Origins and development
The first burial took place on 2 February 1887. Hilger Hertel the Elder designed the rectangular old part with intersecting main paths. Extensions followed in 1914 and 1943. The denominational fields remain church property.
Origins: First burial on 2 February 1887. The cemetery is in West of the old town, near Aasee, at Robert-Koch-Straße 11, 48149 Münster. Its area is approximately 14 hectares.
Design and present-day character
An ecumenical cemetery near Aasee with Catholic and Protestant fields, mature trees and a rectangular historic core.
Read this character description together with the development of Münster Central 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
Hilger Hertel the Elder designed the historic core.
Two perpendicular main paths divide the old part.
The cemetery was extended in 1914 and 1943.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 10 named places for Münster Central Cemetery. Among them are Haupteingang, Euthymia grave chapel, Mahnmal an den Bombenkrieg. 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 Münster Central Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Münster Central Cemetery Commission rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.