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Krematorium Nordheim

Krematorium Nordheim, Municipal crematorium in Zurich, Switzerland

Krematorium Nordheim is Switzerland's largest crematorium, set above Käferholzstrasse west of Friedhof Nordheim in Zurich-Unterstrass. A curved path from the car park and bus stop leads past urn niches at the forest edge to a forecourt marked by a 15-metre copper cross. Two funeral halls, seating 450 and 150, open off a walled courtyard with a cloister-like covered walk, a fountain and pines.

The crematorium opened in 1967 and replaced the older Sihlfeld facility, which had served as Switzerland's first cremation center beginning in 1889. The new building represented an important development in the country's modern funeral practices.

The main ceremonial hall contains a 26-register organ from 1967, while the second hall houses a smaller organ installed in 1966 for musical accompaniment.

The site lies above Käferholzstrasse, west of Friedhof Nordheim; a curved path leads from the car park and bus stop to the forecourt with its 15-metre copper cross. Urn niches line the forest edge along this path, and the Anatomiegrab is among them. The crematorium itself is not described in the sources as open to guided tours.

The Anatomiegrab stands among the urn niches along the wooded path from the car park to the forecourt. It holds the ashes of people who gave their bodies to science, and it lies beside the 15-metre copper cross that marks the crematorium's site.

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