Lichterfelde cemetery, Cemetery in Lichterfelde-West, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany

Lichterfelde cemetery lies at Moltkestraße 42, between Augustaplatz and Gardeschützenweg, in the Lichterfelde-West part of Berlin. It was laid out in 1876 as a planned, representative ensemble for the villa colony founded by Johann Anton Wilhelm von Carstenn. The entrance is a tall light grey stone archway between brick walls, with twin dark metal gates of scrollwork and vertical bars; a white sign on the right gate reads "Einfahrt freihalten", and the right pillar bears a plaque marked "61A".

The cemetery was laid out in 1876 for the villa colony of Lichterfelde-West, founded by the Hamburg entrepreneur Johann Anton Wilhelm von Carstenn, and was planned from the start as a representative ensemble. At that time it lay far outside the gates of Berlin; Lichterfelde was incorporated into Greater Berlin in 1920. Three honorary graves of the city of Berlin are located here.

The cemetery was laid out in 1876 as a representative ensemble for the villa colony of Lichterfelde-West, founded by the Hamburg entrepreneur Johann Anton Wilhelm von Carstenn. Three honorary graves of the city of Berlin are maintained here, among them the writer Heinrich Seidel and the education senator Joachim Tiburtius. The grave of writer Wolfgang Kirchbach, a member of the Friedrichshagen poets' circle, carries a bronze bust by Meyer-Pyritz.

The cemetery is accessible during regular hours and has an administrative office that can help locate specific graves and provide information about burials. Visitors should stick to the pathways and respect the peaceful character of the grounds.

The cemetery holds three honorary graves of the city of Berlin, among them the writer and engineer Heinrich Seidel (1842–1906) and Joachim Tiburtius (1889–1967), Berlin's senator for education from 1951 to 1963. The grave of writer Wolfgang Kirchbach (1857–1906), a member of the Friedrichshagen poets' circle, carries a bronze bust by Meyer-Pyritz.