Origins and development
The Catholic Cemetery of the Upper City was laid out in 1909. Heinrich Hauberrisser designed the funeral hall in Romanesque-inspired forms, with a domed central space, side pavilions and a columned porch. The northeast gateway is in Art Nouveau style. The architect was himself buried in the cemetery.
Origins: 1909. The cemetery is in Galgenberg, Regensburg, at Bischof-Konrad-Straße 11, 93051 Regensburg. Its area is approximately 9 hectares.
Design and present-day character
A walled cemetery with a geometric path network, lime avenues and Heinrich Hauberrisser’s funeral hall.
Read this character description together with the development of Upper Catholic Cemetery Regensburg: 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 10 named places for Upper Catholic Cemetery Regensburg. Among them are Pedestrian gate, Aussegnungshalle, Kriegsgräberstätte Regensburg. 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 Upper Catholic Cemetery Regensburg into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Catholic Cemetery of the Upper City – cemetery administrator Markus Fischer rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.