Origins and development
The cemetery was established in 1534 and remains in use. Johann Michael and August von Voit designed the Neoclassical church built in 1825. Extensions followed in 1884 and 1928; the urn-niche wall was added in 1999.
Origins: 1534. The cemetery is in Hochfeld, at Haunstetter Straße 36, 86161 Augsburg. Its area is approximately 6 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A historic church cemetery on Haunstetter Straße with a Neoclassical cemetery church, family monuments and a wall of urn niches.
Read this character description together with the development of Augsburg Protestant 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.
Distinctive features on the grounds
The cemetery church was built in Neoclassical style in 1825.
The cemetery has had an urn-niche wall since 1999.
Historic burial books survive back to 1658.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 27 named places for Augsburg Protestant Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery entrance, Chapel / funeral hall, Kriegsmahnmal. 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 Augsburg Protestant Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Augsburg Protestant Cemetery rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.