Böhmischer Gottesacker, Garden monument and cemetery in Neukölln, Germany.
The Böhmischer Gottesacker is a cemetery and garden monument in Neukölln that holds graves from three Protestant congregations across its grounds. The burial ground sits nestled among residential buildings near Karl-Marx-Platz, preserving a green space within the urban surroundings.
This burial ground was founded in 1751 and ranks among Berlin's oldest active cemeteries. It served Protestant refugees from Bohemia who had settled in the Rixdorf village as their burial place for generations.
The burial grounds display different grave styles across its sections, with the Moravian area marked by simple and uniform designs that contrast with the Lutheran and Reformed sections. Visitors can see how different faith communities chose to honor their deceased through these visible choices.
The grounds are easily accessible and offer a quiet place to walk and explore different grave styles and monuments. Visitors should remember this is an active cemetery, so respect for those mourning and ongoing burials is important.
Historic gravestones are mounted on the cemetery walls, having been relocated from various Berlin burial grounds during urban development. These stones preserve memory from cemeteries that no longer exist in the city.
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