Südfriedhof

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Leipzig's largest cemetery is a vast and beautiful park, filled with rosebay shrubs, populated by squirrels, rabbits and foxes and centred on a building that looks like a Disneyland castle, but is in fact a purpose-built crematorium. A monument to antifascists who died at the hands of the Nazis can be found in front of the building. The cemetery is a last resting place of Leipzig's many celebrities, including artist Max Klinger and the Baedeker family of travel guide fame.

The cemetery surrounds Völkerschlachtdenkmal, so plan your visit to see both in one go.

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Nearby Leipzig attractions

1. Völkerschlachtdenkmal

0.18 MILES

Half a million soldiers fought – and one in five died – in the epic 1813 battle that led to the decisive victory of Prussian, Austrian and Russian forces…

2. Asisi Panometer

1.3 MILES

The happy marriage of a panorama (a giant 360-degree painting) and a gasometer (a giant gas tank) is a panometer. The unusual concept is the brainchild of…

3. Museum für Angewandte Kunst

2.21 MILES

Leipzig's Museum für Angewandte Kunst is the second-oldest applied arts museum in Germany and has one of the finest collections of art-nouveau and art…

4. Museum für Musikinstrumente

2.21 MILES

At the fabulous Musikinstrumenten-Museum, you can discover music from five centuries in the prestigious and rarity-filled exhibits, as well as an…

5. Museum für Völkerkunde

2.21 MILES

At Leipzig's Ethnological Museum, you can plunge into an eye-opening journey through the cultures of the world.

6. Museen im Grassi

2.22 MILES

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7. Mendelssohn-Haus

2.27 MILES

A key figure of the Romantic age, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was appointed music director of the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester in 1835 and held the…

8. Schumann-Haus

2.33 MILES

The 'Spring Symphony' is among the works Robert Schumann composed in this house where he and his wife, pianist Clara Wieck, spent their first four years…

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