Cemetery #20229
Schaffhausen Woodland Cemetery
Local name: Waldfriedhof Schaffhausen
Also known as Schaffhausen, Waldfriedhof · Waldfriedhof (Friedhofanlage und Abdankungshalle)
40
documented records
≈ 4,000–8,000
approx. capacity (graves)
0.201 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Waldfriedhof, Schaffhausen's main cemetery, was opened in 1914 in the Rheinhardwald. It covers about 17 hectares of existing beech forest and is regarded as the first interdenominational cemetery in Switzerland, laid out by Hans Grässel. Its interdenominational hall and other buildings were designed by the Schaffhausen architect Carl Werner, and the hall was renovated and extended in 1988/89. Call +41 52 632 56 53 to speak to the cemetery, or look at naturpark-schaffhausen.ch for more.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 47.708260° N, 8.651280° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
40 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Anny Bühler-Thierstein 1911 – 1989 - Samuel Bührer 1914 – 1996
Ruedi Diethelm 1927 – 2015 - Lisbeth Diethelm-Deni 1924 – 2019
Arnold Eichmeister 1878 – 1961 
Hans Furrer 1923 – 2014 - Rosmarie Furrer-Hagi 1928 – 2018
Ernst Genther 1901 – 1989 - Salome Genther-Ludwig 1900 – 1999
Ernst Hanselmann 1919 – 2002 - Renee Hanselmann 1926 – 2012
Hanspeter Jost 1944 – 2017 - Pascal Jost 1982 – 2003
Janos Kiricsi 1925 – 1989 - Magdalena Kiricsi-Gergye 1926 – 2018
Lotti Maurer 1925 – 2019 - Willy Maurer 1924 – 2021
Albert Meier 1887 – 1980 
Hans Meier 1922 – 1975 - Oswald Meier 1919 – 2008
- Roduner Meier 1921 – 2003
- Gerold Meier-Eisenegger 1923 – 2018
- Liselott Meier-Eisenegger 1930 – 2017
- Meta Meier-Moser 1895 – 1924
- Erika Meier-Schaad 1900 – 2002
- Gertrud Meier-Thomann 1922 – 1990
Hans Meister 1917 – 1980 - Nelli Meister 1928 – 2015
Karl Mezger 1929 – 2016 - Thomas Mezger 1959 – 2020
Maria Mratinkovic 1936 – 2006 
Rolf Nünlist 1932 – 2013 - Silvia Nünlist-Bergamo 1935 – 2001
Pierino Plett 1928 – 2004 
Ursula Steiner 1942 – 2001 
Erwin Waldvogel 1920 – 1988 - Liliane Waldvogel 1929 – 1987
Karl Wettstein 1928 – 2004 - Lilly Wettstein 1933 – 2020
Margrit Witzig 1913 – 2001
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Buchthalen Cemetery 1.4 km away · Schaffhausen · 11 records
- Herblingen Cemetery 2.0 km away · Schaffhausen
- Feuerthalen 2.1 km away · Feuerthalen · 22 records
- Büsingen Cemetery 4.0 km away · Büsingen am Hochrhein · 6 records
- Laufen-Uhwiesen 4.6 km away · Dachsen
- Lohn Cemetery SH 5.1 km away · Lohn
- Landacker Cemetery 5.3 km away · Neuhausen
- Beringen Cemetery 6.0 km away · Beringen
- Hemmental Cemetery 6.2 km away · Hemmental
- Benken Cemetery 6.2 km away · Benken
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Common questions
How big is Schaffhausen Woodland Cemetery?
Schaffhausen Woodland Cemetery covers about 20.1 hectares (201,000 m²), about the same size as Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest. It is the largest of the 18 cemeteries we list in Schaffhausen.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Schaffhausen Woodland Cemetery is that of Meta Meier-Moser, who died on March 11, 1924 at the age of 28.