Municipal cemeteries Registration funeral Advice and information Gravesites Guided tours of cemeteries North Cemetery crematorium Municipal cemeteries The municipal cemeteries include 21 municipal cemeteries with an area of approx. 25 hectares. Almost all deceased Jena residents are buried here. The city's cemeteries are places of remembrance, mourning and reflection. They reflect the cultural history of the region and also represent a refuge for plants and animals. The main cemetery is the 22 hectare north cemetery with over 9,000 graves, a celebration hall and a crematorium. The administration of the municipal cemeteries is also located here. Cemetery administration The administration at the Nordfriedhof is responsible for the registration of the burial, the selection of the burial site and the arrangement of the date for the funeral service and the burial. Our employees advise on the selection of grave sites and their design. Here you can also get information about graves and have usage rights extended. Our activities Our employees are entrusted with: • Carrying out urn burial and burial • Excavating the graves • Carrying out the cremation in the crematorium at the North Cemetery • Organizing the farewell ceremony and the funeral ceremony • Horticultural maintenance of the paths, meadows, hedges and trees • Supervising the urn community facilities, Honorary graves and war graves. Celebratory halls The celebratory halls in the north and east cemetery are used for funeral ceremonies. The ceremony halls in the cemeteries in Ammerbach, Closewitz, Göschwitz, Lobeda Altstadt, Wöllnitz, Ziegenhain and Zwätze are also available with the simplest equipment. Overview of the municipal cemeteries If you click on it, you will find information on the respective cemetery. Ziegenhain cemetery Isserstedt cemetery Ilmnitz cemetery Göschwitz cemetery Drackendorf cemetery Cospeda cemetery Closewitz Cemetery Burgau cemetery Ammerbach cemetery Jenaprießnitz cemetery Krippendorf cemetery Lichtenhain cemetery Wogau cemetery Wöllnitz cemetery Winzerla cemetery East cemetery North Cemetery Munchenroda cemetery Maua cemetery Lobeda Old Town Cemetery Zwätzen cemetery ↑ to the top additional Information • North Cemetery • "Vergissmeinnicht" flower shop in the north cemetery • Guided tours of communal cemeteries Links on the subject • City map with cemeteries Downloads • Cemetery statutes (valid from 01.01.2018) (1.4 MB) • Cemetery fee statutes (valid from 01/01/2018) (146.9 KB) • Bylaws of honorary graves (as of 2015) (95.4 KB) • List of honorary graves in the North Cemetery (2015) (1.7 MB) • Map of honorary graves, Nordfriedhof (2015) (1.2 MB) contact details Cemetery administration Hufelandweg 4 (Nordfriedhof) Tel. (03641) 4989-400 Fax (03641) 4989-409 E-Mail: friedhof@jena.de Opening times: Monday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. friedhof@jena.de Data protection imprint Adjust data protection settings This site uses cookies and gives you control over what you want to activate OK, accept all Deny all cookies Personalize