Protestant Cemetery in Cologne-Mülheim
One of Cologne's oldest surviving cemeteries, established in 1612 in right-bank Mülheim and still in use for burials today.
The Protestant Cemetery in Cologne-Mülheim on Bergisch Gladbacher Straße is among the city's oldest cemeteries preserved as such, in use for burials since the early 17th century and to this day.
At a Glance
- District
- Cologne-Mülheim (right bank of the Rhine)
- Address
- Bergisch Gladbacher Straße (B 506)
- Founded
- 1612 as a gift from Margrave Ernst
- First burials
- around 1614
- Surrounding wall
- dating from 1880
- Heritage protection
- since 1981
- Status
- still in active use
History
In 1612 Margrave Ernst gave the roughly rectangular plot of land to the Reformed congregation of Mülheim, at the time still an independent town. The gift came with the condition that the Lutheran congregation could use the cemetery as well. The first burials took place from around 1614 onwards. The wall enclosing the grounds today was built in 1880, and the cemetery has been under heritage protection since 1981.
Graves and Memorials
From the earliest period, the gravestone of Gertrud Tilman in the entrance area survives to this day. Alongside it, numerous and sometimes elaborately designed family memorials of Mülheim's bourgeoisie from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved. These include the 1899 memorial of the Charlier family, designed by the architectural firm Schreiterer & Below, and the burial site of the Christoph Andreae family.
Location
The cemetery lies in the right-bank district of Mülheim on Bergisch Gladbacher Straße, which runs as federal highway B 506.
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Address
Bergisch Gladbacher Straße
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Sources & links
- Official website
- Official website (retrieved 2026-08-07)
- Wikidata (retrieved 2026-08-07)
- Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-08-07)
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