Cemetery #327721
Debschwitz South Cemetery
Local name: Südfriedhof, Debschwitz
Also known as Südfriedhof (Gera)
0
documented records
≈ 1,000–2,100
approx. capacity (graves)
0.052 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Südfriedhof is a municipal cemetery in the Debschwitz district of Gera and is the second-largest cemetery in the city. It has a chapel and 256 wall graves for members of the wealthy industrial middle class along its walls. The grounds also contain the graves of 259 German soldiers of the First World War. The cemetery can be found online through gera.de.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.861564° N, 12.074897° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Lusan Cemetery 1.4 km away · Gera
- Zwötzen Cemetery 2.2 km away · Zwötzen
- Zeulsdorf Cemetery 2.7 km away · Gorlitzsch
- Taubenpreskeln Cemetery 3.0 km away · Untitz
- Oberröppisch Cemetery 3.1 km away · Gorlitzsch
- Gera East Cemetery 3.2 km away · Gera
- Unterröppisch Cemetery 3.5 km away · Meilitz
- Dürrenebersdorf Cemetery 3.5 km away · Dürrenebersdorf
- Gera-Untermhaus Cemetery 3.7 km away · Gera
- Thränitz Cemetery 3.8 km away · Thränitz
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How big is Debschwitz South Cemetery?
Debschwitz South Cemetery covers about 52,000 m² (13 acres), about the size of 7 soccer fields. It is the 25th largest of the 2,006 cemeteries we list in Thuringia.