Cemetery profile
Pankow XII Cemetery
Pankow XII Cemetery at Schwanebecker Chaussee 54 in Pankow borough.
Address and entrances
A path leads from the Schwanebecker Chaussee entrance to the central chapel. The grave sections are numbered; war graves are marked in sections including 1 and 3.
Getting here by public transport
Stop: Klinikum Buch (Bus 893). Continue on foot to the cemetery.
Parking at the cemetery
Sections of Schwanebecker Chaussee near the cemetery prohibit parking or stopping. Nearby hospital spaces are private or reserved for hospital users. Ask the administration about suitable parking before arriving by car.
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 and row urn plots, anonymous communal urn plots and named tree-burial 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, row urn plot €639, 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. A ceremony of up to 30 minutes normally adds €159. Special burial and care arrangements have additional costs according to the chosen scheme. 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.
Funeral hall and chapel
The funeral hall was built in 1954.
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.
Location profile
History and distinctive features
Pankow XII woodland cemetery was created for the Buch hospitals planned by Ludwig Hoffmann. A memorial grove commemorates First World War dead from the hospitals when they served as military hospitals. The present funeral hall opened in 1954 after the older timber-framed building burned down in 1949.
- Visiting and use
- The responsible local cemetery administration handles burial arrangements and plot allocation.
- Area
- 14.23 hectares