Origins and development
The new cemetery was laid out in 1880 and replaced the burial ground now known as Alter Friedhof at Adenauerpark in 1881. The funeral hall dates from 1926. Later extensions lie north of the historic core; the Jewish section is legally a separate cemetery.
Origins: Laid out in 1880; opened for use in 1881. The cemetery is in North of the old town, west of Wormser Landstraße, at Hertrichweg 2, 67346 Speyer. Its area is approximately 17 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A municipal cemetery with a symmetrical historic core, central cross, funeral hall and several honorary and special burial sections.
Read this character description together with the development of Speyer 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.
Distinctive features on the grounds
Gottfried Renn made the central stone cemetery cross.
The funeral hall was built in 1926.
The Jewish section has existed since 1888 and is legally a separate cemetery.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 31 named places for Speyer Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery entrance, Franz Hellinger and Ferdinand Wiesmann, Friedhof. 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 Speyer Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Speyer – Cemetery Administration rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.