Cemetery profile

Friedhof Riensberg

Friedhof Riensberg Bremen: address, map position, visitor guidance and preparation for a specific grave care enquiry.

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Orientation on site

Friedhof Riensberg on the map

The interactive map shows the cemetery location for spatial orientation.

AddressFriedhofstraße 51, 28213 Bremen

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About the cemetery

Overview

Independently researched information on Friedhof Riensberg Bremen, including its address, map position, site profile and guidance for visits and grave care.

At a glance

Opened
1875
Area
27 hectares
Documented notable graves
66

Address and map position

Friedhof Riensberg forms part of the municipal portfolio operated by Umweltbetrieb Bremen. The documented address is Friedhofstraße 51, 28213 Bremen. It identifies the cemetery for navigation, correspondence and a grave care enquiry. The interactive map marker sits within the mapped cemetery grounds. It supports orientation and must not be interpreted as a particular entrance, parking area or administration building.

Preparing a practical visit

Before a time-critical visit to Friedhof Riensberg, check the operator’s latest short-notice guidance. An appointment with the administration and access to the cemetery grounds are separate matters. Trams 4, 5 and 6 serve the cemetery. Four entrances are on Friedhofstraße, Riensberger Straße, H.-H.-Meier-Allee and Heymelstraße, with parking at the main entrance and H.-H.-Meier-Allee.

Site profile and orientation

Opened in 1875, the cemetery covers 27 hectares; its former crematorium closed in 1988. Its published site facts are: Opened: 1875; Area: 27 hectares; Documented notable graves: 66. A chapel, toilet, columbarium and watercourses are documented; the operator assigns 66 notable graves to sections. Allow enough time between the chosen approach and the intended grave when planning a fixed appointment.

Making a precise grave care enquiry

An enquiry for Friedhof Riensberg should include the full cemetery name, exact grave reference and requested work. A realistic time frame, any important occasion and a reliable contact method help with follow-up. A recent photograph, when already available, may explain the current condition but does not replace a section, row or grave number. This portal brings together independently researched visitor information and links to GraveStay for the enquiry itself. It is neither an official authority website nor the cemetery administration for Friedhof Riensberg.

Practical information

Plan your visit

Cemetery address

Friedhof Riensberg
Friedhofstraße 51
28213 Bremen
Germany

Notable graves

Notable graves

Selected people

7 documented graves
  1. Art and literature

    Arthur Fitger

    1840–1909

    Featured by the operator among 66 notable graves

    Artist known especially for decorative paintings who also worked as a poet and dramatist.

  2. Public life

    Wilhelm Kaisen

    1887–1979

    Featured by the operator among 66 notable graves

    Mayor of Bremen whom the operator particularly associates with the city's reconstruction after the Second World War.

  3. Public life

    Auguste Kirchhoff

    1867–1940

    Featured by the operator among 66 notable graves

    Social-policy campaigner who advocated women's suffrage and protection for children born outside marriage and working mothers.

  4. Science

    Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers

    1758–1840

    Featured by the operator among 66 notable graves

    Physician and astronomer who corresponded with Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel and discovered the minor planets Pallas and Vesta.

  5. Art and literature

    Gustav Pauli

    1866–1938

    Featured by the operator among 66 notable graves

    Museum director who led the Kunsthalle Bremen and later the Hamburger Kunsthalle.

  6. Art and literature

    Magdalene Pauli

    1875–1970

    Featured by the operator among 66 notable graves

    Writer raised in north Bremen and known for her work Sommer in Lesmona.

  7. Public life

    Franz Schütte

    1836–1911

    Featured by the operator among 66 notable graves

    Bremen merchant, shipowner and patron who supported projects including the botanical garden and Bürgerpark.