Cemetery profile

Friedhof am Perlacher Forst

Friedhof am Perlacher Forst in Obergiesing-Fasangarten, Stadelheimer Straße 24, 81549 München. Information on map orientation, operator details and grave care.

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Orientation on site

Friedhof am Perlacher Forst on the map

The interactive map shows the cemetery location for spatial orientation.

AddressStadelheimer Straße 24, 81549 München

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About the cemetery

Overview

This profile of Friedhof am Perlacher Forst in Obergiesing-Fasangarten brings together address and directions, map and orientation, operator details and grave care for planning a visit.

At a glance

Operator type
municipal
Operator
Landeshauptstadt München – Städtische Friedhöfe München
Administrative area
kreisfreie Stadt München

Address and directions: Friedhof am Perlacher Forst

What address should be used for directions?

The address of Friedhof am Perlacher Forst is Stadelheimer Straße 24, 81549 München. The site belongs to the Munich borough of Obergiesing-Fasangarten. The address identifies the cemetery site; the entrance or vehicle access may be elsewhere. Follow signs at the site.

What operating status is confirmed?

The cemetery is confirmed as an active burial site.

What information helps when locating a grave?

For precise orientation within the grounds, use the section or plot, row and grave number. Copy these details as completely as possible from the grave certificate, burial-right document or other existing records.

Map and orientation: Friedhof am Perlacher Forst

What does the map marker show?

The map marker shows the cemetery location for orientation. It does not necessarily mark an entrance, access road or individual grave. Follow signs at the site.

How can this cemetery be identified?

The name, address and locality or municipality help distinguish the site clearly. This combination is more useful than searching by name alone because several cemeteries in the region have similar names.

Cemetery administration and contact

Who is responsible for the cemetery?

The responsible operator is Landeshauptstadt München – Städtische Friedhöfe München. This operator provides binding information about burial rights, burials, access and commercial work.

Perlacher Forst and Friedhof Perlach

Which cemetery does this page cover?

This profile covers Friedhof am Perlacher Forst. Friedhof Perlach is a separate cemetery.

Grave care: Friedhof am Perlacher Forst

What details are needed for a grave-care request?

An unambiguous request needs the full cemetery name, the name of the person buried there, and the section, row and grave number. The operator’s local rules and any required permissions must also be checked before work begins.

Practical information

Plan your visit

Cemetery address

Friedhof am Perlacher Forst
Stadelheimer Straße 24
81549 München
Germany

Opening hours

PeriodCemetery access
November to Februarydaily 08:00–17:00
Marchdaily 08:00–18:00
April to Augustdaily 08:00–20:00
September to Octoberdaily 08:00–19:00

Notable graves

Notable graves

Selected people

5 documented graves
  1. Resistance – White Rose

    Hans Scholl

    1918–1943

    Medical student and co-founder of the White Rose who helped write and distribute leaflets opposing the Nazi regime.

  2. Resistance – White Rose

    Sophie Scholl

    1921–1943

    Student and member of the White Rose who distributed leaflets at Munich University with her brother Hans.

  3. Resistance – White Rose

    Christoph Probst

    1919–1943

    Medical student and White Rose member whose draft for a further leaflet was found after the Scholl siblings were arrested.

  4. Resistance – White Rose

    Alexander Schmorell

    1917–1943

    Medical student and co-founder of the White Rose who wrote and distributed the first four leaflets with Hans Scholl.

  5. Resistance – White Rose

    Hans Leipelt

    1921–1945

    Chemistry student who reproduced and circulated the White Rose's sixth leaflet and was executed at Stadelheim in 1945.