People and places

Notable graves

Obermenzing Cemetery: Documented notable people, biographical context and guidance for finding their graves.

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People and memorials

Selected people

Biographies and grave information
  1. Grave of August Exter at Obermenzing Cemetery

    Notable people

    August Exter

    1858–1933

    German architect whose villa colonies shaped the development of western Munich.

This guide introduces selected biographies and graves connected with Obermenzing Cemetery, including August Exter. It is not a complete account of the people buried at the cemetery.

Locating the graves

No precise grave position is shown here for August Exter. Ask City of Munich, Municipal Cemeteries, Obermenzing Cemetery for the section, row and grave number, then relate that reference to an entrance or named landmark on the general cemetery map.

Images for recognition

Grave or memorial photographs are shown for August Exter. Use a photograph only as a recognition aid after obtaining the grave reference; it does not replace the section, row and grave number.

Ask about another person

Send City of Munich, Municipal Cemeteries, Obermenzing Cemetery the full name, known life dates, possible spelling variants and an approximate burial period. Ask specifically for the section, row and grave number. Include Bergsonstraße 32, 81245 München so the enquiry identifies Obermenzing Cemetery when the operator manages more than one cemetery.