Origins and development
The cemetery opened on 17 November 1886 and was expanded in stages into one of Berlin’s largest cemetery grounds.
Origins: 17 November 1886. The cemetery is in Falkenhagener Feld, Spandau borough, at Pionierstraße 82, 13589 Berlin. Its area is approximately 62 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A large woodland cemetery with a historically developed park and forest structure.
Read this character description together with the development of In den Kisseln 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 8 named places for In den Kisseln Cemetery. Among them are Chapel, Memorial to those killed in the wars of unification, Friedhof In den Kisseln. 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 In den Kisseln Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Spandau Borough Office, Roads and Green Spaces Department, Green Spaces and Cemeteries Division rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.