Origins and development
The first burial at Warnemünde’s New Cemetery took place in 1928. Population growth prompted an extension in 1939. The Old Cemetery remained in use alongside it before closing in the 1960s. The graves of Arthur Neumann and photographer Karl Eschenburg connect the grounds with aviation and local history.
Origins: Opened in 1928. The cemetery is in Rostock-Warnemünde, Parkstraße, at Parkstraße 50, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde. The New Cemetery covers just under five hectares; allow time for the route between the entrance and the grave.
Design and present-day character
The active New Cemetery on Parkstraße covers just under five hectares. It is distinct from the former Old Cemetery in today’s Stephan-Jantzen-Park. Its funeral hall seats about 80.
Read this character description together with the development of Warnemünde New 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 4 named places for Warnemünde New Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery chapel, Warnemünde Friedhof, Toilets 1. 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 Warnemünde New Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Rostock – green spaces, nature conservation and cemeteries department rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.