Visitor address and access
Named cemetery entrances are on Osterholzer Heerstraße, Steinmetzenweg, Ludwig-Roselius-Allee and Am Hallacker.
Use that access information as the starting point for Osterholz Cemetery, especially when the destination is a named section or an appointment rather than a general walk. The visitor address identifies the cemetery, while the most useful entrance depends on the purpose of the visit.
Public transport
Tram and bus routes 2, 25, 29, 33/34, 36, 37 and 38 serve the cemetery.
For a public-transport journey to Osterholz Cemetery, compare the stop or station in that guidance with Osterholzer Heerstraße 32–34, 28327 Bremen and the intended entrance. This avoids planning only to the cemetery boundary when the destination lies elsewhere within the grounds.
Parking
Parking is available at Osterholzer Heerstraße, Hermann-Koenen-Straße/Steinmetzenweg and Ludwig-Roselius-Allee.
The parking note for Osterholz Cemetery should be read together with local signs on arrival. If a short or step-free route is essential, ask Umweltbetrieb Bremen, municipal public service which entrance serves the destination and whether the required route is suitable.
Orientation after arrival
- Main entrance
- Main chapel
- Two mourning women
- Osterholzer Friedhof
- Toilets at the north entrance
- North chapel
- Toilets at the main entrance
- South chapel
- Toilets in the central cemetery area
These are 9 of the 9 named points available for Osterholz Cemetery. Locate the chosen entrance first, then use the nearest named point to orient the final part of the walk. The cemetery map is an orientation aid; an individual grave additionally needs a section, row and grave number.