Bergfriedhof, Cemetery in the Südstadt, Heidelberg, Germany

Bergfriedhof is a cemetery in Heidelberg with extensive grounds featuring gardens and memorial areas. The layout includes numerous paths that connect different sections, accommodating thousands of burial sites and monuments.

A garden architect designed this burial ground in 1842 as Heidelberg's answer to a growing need for burial space. It opened to the public in 1844 and became the city's primary cemetery serving the community for over a century and a half.

The grounds hold memorials for notable people from science, politics, and the arts who left their mark on the city. Walking through, visitors notice how the cemetery serves as a place where Heidelberg honors those who shaped its history.

The grounds are easy to navigate, and staff at the administration office can provide information about specific burial locations. The network of paths allows visitors to explore at their own pace and discover different sections of the cemetery.

The crematorium that opened here in 1891 was Germany's second, after Gotha's; it was fully modernised in 1990/91 and fitted with an emission-reducing filter in 2000. Near the chapel runs the Professorenweg, lined with the graves of university figures and a war memorial. Since 2005 the cemetery has had a butterfly grave for stillborn children.