Discover the Südwestkirchhof: Excursion to the countryside on June 1st!

Discover the Südwestkirchhof: Excursion to the countryside on June 1st!

S-Bahnhof Zehlendorf, Berlin, Deutschland - On May 26, 2025, the district councilor for order, environment, nature, streets and green spaces, Christopher Schriner, announced that the environmental shop in Mitte organized an excursion at the historic Südwestkirchhof in Stahnsdorf. The event will take place on Sunday, June 1, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting point is the Zehlendorf S-Bahn station on the platform. A ticket for tariff area C is required for the trip. Participation in the excursion is free of charge, but it is not barrier -free.

The Südwestkirchhof was created by the Evangelical Church in 1909 and is the second largest cemetery in Germany with an area of ​​about 206 hectares. It is led in the Brandenburg list of monuments and is one of the most important parking and landscape monuments in the Berliner area.

special features of the cemetery

At the Südwestkirchhof, numerous well -known personalities from science, politics, business and culture are suspended. The facility has historically valuable tombs and buildings, including the wooden chapel of Gustav Werner from 1911, which is reminiscent of a Norwegian Stabkirche. In addition, the cemetery is home to a high biodiversity with bats, over 40 breeding bird species, butterflies as well as numerous wood -dwelling insects, rare grass and flowers. Around 200,000 trees enrich the site.

Excursion Details

The excursion, which is led by graduate biologist Gunter Martin, offers a four-hour tour that focuses on natural and historical aspects of the cemetery. This opportunity to learn more about the flora and fauna as well as the historical background of the location is ideal for all those interested in nature and history.

For more information, interested parties can use the contact details of the environmental and nature protection office Mitte: Karl-Marx-Allee 31, 10178 Berlin, phone: (030) 9018-22081, email: environmental tam.uwl@ba-mitte.berlin.de . Media inquiries can be addressed to the press office of the Mitte district, available at press@ba-mitte.berlin.de .