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Kirchhof Groß Breesen

Guben, Landkreis Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg, Germany

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    Guben, Landkreis Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg 03172 Germany
    Coordinates: 51.98791, 14.69940
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Guben (Polish and Sorbian: Gubin) is a town on the Lusatian Neisse river in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is a divided city on the border between Germany and Poland, having been separated into Guben and Gubin in 1945 by the Oder–Neisse line. Reichenbach was incorporated into Guben in 1950.

This small Lutheran cemetery surrounds the Dorfkirche (village church) of Groß Breesen. The current church dates back to 1852, yet the cemetery itself is much older. It contains a small number of World War II graves. There is a city-run cemetery in Groß Breesen, about 1 mile north from this one.

Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (15-20 years for the cemeteries in Guben) 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 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
Guben (Polish and Sorbian: Gubin) is a town on the Lusatian Neisse river in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is a divided city on the border between Germany and Poland, having been separated into Guben and Gubin in 1945 by the Oder–Neisse line. Reichenbach was incorporated into Guben in 1950.

This small Lutheran cemetery surrounds the Dorfkirche (village church) of Groß Breesen. The current church dates back to 1852, yet the cemetery itself is much older. It contains a small number of World War II graves. There is a city-run cemetery in Groß Breesen, about 1 mile north from this one.

Please note that the graves in Germany are not perpetual. After a certain period of repose (15-20 years for the cemeteries in Guben) 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 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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  • Added: 23 Oct 2021
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2740534