Origins and development
Established in 1923, the forest cemetery was expanded several times. The memorial grove preserves parts of a war memorial from 1878 that originally stood elsewhere in the district. The Soviet war-grave area and world-war memorials form other historic sections. Film director Ludwig Berger is buried here.
Origins: Established in 1923. The cemetery is in Mainz-Mombach, beside Lennebergwald, at Am Waldfriedhof, 55120 Mainz. Its area is approximately 26 hectares.
Design and present-day character
At 26 hectares, Mombach forest cemetery is an extensive site with varied grave types. Alongside tree and woodland graves, it has a columbarium, an ash-scattering meadow and an option for human-and-animal burial.
Read this character description together with the development of Mainz-Mombach Forest 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 9 named places for Mainz-Mombach Forest Cemetery. Among them are Pedestrian gate 1, Mombach cemetery chapel, Memorial to victims of fascism. 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 Mainz-Mombach Forest Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz – cemetery administration rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.