Origins and development
The city bought approximately twelve hectares for a new cemetery in 1900. The first burial took place on 1 August 1905, and the chapel was built in 1909. Later extensions enlarged the grounds.
Origins: 1 August 1905. The cemetery is in Sodingen, Herne, at Wiescherstraße 123, 44623 Herne. No area figure is included for Herne South Cemetery.
Design and present-day character
Municipal cemetery also called Wiescherfriedhof, with protected family monuments and war-grave areas.
Read this character description together with the development of Herne South 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 11 named places for Herne South Cemetery. Among them are Pedestrian gate, Friedhof Wiescherstraße, Parking area. 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 Herne South Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Herne, Urban Greenery Department – South Cemetery administration, Susanne Söntgen; office Meesmannstraße 9, 44625 Herne rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.