Available plan information
A compact official site plan for Essen Southwest Cemetery is not currently available here. The interactive map shows mapped landmarks and does not replace an official grave register. This plan information applies to Essen Southwest Cemetery; use it together with the named points below rather than as a substitute for an individual grave reference.
A selection from the named places on the cemetery map
- 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
- Südwestfriedhof stop, opposite direction
- Cemetery parking
- Men’s toilets at the funeral hall
- South-east water point
- ‘Tote vom Montagsloch’ memorial plaque
- Toilets in the southern cemetery area
- Memorial to victims of the Kapp Putsch
- Memorial to 84 bombing victims
- Nazi-era memorial stone for bombing victims
- Police memorial
The list shows 20 functionally varied orientation points; the interactive map contains all 20 located objects for Essen Southwest Cemetery. Begin with the entrance relevant to the journey, identify a nearby name from the selection, and move between named places only after checking their position on the map.
Use the map for a grave visit
The map of Essen Southwest Cemetery does not provide a complete grave register. To find one grave, first obtain the section, row and grave number through grave search or from City of Essen, Grün und Gruga – Cemetery Operations and Crematorium. As no directly usable plan is linked above, ask how the section relates to an entrance, then use the closest named orientation point for the final approach.
What the markers do and do not mean
A marker on the Essen Southwest Cemetery map identifies a named place at the cemetery. It does not by itself state that a building is open, that a route is step-free or that a grave lies nearby. For those needs, combine the marker with the access details, the grave reference and, where necessary, an enquiry to the cemetery administration.