Our partner cemetery · Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg
Friedhof Finkenriek
König-Georg-Deich 24, 21109 Hamburg (Wilhelmsburg)
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026 · Source
- Phone
- +49 40 593 88-241
- Website
- friedhof-hamburg.de
- Office hours
- Mon, Wed, Thu: 8:00–14:00Friday: 8:00–13:00Other times: by appointment
- Operated by
- Hamburger Friedhöfe AöR (seit 01.01.2025, vorher Bezirksamt Hamburg-Mitte)
- Directions
- Google Maps
Finkenriek cemetery lies in the south of Wilhelmsburg, right by the dyke. Since 2020 it has had a new Islamic burial section with its own washing and farewell building. Both were built as compensation for the construction of the A26 motorway and funded by DEGES.
The washing house (architect Medine Altiok) has separate entrances for men and women, a washing room, a farewell room, two waiting rooms and a covered area for the funeral prayer. Graves and buildings face Mecca.
Burial without a coffin, in a shroud, is permitted at Hamburg's state cemeteries. For a burial in the Islamic section the soil is replaced to a depth of two metres so that the earth is untouched.
The cemetery opened in 1957 and has around 8,500 grave plots. Since 1 January 2025 it has been part of Hamburger Friedhöfe (AöR, the public cemetery authority); before that the Bezirksamt Hamburg-Mitte (district office) was responsible. Older phone numbers and email addresses found online may therefore be out of date.
Islamic burial section
- Facing Mecca
- yes
- Burial without a coffin
- yes
- Washing room
- yes
- Rest period
- 25 years
- Capacity
- 1. Bauabschnitt ca. 100 Grabstellen, Endausbau 414 bis 540 (Angaben widersprüchlich)
- Permanent rest of the remains
- Hamburg State Treaty 2012: in Islamic burial sections the remains stay in the grave even when the plot is reassigned. How this is handled on site is being clarified with the cemetery.
Fees
- Selected grave (Wahlgrab), 25-year right of use (74 € per year)1.850 €
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- Burial, with or without coffin895 €
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- Room for the ritual washing (ghusl), per 45 minutes128 €
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- Farewell room, up to 72 hours330 €
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- Surcharge for burial on a Saturday872 €
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- Permit for the headstone130 €
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- Total price for the Islamic burial section (grave + burial)To be added
To be added · Wird gemeinsam mit dem Friedhof eingetragen.
To be clarified with the cemetery
These points can only be answered on site. We will add them as soon as they are confirmed.
- Free capacity in the Islamic section and which construction phases are complete
- Total price for grave and burial in the Islamic section
- How the right of use is extended after 25 years
- How the washing house is booked, including at weekends, and which communities have access
- How burial without a coffin works on site and whether the mourners may fill in the grave themselves
- How soon a burial is possible after a death, including on Saturdays
- Rules for headstones in the Islamic section: height, material, lettering, border
- Children's and family graves, multiple occupancy
- Social-assistance burial (Sozialbestattung) in the Islamic section