Address and directions

Visitor address and access

The cemetery can be accessed through the following entrances: Main entrance; Main entrance at the building complex.

Use that access information as the starting point for Dortmund Main Cemetery, especially when the destination is a named section or an appointment rather than a general walk. The visitor address identifies the cemetery, while the most useful entrance depends on the purpose of the visit.

Public transport

Check the current journey planner before travelling. The map shows only precisely located stops.

For a public-transport journey to Dortmund Main Cemetery, compare the stop or station in that guidance with Am Gottesacker 25, 44143 Dortmund and the intended entrance. This avoids planning only to the cemetery boundary when the destination lies elsewhere within the grounds.

Parking

The following parking options are available: Parking on the eastern cemetery edge.

The parking note for Dortmund Main Cemetery should be read together with local signs on arrival. If a short or step-free route is essential, ask Dortmund Cemeteries which entrance serves the destination and whether the required route is suitable.

Orientation after arrival

1. Main entrance at the building complex
2. Main Cemetery funeral halls
3. Main Cemetery administration
4. Main Cemetery information sign
5. Memorial to victims of the Second World War
6. The Good Samaritan
7. Hauptfriedhof
8. P+R Hauptfriedhof
9. Toilets by the bell tower
10. Water point

These are 10 of the 26 named points available for Dortmund Main Cemetery. Locate the chosen entrance first, then use the nearest named point to orient the final part of the walk. The cemetery map is an orientation aid; an individual grave additionally needs a section, row and grave number.