List of cemeteries in Bielefeld

The list of cemeteries in Bielefeld gives an overview of cemeteries and burial places in the city of Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia .

List of municipal cemeteries

These cemeteries are run by the environmental companies or Friedhofs GmbH of the city of Bielefeld.

designation	Borough	Address and location	carrier	Opening / closing	description	image
Old Cemetery (Bielefeld)	center	Körnerstrasse 9	Friedhofs GmbH Bielefeld	1808	In 1986 the old cemetery was placed under monument protection as a whole. It has an area of ​​11,500 m² and is very centrally located in the immediate vicinity of Jahnplatz .
Brake old cemetery	Heepen	Kerksiekweg	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1906/1953	The cemetery was handed over to municipal ownership in 1941. Before that it was operated by the private cemetery association Brake. With the construction of the New Cemetery, new grave sites were no longer allocated.	Image wanted
Sennestadt old cemetery	Sennestadt	Ramsbrockring 6	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1848/1964	The cemetery is about 21,000 m². In 1950 the cemetery chapel was built.	Image wanted
Altenhagen cemetery	Heepen	Robert-Nacke-Strasse 75	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1967	The cemetery has been expanded several times since 1967. Before it was incorporated into Bielefeld, it was used and supported jointly by the communities of Milse and Altenhagen.	Image wanted
Kirchdornberg cemetery	Dornberg	At Blankenstein 9	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1833	The new chapel was consecrated in November 1970.	Image wanted
Lämershagen cemetery	Stieghorst	Quiet path 21	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1872	With 0.7 hectares the smallest of the municipal cemeteries in Bielefeld. In 1913 a bell tower was built at the entrance, and in 1959 a chapel.	Image wanted
Cemetery source	Brackwede	Magdalenenstrasse	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1921	The cemetery was expanded in 1984.	Image wanted
Schildesche cemetery	Shield ash	Engersche Strasse 110	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1828	The cemetery was expanded in 1891, 1896 and in the 20th century. In 1919 the field of honor for soldiers was created. The cemetery is divided into an old and a new part by Engersche Straße. The chapel was built in 1930.
Sieker cemetery	Stieghorst	Otto-Brenner-Strasse / Oldentruper Strasse	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1909	The area was used as a burial site around 1,600 years ago.	Image wanted
Sudbrack cemetery	Shield ash	Gunststrasse 63	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1898	In 1956, the house of a former milk dealer was converted into the chapel of the cemetery.	Image wanted
Theesen cemetery	Jöllenbeck	Theesener Strasse	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1939	A cemetery built on the private initiative of the teacher Eduard Sudbrack, which his students also had to help build. From 1977 to 1998 the cemetery was expanded.	Image wanted
Ubbedissen cemetery	Stieghorst	Ubbedisser Strasse 11	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1860	The chapel was built in 1972.	Image wanted
Vilsendorf cemetery	Jöllenbeck	Epiphany Way	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1958		Image wanted
Johannisfriedhof	Gadderbaum	At the Botanical Garden 1d	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1874	In 1894 there was an extension to the Jewish cemetery . The area was then 8.8 hectares. In 1986 it was placed under monument protection. The chapel was consecrated in 1950. Numerous Bielefeld personalities were buried in the cemetery. Accordingly, there are many grave monuments and decorated frames there. The graves of the Bozi , Oetker and Georg Ernst Hinzpeter families are representative. An arboretum belongs to the cemetery . Due to its location between the botanical garden , the zoo and the city center, the Johannisfriedhof is also a busy green area.
Buschkamp war cemetery	Senne	Buschkampstrasse	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1945 and 1952	In 1945 war dead from a radius of 100 km were buried here. To this end, American soldiers had cut off part of the Schillingshof, a Bethel workers' colony . Later (until 1952) more soldiers were buried here and the graves were converted into a cemetery of honor. A total of 563 people lie here.
New cemetery in Brake	Heepen	Grafenheider Strasse 117	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1955	In 1975 and 1998 the cemetery, which was a replacement for the old Brake cemetery, was expanded.
Nicolai Cemetery	center	Herford Street 140	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1875	Since 1912 only old election graves have been occupied. Part of the cemetery became a green area in 1987.	Image wanted
Pella cemetery	Gadderbaum	Landgrafweg 21	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1908	In 1968 the cemetery was expanded. A chapel was built in 1969. This was rebuilt in 1989. Due to the hillside location of the cemetery, a panoramic view of the Von Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel and the Sparrenburg is possible.	Image wanted
Sennefriedhof	Senne	Brackweder Strasse 80	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1912	The Sennefriedhof is one of the largest German cemeteries with around 100 hectares. Numerous memorials and elaborately designed tombs can be found on it. Among others by Peter August Böckstiegel and Käthe Kollwitz . Above all, its tree population and the 20 or so endangered moss species form a special natural area. The old chapel is a listed building.
Sennestadt forest cemetery	Sennestadt	Senner Hellweg 425	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld	1964	The forest cemetery is around 8.8 hectares in size.

