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Cemetery tour

A quiet six-stop tour of mapped architecture, water and memorial sites at Dahlem Forest Cemetery.

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This tour leads from Hüttenweg through the historic grounds to the southern entrance on Am Hegewinkel. It is an orientation suggestion, not a signposted, measured or accessibility-assessed route.

Before setting out

Check the opening hours and open the official plan under Cemetery map. Steps are mapped within the grounds; no reliable figures are available for distance or continuous step-free access.

Tour for orientation

6 stops for orientation

The order is a suggestion. Use the existing cemetery paths on site and check the stops on the interactive map.

  1. Stop 1 · Entrance

    Main entrance on Hüttenweg

    Entrance by the office, information map, toilet and bicycle stands; highlighted on the official plan.

    Coordinates: 52.4557191, 13.2658475

  2. Stop 2 · Information

    On-site information map

    Coordinates: 52.4556516, 13.2658601

  3. Stop 3 · Chapel or hall

    Cemetery chapel

    Building centre of the chapel.

    Coordinates: 52.4559116, 13.2630803

  4. Stop 4 · Water point

    Western water point

    Mapped as a fountain; not designated as drinking water.

    Coordinates: 52.4551460, 13.2632262

  5. Stop 5 · Memorial

    Cross for the victims of the Second World War

    Wooden cross inscribed in memory of the victims of the war of 1939–1945.

    Coordinates: 52.4550588, 13.2639592

  6. Stop 6 · Entrance

    Am Hegewinkel entrance

    Southern entrance; one of the two access points highlighted on the official plan.

    Coordinates: 52.4540797, 13.2633954

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The six stops

1. Main entrance on Hüttenweg

The car park, bicycle stands, toilet, information map and the office labelled on the official plan are close together here. The historic entrance building introduces the restrained architecture of the grounds.

2. On-site information map

Compare fields 001 to 015 with your intended route. The map here is the best starting point when you already have a field reference.

3. Cemetery chapel

Heinrich Schweitzer’s chapel is the architectural focus. Notice how the building sits within level changes, paths and existing trees.

4. Western water point

The fountain illustrates the practical infrastructure within the woodland. It is not designated as drinking water.

5. Cross in the war-graves area

The wooden cross commemorates the victims of the war of 1939–45. Its surroundings form part of the wider remembrance of 288 victims of war and tyranny.

6. Am Hegewinkel entrance

The southern exit completes the tour and is clearly highlighted on the official plan. If you need to return to Hüttenweg, allow enough time before the seasonal closing hour.

Remain on established paths and do not disturb funeral services or maintenance work.

Tour on the map

Tour stops

6 selected points of reference from the tour on the interactive map.

AddressHüttenweg 47, 14195 Berlin

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The numbering links each entry to its marker on the map.

Any location limitations are shown with the relevant marker.

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