Origins and development
Designed by Johannes Ibach and Karl Wach, the cemetery opened in 1917. The funeral hall followed in 1921 and the crematorium in 1935–1937. A Covid memorial opened in April 2024.
Origins: Inaugurated in October 1917. The cemetery is in Vogelsang, Ehrenfeld borough, at Venloer Straße 1132, 50829 Köln. Its area is approximately 52.3 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A large park cemetery with mature avenues, historic buildings, faith-specific sections, artworks and biodiverse tree cover.
Read this character description together with the development of Cologne West 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 16 named places for Cologne West Cemetery. Among them are Entrance, Funeral hall, Site map. 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 West 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.