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
On this page
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 RiensbergFriedhofstraße 51
28213 Bremen
Germany
Notable graves
Notable graves
Selected people
7 documented gravesArt 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.