Origins and development
Opened as Centralfriedhof in 1880, enlarged from 16 to about 39 hectares, and renamed Westfriedhof in 1904. Nuremberg’s first crematorium, adjacent to the cemetery, began operating in 1913.
Origins: 1880. The cemetery is in Westfriedhof, statistical district 70, at Schnieglinger Straße 71, 90425 Nürnberg. Its area is approximately 38 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A park cemetery modelled on the English landscape garden, with a neo-Baroque main portal and historic mortuary hall.
Read this character description together with the development of Nuremberg West 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 26 named places for Nuremberg West Cemetery. Among them are Entrance 7, Old funeral hall, Westfriedhof site map. 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 Nuremberg West Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Nuremberg Cemetery Administration rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.