The Old St. Matthew’s Churchyard remains an active Protestant burial ground. Historic hereditary graves, mausoleums and individual plots stand alongside newer communal forms of remembrance.
Historic funerary architecture
Mausoleums, wall graves, vaults and artistically designed family plots are defining features. The von Hansemann family mausoleum and Herpich/Linz vault are precisely mapped examples. Heritage protection means that structural or design changes cannot be assumed to follow personal preferences alone.
Burial forms today
The operator information describes earth and urn burials in individual graves as well as communal and low-maintenance options. The cemetery administration must clarify current availability, tenure, design rules and fees for each case.
Garden of the Stillborn Children
Established in 2007, this communal burial place remembers children who died very early. It is one of the churchyard’s distinctive memorial sites. The operator explicitly states that no free burial spaces remain, so this page does not present it as a currently available option.
Questions before choosing
Discuss burial form, right of use, fees, care obligations, memorial and planting together. Historic examples on the grounds do not establish what is permissible or available for a new grave.