People and places

Notable graves

Römerschanze Cemetery, Reutlingen: Documented notable people, biographical context and guidance for finding their graves.

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People and memorials

Selected people

Biographies and grave information
  1. Grave of Oskar Kalbfell

    Notable people

    Oskar Kalbfell

    1897–1979

    Mayor of Reutlingen from 1945 to 1973 and an SPD politician. His grave at Römerschanze Cemetery recalls the city’s local political history and post-war reconstruction.

  2. Grave of Manfred Oechsle

    Notable people

    Manfred Oechsle

    1934–2006

    Administrative lawyer and mayor of Reutlingen from 1973 to 1994. His grave at Römerschanze adds the city’s development in the second half of the twentieth century to the local-history theme.

This guide introduces selected biographies and graves connected with Römerschanze Cemetery, Reutlingen, including Oskar Kalbfell and Manfred Oechsle. It is not a complete account of the people buried at the cemetery.

Locating the graves

No precise grave position is shown here for Oskar Kalbfell and Manfred Oechsle. Ask Technische Betriebsdienste Reutlingen – cemetery administration for the section, row and grave number, then relate that reference to an entrance or named landmark on the general cemetery map.

Images for recognition

Grave or memorial photographs are shown for Oskar Kalbfell and Manfred Oechsle. Use a photograph only as a recognition aid after obtaining the grave reference; it does not replace the section, row and grave number.

Ask about another person

Send Technische Betriebsdienste Reutlingen – cemetery administration the full name, known life dates, possible spelling variants and an approximate burial period. Ask specifically for the section, row and grave number. Include Dietweg 41, 72760 Reutlingen so the enquiry identifies Römerschanze Cemetery, Reutlingen when the operator manages more than one cemetery.