Origins and development
West Cemetery opened on 17 October 1898. Garden director Gottlieb Schoch shaped its geometric paths and woodland planting. Johannes Göderitz’s crematorium dates from 1923; memorials recall air raids and other twentieth-century victims.
Origins: 17 October 1898. The cemetery is in Stadtfeld West, at Große Diesdorfer Straße 160, 39110 Magdeburg. Its area is approximately 62.5 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A large municipal park cemetery with a geometric path network, sightlines, mature trees, chapel and crematorium.
Read this character description together with the development of Magdeburg 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.
Distinctive features on the grounds
Johannes Göderitz designed the crematorium dating from 1923.
The grounds have a geometric path network with pronounced sightlines.
A communal grave commemorates victims of the Langenweddingen railway disaster of 1967.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 33 named places for Magdeburg West Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery entrance, Cemetery chapel, Zentrale Friedhofsverwaltung/Friedhofsberatung. 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 Magdeburg West Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Magdeburg Municipal Parks and Cemeteries Service rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.