Origins and development
The original roughly 20-hectare site was created from 1896 and opened in 1901; later extensions made it one of Cologne’s largest cemeteries.
Origins: Laid out from 1896 and inaugurated on 1 April 1901. The cemetery is in Zollstock, Rodenkirchen borough, at Höninger Platz 25, 50969 Köln. Its area is approximately 61.54 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A large, repeatedly extended park cemetery with pronounced main axes and an octagonal funeral hall.
Read this character description together with the development of Cologne South 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 23 named places for Cologne South Cemetery. Among them are Entrance, Funeral chapel, 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 Cologne South Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Cologne, Office for Landscape Management and Green Spaces rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.