The cemetery is operated by the administration of the Evangelical Lutheran Provost Association of Braunschweiger Land.

[1] The Central Cemetery of Braunschweig was inaugurated on October 1, 1887, by Mayor Wilhelm Pockels and the Lutheran provost General-Superintendent Wilhelm Beste consecrated the burial ground, along with the chapel.

The first burial recorded was of the master baker Friedrichs on October 4.

[2] Braunschweig Main Cemetery has since replaced the old Protestant cemeteries of the individual Lutheran parishes of Braunschweig which were running out of burial space.

[3] The cemetery is the final resting place of many renowned personalities and prominent figures, including architects, composers, writers and artists.