Origins and development
The first section was inaugurated on 15 December 1881. The grounds were extended in several phases; since 1975, most new burials have taken place at Parkfriedhof Junkerberg.
Origins: 1881. The cemetery is in Grone, at Kasseler Landstraße 1, 37081 Göttingen. Its area is approximately 36 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A historic municipal cemetery with mature trees and shrubs, a Romanesque Revival chapel and an exceptional concentration of scholars’ graves.
Read this character description together with the development of Göttingen City Cemetery: it identifies what gives the grounds their present identity without turning the cemetery into a purely historical attraction. A visit can focus on spatial structure and named orientation points while leaving individual graves undisturbed.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 62 named places for Göttingen City Cemetery. Among them are Main gate, Cemetery chapel, Cemetery map in the eastern grounds. Use these names to relate the historical account to locations visible during a visit, without assuming that every historical feature has its own marker.
Continue the visit
The cemetery tour turns selected named points at Göttingen City Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Göttingen · Cemeteries Service rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.