Origins and development
Münster purchased the land from Telgte in 1929. The city dates the official opening to October 1942. Older burial mounds in the northern part show that the area had already been used for burial in prehistoric times.
Origins: Official opening in October 1942. The cemetery is in Westbevern-Verth, within Telgte, at Lauheide 5, 48291 Telgte. No area figure is included for Lauheide Forest Cemetery.
Design and present-day character
A municipal forest cemetery beside the Ems, within Telgte. Woodland paths, the former Ems channel called Schlenke and international war-grave sections shape the grounds.
Read this character description together with the development of Lauheide 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.
Distinctive features on the grounds
The Schlenke is a former channel of the Ems.
Prehistoric burial mounds survive in the northern part.
The British Münster Heath War Cemetery forms a separately maintained area within the grounds.
Connect the account with the grounds
The cemetery map contains 13 named places for Lauheide Forest Cemetery. Among them are Cemetery entrance, Funeral hall, Friedhofsverwaltung. 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 Lauheide Forest Cemetery into a practical visit outline. For access questions or information tied to present cemetery operations, contact City of Münster – Cemetery Office at Lauheide Forest Cemetery rather than drawing operational conclusions from the historical account.