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Cemetery #8922

Schlitz Cemetery

Local name: Friedhof Schlitz

Also known as Friedhof am Sandberg

5

documented records

≈ 450–900

approx. capacity (graves)

0.022 km²

cemetery area

Oct 29, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

Friedhof Schlitz stands on a site where a church building already existed before 1565. The cemetery was laid out by 1591 at the latest, was restructured in 1855 and was extended in 1878 and 1907. The cemetery chapel is the Sandkirche, built in 1612 on the Sandberg.

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 50.679920° N, 9.556430° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Schlitz Cemetery map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

Memorials

5 memorials, A–Z by surname.

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Common questions

How big is Schlitz Cemetery?

Schlitz Cemetery covers about 22,000 m² (5.5 acres), about the size of 3 soccer fields. It is the 227th largest of the 3,180 cemeteries we list in Hesse.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for Schlitz Cemetery is that of Anna Schilling, who died on October 12, 1896 at the age of 41.

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