Origins and development
The site was acquired in 1855 and inaugurated on 23 November 1856; 1855 is also given as the opening year. Several extensions and a redesign between 1952 and 1955 shaped the present grounds.
Origins: The inauguration is dated to 23 November 1856, while 1855 is also given as the opening year. The dates differ. The cemetery is in West, at Bliesstraße 10, 67059 Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Its area is approximately 25.05 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A long-established municipal main cemetery with a chapel, crematorium, historic honorary sections and Jewish and Muslim areas.
Read this character description together with the development of Ludwigshafen 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 4 named places for Ludwigshafen Main Cemetery. Among them are Ceremony hall and crematorium, Parks and cemeteries office, Ludwigshafen Main Cemetery stop. 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 Ludwigshafen Main Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Ludwigshafen am Rhein · Parks and Cemeteries rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.