Friedhof Cottbus-Willmersdorf
Cottbus, Stadtkreis Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany
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Cottbus, Stadtkreis Cottbus, Brandenburg 03053 GermanyCoordinates: 51.80570, 14.38184 - Cemetery ID:
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Add PhotosFriedhofsverwaltung der Stadt Cottbus
Dresdener Str. 35
03050 Cottbus
GERMANY
Email: friedhofsverwaltung(at)cottbus.de
The cemetery in Cottbus-Willmersdorf is only half an acre in size. The former independent village opened this cemetery at the end of the 19th century. Now it is part of the city of Cottbus.
The cemetery has several War Memorials with the names and sometimes dates of soldiers and civilians from this town, who died during the wars of the past century. Most of the soldiers are missing in action and their bodies have never been found and returned to their families. They are not buried here, but remembered on these war memorial plaques and monuments.
Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (20 years for most of the cemeteries in Cottbus) the graves are being leveled and re-used. There is no toxic embalming being done in Germany, so the coffin and the corpse can decompose naturally. If the family of the deceased decides to purchase another period, the duration can be extended by another 20 years. Otherwise, the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker then used as gravel in road construction. War Graves are considered memorials and are kept up by the owner of the cemetery. Those are kept forever. Also, the town or owner of the cemetery might find a grave of historical significance and will protect and keep it indefinitely.
Friedhofsverwaltung der Stadt Cottbus
Dresdener Str. 35
03050 Cottbus
GERMANY
Email: friedhofsverwaltung(at)cottbus.de
The cemetery in Cottbus-Willmersdorf is only half an acre in size. The former independent village opened this cemetery at the end of the 19th century. Now it is part of the city of Cottbus.
The cemetery has several War Memorials with the names and sometimes dates of soldiers and civilians from this town, who died during the wars of the past century. Most of the soldiers are missing in action and their bodies have never been found and returned to their families. They are not buried here, but remembered on these war memorial plaques and monuments.
Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (20 years for most of the cemeteries in Cottbus) the graves are being leveled and re-used. There is no toxic embalming being done in Germany, so the coffin and the corpse can decompose naturally. If the family of the deceased decides to purchase another period, the duration can be extended by another 20 years. Otherwise, the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker then used as gravel in road construction. War Graves are considered memorials and are kept up by the owner of the cemetery. Those are kept forever. Also, the town or owner of the cemetery might find a grave of historical significance and will protect and keep it indefinitely.
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- Added: 9 Apr 2022
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2750785
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