Friedhof St. Stephan Söcking

Address and directions at St Stephan Cemetery

What address leads to the historic village cemetery?

Use Bismarckstraße 2, 82319 Starnberg. The cemetery surrounds St Stephan in Söcking. It is not the larger municipal Söcking Cemetery at Friedhofstraße 11.

Interactive map and orientation in Söcking

Which location does the map marker show?

The marker shows the cemetery area at St Stephan. The church and cemetery are on Bismarckstraße.

How can this cemetery be distinguished from Söcking Cemetery?

Use the full wording St Stephan Cemetery, Söcking, Bismarckstraße in directions and service requests. “Söcking Cemetery” normally refers to the separate site on Friedhofstraße.

New plots and burials at St Stephan

Are new earth-burial plots allocated at St Stephan Cemetery?

The town’s cemetery rules state that earth-burial plots are generally no longer allocated here. The town may grant an exception in an individual case. This is not a general entitlement and must be clarified in writing with the cemetery administration before plans are made.

Cemetery administration and commercial work

Who can answer binding questions about the cemetery?

Contact the Town of Starnberg cemetery administration at Vogelanger 2, 82319 Starnberg, telephone +49 8151 772-106. It handles burial rights, interments, exceptions and the identification of individual graves.

What must be checked before commercial work begins?

The town includes St Stephan in its application for commercial work on municipal cemeteries. Funeral, masonry and horticultural work may therefore require an authorisation certificate. A private instruction to carry out the work does not replace that approval.

History of St Stephan Cemetery in Söcking

Why is the site historically significant?

The Bavarian heritage list describes St Stephan as a hall church probably dating from the 17th century and altered in 1864, with the surrounding ground identified as a historic village cemetery. The former Catholic parish church is now used by the Lutheran congregation. Church and cemetery form a historic ensemble in the old centre of Söcking.

Grave care at St Stephan Cemetery

What information should a grave-care request contain?

Provide the full site name, the name of the person buried there, the grave number or location description and the requested scope of care. Before work on an edging or monument, also clarify the burial right and any municipal approval required.