Origins and development
Use as a burial ground outside the former city walls began in 1715. In 1884 the principal cemetery role passed to Nordfriedhof. Bonn Old Cemetery has been listed since 1984; burials are now restricted to particular existing or adopted graves.
Origins: 1715. The cemetery is in Central Bonn, beside Bornheimer Straße, at Bornheimer Straße / Am Alten Friedhof, 53111 Bonn. Its area is approximately 3 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A walled historic cemetery in central Bonn, with a relocated Romanesque chapel and graves associated with music, scholarship and local history.
Read this character description together with the development of Bonn Old 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
The cemetery was established outside the then city walls in 1715.
The Romanesque chapel was relocated to the cemetery from Ramersdorf.
The entire grounds have been protected as a monument since 1984.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 9 named places for Bonn Old Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery entrance, St George’s Chapel, Friedhofsverwaltung. 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 Bonn Old Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Bonn – Environment and Urban Greenery Department rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.