Origins and development
The old cemetery was established in 1913. The new section opposite opened in 2001 as a distinct modern landscape cemetery.
Origins: 1913; new section opened in 2001. The cemetery is in Riem, Trudering-Riem borough, at Am Mitterfeld 68, 81829 München. Its area is approximately 7.62 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A two-part cemetery: a historic section and a modern landscape cemetery with raised burial islands, lawns, stone walls and the artwork “Cross in Nothingness”.
Read this character description together with the development of Riem 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 14 named places for Riem Cemetery. Among them are Entrance, Information board 1, Urn wall 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 Riem Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Munich, Municipal Cemeteries; administered by Ostfriedhof rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.