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Eythstraße Cemetery: Origins, development, design and the present-day character of the cemetery.

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Origins and development

Schöneberg II opened in 1908 as a park cemetery. Paul Egeling designed the domed Art Nouveau chapel and colonnade, built in 1910–1912. The grounds contain Krumme Pfuhl, a protected Ice Age kettle hole. A dedicated area for pregnancy loss and children was established in section 50 in 2020.

Origins: 1908. The cemetery is in Schöneberg, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, at Eythstraße 7, 12105 Berlin. Its area is approximately 10.76 hectares.

Design and present-day character

Schöneberg II park cemetery contains the Krumme Pfuhl, an Ice Age kettle hole protected as a natural monument. Paul Egeling designed the domed chapel and colonnade, built in 1910–1912. The main entrance is on Eythstraße, with another entrance on Alboinstraße.

Read this character description together with the development of Eythstraße Cemetery: it identifies what gives the grounds their present identity without turning the cemetery into a purely historical attraction. A visit can focus on spatial structure and named orientation points while leaving individual graves undisturbed.

Connect the account with the grounds

The cemetery map contains 14 named places for Eythstraße Cemetery. Among them are Pedestrian gate, Cemetery chapel, First World War graves. Use these names to relate the historical account to locations visible during a visit, without assuming that every historical feature has its own marker.

Continue the visit

The cemetery tour turns selected named points at Eythstraße Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Tempelhof-Schöneberg cemetery administration, Großbeerenstraße 2–10, Building 3, 12107 Berlin rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.