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Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Practical visitor information for Frankfurt Main Cemetery: address, hours, orientation and distinctive features.
At a glance
- Area
- 70.1 ha
- Burial plots
- approx. 65,500
- Opened
- 1828
Visitor information
Prepare your visit
Quick access to the published information for planning a visit.
Address and directions
Visitor address, location and directions.
Learn moreOpening hours
Access hours for the cemetery.
Learn moreCemetery map
Maps and guidance for finding your way around the cemetery grounds.
Learn moreAdministration
Contact details and information about the responsible administration.
Learn morePlan your visit in three steps
- Check the seasonal opening hours, especially on Sundays and public holidays.
- Use address and directions to choose the right entrance and journey.
- Open the cemetery map; locating an individual grave also requires its section, row and grave number.
What makes this cemetery distinctive
Frankfurt Main Cemetery opened on 1 July 1828 to plans by city gardener Sebastian Rinz in the style of an English landscape park. Successive extensions enlarged it from 5.6 to about 70 hectares; Friedrich Rumpf designed the Old Portal and crypt arcade.
A free electric cemetery taxi operates for older visitors and people with limited mobility from Monday to Friday, 09:30–15:00, with additional services on selected holidays.
Clear site identity
This website covers the Main Cemetery in Frankfurt am Main. The adjacent Jewish cemeteries are separate sites; Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt (Oder) is in Brandenburg and is not covered here.
Discover the cemetery
History and places
Explore the cemetery’s history, selected places and points of orientation.
Photographic impressions
Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt am Main in pictures
Selected photographs offer a visual impression of Hauptfriedhof Frankfurt am Main.
Mature ash tree in the park-like cemetery grounds
The main cemetery as an extensive green space in the city
First World War graves
Further information
About graves
Direct access to the published information about graves.
Frequently asked questions
What is the visitor address?
The address is Eckenheimer Landstraße 194, 60320 Frankfurt am Main. Entrances, public transport and parking are covered under address and directions.
When is Frankfurt Main Cemetery open?
Recent city notices take precedence.
See opening hours for details.
Is there an official cemetery map?
Yes. The cemetery map page provides the PDF copy and the official download page.
How do I arrive by public transport?
U5 stops at Hauptfriedhof, Gießener Straße and Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Bus 34 serves Feuerwehrstraße, bus 32 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; bus 30 and tram 18 stop at Wasserpark.
Can I park at the cemetery?
Six parking areas are recorded near entrances: by the main entrance, two by the Old Portal, one on the east side and two near Gießener Straße. Charges and access rules differ; check signs and availability on site. U5 is often the more predictable option.
Which entrances matter?
The Old and New Portals are in the south, and the main entrance by the administration and ceremonial hall is in the west. Further access points are on Marbachweg, Gießener Straße and Friedberger Landstraße. The plan shows one additional western weekday entrance, but no precise map point is available.
How do I find a particular grave?
Ask for the section, row and grave number using the person’s name and dates. See grave search for the steps.
Which grave types are available?
coffin choice graves, crypts, gardener-maintained choice graves, urn choice graves, urn chambers, several lawn-grave options, row and communal graves, children’s coffin row graves and a Muslim burial section. The administration provides current availability and terms.
Who is responsible?
City of Frankfurt Green Spaces Office, Central cemetery district. Contact details are listed under cemetery administration.
How should I prepare to use the cemetery taxi?
The free taxi operates for older visitors and people with limited mobility from Monday to Friday, 09:30–15:00. Have the destination section or grave reference ready and ask the cemetery administration for a practical meeting point.