterfelde Cemetery at Moltkestraße 41 a in Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough.
Address and entrances
Getting here by public transport
Stop: S Botanischer Garten (Bus 188); alternatively Hindenburgdamm/Klingsorstraße (Bus 283, 285, M85). Continue on foot to the cemetery.
Parking at the cemetery
Street parking is available on designated sections of Manteuffelstraße. 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 sg-fried@ba-sz.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
Steglitz-Zehlendorf cemetery administration, Onkel-Tom-Straße 26, 14169 Berlin.
Office hours
| Day | Service hours |
|---|---|
| Telephone hours: Tuesday | 09:00–13:00 and Thursday 09:00–12:00 and 13:00–15:00. In-person visits by appointment. |
Grave types and allocation
Selected coffin and urn plots, an anonymous communal urn area in Section VII and a maintained urn community in NORDM–81.
Allocation of grave rights
Selected plots can be extended after 20 years. The borough’s update of 12 November 2025 says advance purchase of ordinary selected coffin and urn plots is unavailable. Anonymous communal plots and the maintained urn community permit neither reservation, additional interments nor extension.
Costs and cemetery fees
2026 tariff. Indicative administration charges with / without a funeral ceremony: selected coffin plot €1,029 / 850; selected urn plot €874 / 717. Anonymous communal urn plot €901 / 744, including grave care. Maintained urn community €836 / 679, plus the care contract and memorial. These are not the total cost of a funeral; funeral-director services, memorial approval, stonemasonry and any separate grave care are additional. New charges take effect on 1 January 2027; the tariff in force when the application is received determines the charge.
Funeral dates and ceremonies
Coffin burials, urn interments and urn interments without a ceremony take place on Thursdays. The funeral director needs written appointment confirmation from the administration.
Funeral hall and chapel
The accessible chapel accommodates about 32 people. It has an electronic organ, a wheelchair on request and toilets at the staff building. Open-coffin farewells are possible; there is no refrigeration.
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.
Accessibility and facilities
The chapel is accessible; a wheelchair is available on request. Toilets are at the staff building.
Location profile
History and distinctive features
The cemetery on Moltkestraße was created for the Lichterfelde-West villa colony and planned from the outset as an imposing ensemble. It contains the grave of writer and engineer Heinrich Seidel. The site is also known by its earlier name, Old Lichterfelde-West Cemetery.
- Visiting and use
- The responsible local cemetery administration handles burial arrangements and plot allocation.
- Area
- 2.18 hectares