Künstlergräber

Artists' graves

Old cemetery Dachau: Chapel and graves under big trees with fall leef colours. Photo: City of Dachau
Old cemetery Dachau, photo: City of Dachau

The old cemetery and the forest cemetery are islands of peace an tranquility in the center of town and final resting place for many artists. The graves of renowned artists such as Hermann Stockmann, Paula Wimmer or Carl Thiemann are marked with bronze plates or clay plaques. A flyer indicating the individual sites (German language only) is available at the Dachau tourist information.