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Friedhof Johanngeorgenstadt

Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

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    Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony (Sachsen) 08349 Germany
    Coordinates: 50.42561, 12.72808
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Johanngeorgenstadt is a mining town in Saxony's Ore Mountains, 17 km south of Aue, and 27 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, on the border with the Czech Republic. It only has 4500 inhabitants.

Contact:
Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Johanngeorgenstadt
Kirchplatz 7
08349 Johanngeorgenstadt

[email protected]

The cemetery is managed by the local Lutheran congregation.

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.
The cemetery in Johanngeorgenstadt also has a war grave section and a memorial (erected in 1950) for the victims of the Nazi forced labor camp and POWs. Of the 124 interred Russian civilians and soldiers only 26 are known by name.

Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (15-20 years) 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 15-20 years. Otherwise, the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker then 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.
Johanngeorgenstadt is a mining town in Saxony's Ore Mountains, 17 km south of Aue, and 27 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, on the border with the Czech Republic. It only has 4500 inhabitants.

Contact:
Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Johanngeorgenstadt
Kirchplatz 7
08349 Johanngeorgenstadt

[email protected]

The cemetery is managed by the local Lutheran congregation.

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.
The cemetery in Johanngeorgenstadt also has a war grave section and a memorial (erected in 1950) for the victims of the Nazi forced labor camp and POWs. Of the 124 interred Russian civilians and soldiers only 26 are known by name.

Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (15-20 years) 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 15-20 years. Otherwise, the grave will be leveled and reused, the marker then 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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