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Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Berlin, Germany

Chausseestraße 126, 10115 Berlin, Germany

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VISITOR INFORMATION

The cemetery is active and compact; respect funerals and avoid treating adjacent graves as part of Hegel’s plot. Berlin posts seasonal cemetery hours from 8 a.m. daily, closing between 4 p.m. in winter and 8 p.m. in summer; check the current month before travel.

Berlin’s official city portal lists seasonal hours: opening at 8 a.m., closing at 4 p.m. in January/December, 5 p.m. in February/November, 6 p.m. in March/October, 7 p.m. in April/September and 8 p.m. in May–August. Check before travel.

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Consider May–June or September–October for more comfortable weather; confirm current access and visiting hours.

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About Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

Philosopher G. W. F. Hegel is buried at Berlin’s Dorotheenstadt Cemetery.

The cemetery remains a protected and maintained historic burial ground in Berlin.

History happened here at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery

The historic central Berlin cemetery became the burial place of prominent writers, artists and thinkers.

Hegel died in 1831 and is buried here near other German intellectual figures.

PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE

PEOPLE AT REST HERE

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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