Origins and development
Founded during a plague epidemic in 1626, Hoppenlau Cemetery received its present name in 1828. The last coffin burial took place in 1880; the final urn interment ended operations in 1951. The grounds were redesigned as a park for the 1961 garden exhibition.
The cemetery was established in 1626. The cemetery is in Stuttgart, at Rosenbergstraße 7, 70174 Stuttgart. Its area is approximately 2.8 hectares.
Design and present-day character
Stuttgart’s oldest surviving cemetery is now a historic park with numerous grave monuments. Some stones were moved during later redesigns, so a visible monument does not always mark the original burial position.
The 1961 redesign added two fountains, a weather shelter and contemporary sculptures. Between 2012 and 2024, 1,674 grave monuments underwent conservation. These layers of park design and monument care are part of the site’s present appearance.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 14 named places for Hoppenlau Cemetery. Among them are Entrance 1, Place of worship, Berliner Platz (Liederhalle). 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 Hoppenlau Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information about the historic monument collection, contact City of Stuttgart – Cemetery Operations rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.