Cemetery profile
Pankow IV – Niederschönhausen Cemetery
Pankow IV – Niederschönhausen Cemetery at Buchholzer Straße 8 in Pankow borough.
Address and entrances
The Buchholzer Straße entrance leads along the main avenue to the funeral hall; another entrance is on the side towards Blankenburger Straße.
Getting here by public transport
Stop: Idastraße (Bus 150, 250). Continue on foot to the cemetery.
Parking at the cemetery
Street parking is available on designated sections of Buchholzer Straße. 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 friedhofsverwaltung@ba-pankow.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
Pankow cemetery administration, Am Bürgerpark 24, 13156 Berlin.
Office hours
| Day | Service hours |
|---|---|
| Contact and appointments | General walk-in office hours at Am Bürgerpark 24 are suspended until further notice. Contact cemetery administration by email or telephone. |
Grave types and allocation
Selected coffin plots, selected urn plots and anonymous communal 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, anonymous communal urn plot €704. 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 Max Skladanowsky and Carl von Ossietzky. War graves lie near the funeral hall.
Location profile
History and distinctive features
Five tomb walls along the boundary of this small Niederschönhausen cemetery preserve the family burial places of earlier village residents. They include the Liedemit family, which provided land for the cemetery. The funeral hall dates from the early twentieth century.
- Visiting and use
- The responsible local cemetery administration handles burial arrangements and plot allocation.
- Area
- 1.38 hectares