Winthirfriedhof, Cemetery in Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, Germany
The Winthirfriedhof, also called Friedhof Neuhausen, is a cemetery at Winthirstraße 15 in Munich's Neuhausen district, beside the Winthirkirche. It covers about 2,800 square metres and holds roughly 180 graves in nine burial fields. The late-Gothic church, built at the end of the 15th century, still forms part of the choir.
The site dates back to 1315, making it one of Munich's oldest burial grounds. The adjacent church received the tomb of Saint Winthir integrated into its structure during 1597.
The cemetery takes its name from Winthir, a wandering preacher buried here whose grave was incorporated into the church in 1597, after which locals called it the "Winthirkircherl". Matthäus Rader described Winthir's story in the Bavaria Sancta of 1614. Burials are reserved for people who lived at least 30 years in parts of Neuhausen or did special service to Munich.
The cemetery is located in a quiet residential area accessible on foot or by public transport. Visitors should wear respectful attire and observe the opening hours of the grounds.
When the eastern extension was cleared around 1897 for the new Westfriedhof, its graves were excavated in 2014 and 2018. The remains of 246 people buried around 1900 are now held as the Winthir Collection at Munich's State Collection for Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy, matched to names, ages and professions through the surviving grave register.
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