Swiss cemetery (Berlin)

The Swiss cemetery was a burial place in Berlin that was used from the late 17th century until 1738. The New Church (also known as the German Church) was built on the cemetery grounds from 1701 to 1708, which became the German Cathedral from 1780 to 1785 with the addition of a larger tower .

History of the cemetery

The founding of the Swiss cemetery was carried out by the Elector Friedrich III. in the last decade of the 17th century in response to the influx of French refugees in 1698 and 1699 who first settled in Bern , Switzerland. Between 1701 and 1708 part of the cemetery area was built over by the construction of the New Church, the remaining area continued to serve as a burial site.

The cemetery was closed by Friedrich Wilhelm I as early as 1738 on the grounds that the fumes from the cemetery soil were harmful to the horses that were housed in the nearby stables. These stables were demolished in 1773, and between 1780 and 1785 the New Church was expanded to become the German Cathedral .

literature

• Willi Wohlberedt : Graves of well-known and famous personalities in Greater Berlin and Potsdam and the surrounding area, Part IV. Published by the State Historical Association for the Mark Brandenburg eV, Berlin 1952.

Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 46 ″  N , 13 ° 23 ′ 34 ″  E