Alter Friedhof Büchenbronn
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Alter Friedhof Büchenbronn

Also known as Büchenbronn Old Cemetery

Büchenbronn, Stadtkreis Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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  • Get directions Pfarrstraße
    Büchenbronn, Stadtkreis Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg 75180 Germany
    Coordinates: 48.85654, 8.66672
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Friedhofsverwaltung Pforzheim
Ispringer Straße 42
75177 Pforzheim
GERMANY

This is the older of the two communal cemeteries in the Pforzheim district of Büchenbronn. There are nine active cemeteries in the city of Pforzheim as of 2021, including a cemetery of the Jewish Congregation.
The oldest historic grave marker in this cemetery dates back to 1876 (Margaretha Huthmacher). There is a small Mourner's Hall (Aussegnungshalle) for burial services. Five gates lead into the cemetery with the main entrance on Pfarrstraße.

The cemetery has several War Memorials with the names and sometimes dates of soldiers from this town, who died during the wars of the past two centuries. Most of them are missing in action and their bodies have never been found and returned to their families. They are not buried here, but remembered on these war memorial plaques and monuments.

Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (10-25 years in Pforzheim) the graves are being leveled and re-used. There is no toxic embalming being done in Germany, so the coffin and the corpse can decompose naturally. If the family of the deceased decides to purchase another period, the duration can be extended by another 10-25 years. Otherwise the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker than used as gravel in road construction. War Graves are considered memorials and are kept up by the owner of the cemetery. Those are kept forever. Also the town or owner of the cemetery might find a grave of historical significance and will protect and keep it indefinitely.
Contact:
Friedhofsverwaltung Pforzheim
Ispringer Straße 42
75177 Pforzheim
GERMANY

This is the older of the two communal cemeteries in the Pforzheim district of Büchenbronn. There are nine active cemeteries in the city of Pforzheim as of 2021, including a cemetery of the Jewish Congregation.
The oldest historic grave marker in this cemetery dates back to 1876 (Margaretha Huthmacher). There is a small Mourner's Hall (Aussegnungshalle) for burial services. Five gates lead into the cemetery with the main entrance on Pfarrstraße.

The cemetery has several War Memorials with the names and sometimes dates of soldiers from this town, who died during the wars of the past two centuries. Most of them are missing in action and their bodies have never been found and returned to their families. They are not buried here, but remembered on these war memorial plaques and monuments.

Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (10-25 years in Pforzheim) the graves are being leveled and re-used. There is no toxic embalming being done in Germany, so the coffin and the corpse can decompose naturally. If the family of the deceased decides to purchase another period, the duration can be extended by another 10-25 years. Otherwise the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker than used as gravel in road construction. War Graves are considered memorials and are kept up by the owner of the cemetery. Those are kept forever. Also the town or owner of the cemetery might find a grave of historical significance and will protect and keep it indefinitely.

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