Stadtfriedhof Göttingen
Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Stadtfriedhof Göttingen, Kasseler Landstraße 1, 37081 Göttingen, Germany
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VISITOR INFORMATION
The city says its municipal cemeteries, including Stadtfriedhof Göttingen, may be visited around the clock; temporary restrictions can apply. Find the Planck family grave within the cemetery; the Nobel Rondell is a separate commemorative site.
The city’s cemetery information indicates pedestrian access around the clock; check current gate notices.
Consider May–June or September–October for more comfortable weather; confirm current access and visiting hours.
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About Stadtfriedhof Göttingen
Physicist Max Planck is buried in the family grave at Göttingen’s Stadtfriedhof.
The City of Göttingen maintains the municipal cemetery and its historic graves.
History happened here at Stadtfriedhof Göttingen
Planck died in 1947. His grave marker records the constant that bears his name.
The cemetery also holds other prominent scholars’ graves; memorials elsewhere in the city should not be confused with the burial.
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Max Planck
EXTERNAL LINKS
Max Planck Institute, Planck grave and inscription: https://www.mpinat.mpg.de/4493783/a_town_full_of_planck
City of Göttingen, municipal cemetery information: https://www.goettingen.de/medien/dokumente/flyer_grabstaetten_auf_den_staedtischen_friedhoefen.pdf?20220111130402=
Map coordinates: https://stadtfriedhof-goettingen.de/en/notable-graves