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The living cemeteries of Germany

In the ‚Gedenkwald‘ (a natural cemetery in a forest) burial sites are next to specifically chosen trees.

Apart from a small open air chapel – with a simple cross and benches – the ‚Gedenkwald‘ preserves the natural environment of an uncultivated forest.

A plaque marks out a tree as a future burial site:

Light shines through the trees in a living cemetery (Gedenkwald) in Germany
Light shines through the trees in a living cemetery (Gedenkwald) in Germany.