Cemetery in Leipzig
Old St. John’s Cemetery
Old St. John’s Cemetery in Leipzig: Johannisplatz / Täubchenweg. Historic cemetery park, no new burials. Check city information or notices on site for temporary closures.
Address and entrances
Getting here by public transport
Johannisplatz tram stop; the grounds are directly beside the Grassi Museum.
Cemetery map and finding your way
The marker represents the cemetery grounds, not a surveyed entrance or an individual grave.
Cemetery administration and contact
City of Leipzig – Garden Heritage Conservation
Visiting information and walks
Historic cemetery park, no new burials. Check city information or notices on site for temporary closures.
Location profile
About the grounds
The historic grounds beside the Grassi Museum are now a cemetery park and open-air collection. Around 400 monuments illustrate Leipzig funerary art across several periods. Johann Sebastian Bach’s remains were moved to St. Thomas Church in 1950.
- Visiting and use
- Historic cemetery park, no new burials. Check city information or notices on site for temporary closures.