Origins and development
Designed by parks director Adolf Kowallek, the cemetery opened in 1896 and was extended northward after the Second World War.
Origins: Opened on 18 May 1896 after municipal authorization was granted in 1895. The cemetery is in Weidenpesch, Nippes borough, at Pallenbergstraße, 50737 Köln. Its area is approximately 47.91 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A spacious park cemetery with an old and a new section separated by Schmiedegasse.
Read this character description together with the development of Cologne North 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 30 named places for Cologne North Cemetery. Among them are Entrance, Funeral chapel, Information board. 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 North 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.