Origins and development
After the epidemics of 1813–1814, a new cemetery was planned outside the city. Gottlob Friedrich Thormeyer laid it out in 1815–1816. Following its extension in 1834 it acquired its present name, and its entrance and graves link it to Dresden’s artistic history.
Origins: First burial on 4 May 1815; laid out in 1815–1816. The cemetery is in Johannstadt, Dresden, at Fiedlerstraße 1, 01307 Dresden. No area figure is included for Trinitatis Cemetery.
Design and present-day character
Historic cemetery with the entrance ensemble painted by Caspar David Friedrich and graves of artists, musicians and scholars.
Read this character description together with the development of Trinitatis 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 26 named places for Trinitatis Cemetery. Among them are Pedestrian gate, Feierhalle, Kanzlei. 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 Trinitatis Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Administration of Dresden’s Elias, Trinitatis and Johannis cemeteries – Trinitatis cemetery office rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.