Origins and development
The nine-hectare cemetery was established in 1974 on the royal Dornhalde shooting range. Two former range embankments remain visible. The 1977 burial of Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe brought the site wider attention.
The cemetery was established in 1974. The cemetery is in Stuttgart, at Auf der Dornhalde, Gew. 8, 70597 Stuttgart. Its area is approximately 9 hectares.
Design and present-day character
This woodland cemetery occupies the former Dornhalde shooting range. Surviving embankments and the garrison marksmen’s house at its northern edge recall that use. It is opposite Stuttgart’s Waldfriedhof but is a separate cemetery.
Read this character description together with the development of Dornhalden Cemetery Stuttgart: 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 18 named places for Dornhalden Cemetery Stuttgart. Among them are Entrance 1, Funeral hall, Parking area. 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 Dornhalden Cemetery Stuttgart into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Stuttgart – Cemetery Operations rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.