Visitor address and access
The cemetery can be accessed through the following entrances: South visitor access; North visitor access.
Use that access information as the starting point for Essen Southwest Cemetery, especially when the destination is a named section or an appointment rather than a general walk. The visitor address identifies the cemetery, while the most useful entrance depends on the purpose of the visit.
Public transport
The following public transport connections serve the cemetery: Südwestfriedhof stop; Südwestfriedhof stop, opposite direction.
For a public-transport journey to Essen Southwest Cemetery, compare the stop or station in that guidance with Fulerumer Straße 15b, 45149 Essen and the intended entrance. This avoids planning only to the cemetery boundary when the destination lies elsewhere within the grounds.
Parking
The following parking options are available: South-West Cemetery main-entrance parking; Cemetery parking.
The parking note for Essen Southwest Cemetery should be read together with local signs on arrival. If a short or step-free route is essential, ask City of Essen, Grün und Gruga – Cemetery Operations and Crematorium which entrance serves the destination and whether the required route is suitable.
Orientation after arrival
- South visitor access
- Funeral hall
- Memorial to victims of war and tyranny
- Mourning
- Südwestfriedhof stop
- Main-entrance parking
- Women’s toilets at the funeral hall
- Central water point
- North visitor access
- Memorial plaque for concentration-camp victims
These are 10 of the 20 named points available for Essen Southwest Cemetery. Locate the chosen entrance first, then use the nearest named point to orient the final part of the walk. The cemetery map is an orientation aid; an individual grave additionally needs a section, row and grave number.