Friedhofskirche zur Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit

Friedhofskirche zur Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit stands within the historic Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof in Landsberg am Lech, beyond the Sandauer Bridge. The cemetery opened in the early sixteenth century when burial grounds inside the city walls could no longer serve the growing population. Its church, mortuary, sexton’s house, and surrounding wall form a protected architectural ensemble.

Over the centuries, the grounds became the resting place of many Landsberg residents and preserve varied gravestones and monuments. In 1972, the city council began protecting historically significant memorials after plans threatened the grave monument of Gwenddydd Herkomer Rupfle, daughter of Hubert von Herkomer. The preservation list took effect in 1974, while several important stones had already disappeared.

Water protection ended burials in the older section in 1983, and the entire cemetery has received no new burials since 2000. Walking among the surviving stones, you can see how families, individuals, and the wider community marked lives across generations. The church remains at the centre of this quiet complex, alongside the mortuary, sexton’s house, and encircling wall.