Origins and development
The first burial took place in January 1820 and consecration followed in May. The cemetery expanded up the hillside in several phases and was restored from 1950 after severe wartime damage.
Origins: First burial on 22 January 1820, consecration on 28 May 1820. The cemetery is in Goldgrube / Karthause, at Hüberlingsweg, 56073 Koblenz. Its area is approximately 36 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A terraced landscape and woodland cemetery on the Karthause slope, with a historic plane-tree avenue, two ceremony halls, an arboretum and many significant grave monuments.
Read this character description together with the development of Koblenz 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 13 named places for Koblenz Main Cemetery. Among them are Entrance 1, Ceremony hall 1, Information point at the Beatusstraße entrance. 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 Koblenz Main Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Koblenz municipal enterprise · Parks and Cemeteries rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.