Origins and development
Since 1931, Gonsenheim’s fourth cemetery has served the district. Older grave monuments were moved to the new grounds, including the monument to painter Joseph Ferdinand Becker. Becker was buried at the old Gonsenheim cemetery in 1877; the relocated monument alone does not establish a transfer of his remains.
Origins: Established in 1931. The cemetery is in Mainz-Gonsenheim, beside Lennebergwald, at Kirchstraße 109, 55124 Mainz. Its area is approximately 7 hectares.
Design and present-day character
The approximately seven-hectare Gonsenheim forest cemetery is near Lennebergwald. It is the district’s fourth cemetery site and its only active cemetery today. The visitor address is Kirchstraße 109.
Read this character description together with the development of Gonsenheim Forest 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 6 named places for Gonsenheim Forest Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery chapel, Wildpark, Car park 1. 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 Gonsenheim Forest Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz – cemetery administration rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.