List of cemeteries owned by religious bodies

These cemeteries are run by Protestant or Catholic parishes or the Jewish community .

designation	Borough	Address and location	carrier	Opening / closing	description	image
Old and New Bethel Cemetery	Gadderbaum	Paracelsusweg	Zionsgemeinde Bethel / Von Bodelschwingh Foundation
Brackwede Protestant Cemetery	Brackwede	Brackweder Strasse 28	Association of Evangelical Churches in Brackwede	1867	Ev. Brackwede cemetery history 1867 Foundation of the cemetery on Brackweder Straße 1902 1st expansion 1914-1918 First World War Construction of the cemetery of honor and the inauguration memorial stone around 1919 1947 2nd expansion 1950 Decision to build a chapel 1951 Start of construction 1952 inauguration of the chapel 1954 3rd expansion 1970 Decision to renew the memorial 1971 renovation of the cemetery of honor 1972 The memorial is replaced by the sculpture "Woman with Empty Hands". Commemoration annually on Memorial Day 1987 The gate building at the main entrance is renovated after 120 years and placed under monument protection.
Heepen Evangelical Cemetery	Heepen	Vogteistrasse	Evangelical parish of Heepen			Image wanted
Evangelical cemetery Jöllenbeck	Jöllenbeck	Imsiekstrasse	Evangelical Lutheran Reconciliation Church Community Jöllenbeck
Ummeln Evangelical Cemetery	Brackwede	Queller Street	Evangelical parish Ummeln	1891
Eckardtsheim cemetery	Sennestadt	Paracelsusweg	Zionsgemeinde Bethel / Von Bodelschwingh Foundation			Image wanted
Bielefeld Jewish cemetery	Gadderbaum	At the botanical garden	Bielefeld Jewish Community	1891
Brackwede Catholic Cemetery	Brackwede	Brackweder Strasse 32	Catholic parish of St. Elisabeth Bielefeld-Süd			Image wanted
Church cemetery Stieghorst	Stieghorst	Schneidemühler Strasse 41	Evangelical parish of Stieghorst - Hillegossen

List of pet cemeteries

This cemetery is supported by the environmental operations of the city of Bielefeld.

designation	Borough	Address and location	carrier	Opening / closing	description	image
Pet cemetery	Senne	Brackweder Strasse 82	Environmental operation of the city of Bielefeld			Image wanted

Web links

Commons : Friedhöfe in Bielefeld  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Information from the city of Bielefeld on cemeteries

Individual evidence

1. ^ Cemeteries in Bielefeld. City of Bielefeld, accessed on November 24, 2015 .  Most of the information in this list comes from this page.
2. ↑ History of the Old Cemetery. Friedhofs GmbH Bielefeld, accessed on December 1, 2015 . 

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