Origins and development
The cemetery was established under French administration and inaugurated at the end of May 1803. Also known as Aureus, it documents more than two centuries of Mainz’s civic and funerary history.
Origins: Officially inaugurated at the end of May 1803. The cemetery is in Oberstadt, at Untere Zahlbacher Straße, 55131 Mainz. Its area is approximately 20 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A historic park cemetery with lime and chestnut avenues, the Aureus Gate, portal vaults, a historic crematorium, memorial courts and numerous protected grave monuments.
Read this character description together with the development of Mainz Main 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 26 named places for Mainz Main Cemetery. Among them are Aureus Gate, Ceremony hall, Memorial hall. 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 Mainz Main Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz municipal enterprise rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.