Origins and development
Following a 1912 design competition, work on the first 18 hectares began in 1913. The grounds were consecrated in 1914 and officially opened in 1916.
Origins: Consecration and first burial took place in 1914; the official opening followed in 1916. The cemetery is in Brühlervorstadt, at Binderslebener Landstraße 75, 99092 Erfurt. Its area is approximately 57 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A park-like central cemetery with 54 burial sections, several ceremony halls, a crematorium and extensive honorary-grove and memorial complexes.
Read this character description together with the development of Erfurt Main 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 19 named places for Erfurt Main Cemetery. Among them are Main entrance, Chapel or ceremony hall, Information 1. 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 Erfurt Main Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Erfurt · Parks and Cemeteries Office rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.