Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin

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The Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin is a Protestant cemetery of the Sophienkirche in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.

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Notable interments

(*) = An Ehrengrab awarded by the "Landes Berlin"

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    Coordinates: 52°32′02″N13°23′30″E / 52.5339°N 13.3917°E / 52.5339; 13.3917