Historic monuments and the end of burials
No new burial plots are allocated at Hoppenlau Cemetery. The last coffin burial took place in 1880 and the final urn interment in 1951. Its surviving grave monuments now form the historic collection of a public park.
Contact the municipal cemetery operations department about a current death or funeral planning. A family monument visible here does not indicate a plot available for a new burial.
Reading the monuments
The stones preserve names, dates, occupations and family relationships. Sculptors, writers and publishers appear alongside people from everyday Stuttgart life. Johann Heinrich Dannecker and the selected biographies offer a starting point for exploring this history.
Many stones were moved when the grounds were redesigned for the 1961 garden exhibition. A monument’s present position therefore needs to be distinguished from the original burial place. An inscription alone does not establish the precise location of the historic interment.
The Jewish section
A separate Jewish burial section is part of the cemetery’s history. A historical closure date concerns burial operations and does not establish whether a section is accessible today. Follow signs on site and keep out of closed areas.
Finding a particular monument
Record the name and life dates, compare the information displayed on site and use the grave-search guidance. The interactive map supports arrival; it is not a complete inventory of historic monuments.
The municipal administration is the contact for questions about the collection and any proposed work.