diff --git a/src/Controller/Admin/Resource/DeleteController.php b/src/Controller/Admin/Resource/DeleteController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6588e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controller/Admin/Resource/DeleteController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Controller\Admin\Resource;
+
+use App\Controller\Traits\ConfirmedActionTrait;
+use App\Entity\Booking;
+use App\Entity\BookingSeries;
+use App\Entity\Resource;
+use App\Htmx\HxRedirectResponse;
+use App\Repository\BookingRepository;
+use App\Security\Role;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\LockMode;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Attribute\IsGranted;
+
+/**
+ * Deleting a resource for good, together with every booking and series on it.
+ *
+ * Retiring (EditController) is the way to keep the history; this is for a resource that is gone
+ * or was created by mistake. The confirmation names how many bookings go with it.
+ *
+ * The foreign keys are ON DELETE RESTRICT, so the bookings are removed explicitly first. The
+ * resource row is locked like BookingManager does, so a booking made while the modal is open
+ * either lands before the lock -- and is deleted with the rest -- or waits and then fails.
+ */
+#[IsGranted(Role::ADMIN)]
+final class DeleteController extends AbstractController
+{
+    use ConfirmedActionTrait;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly EntityManagerInterface $em,
+        private readonly BookingRepository $bookings,
+        private readonly LoggerInterface $logger,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    #[Route('/admin/resources/{id}/delete', name: 'app_admin_resource_delete', methods: ['GET', 'POST'])]
+    public function index(Request $request, Resource $resource): Response
+    {
+        $tokenId = 'delete-resource-'.$resource->getId();
+
+        if (!$request->isMethod(Request::METHOD_POST)) {
+            $total = $this->bookings->count(['resource' => $resource]);
+            $upcoming = $this->bookings->countFromDate($resource, new \DateTimeImmutable('today'));
+
+            return $this->render('admin/_modal_resource_delete.html.twig', [
+                'resource' => $resource,
+                'upcoming' => $upcoming,
+                'past' => $total - $upcoming,
+                'csrf_token_id' => $tokenId,
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        $this->denyUnlessCsrfValid($request, $tokenId);
+
+        $id = $resource->getId();
+        $label = $resource->getLabel();
+
+        $deleted = $this->em->wrapInTransaction(function () use ($resource): int {
+            $this->em->lock($resource, LockMode::PESSIMISTIC_WRITE);
+
+            $deleted = $this->em->createQueryBuilder()
+                ->delete(Booking::class, 'b')
+                ->where('b.resource = :resource')
+                ->setParameter('resource', $resource)
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->execute();
+
+            $this->em->createQueryBuilder()
+                ->delete(BookingSeries::class, 's')
+                ->where('s.resource = :resource')
+                ->setParameter('resource', $resource)
+                ->getQuery()
+                ->execute();
+
+            $this->em->remove($resource);
+            $this->em->flush();
+
+            return (int) $deleted;
+        });
+
+        $this->logger->info('Admin deleted a resource.', [
+            'admin' => $this->getUser()?->getUserIdentifier(),
+            'resource_id' => $id,
+            'label' => $label,
+            'bookings_deleted' => $deleted,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->addFlash('success', $deleted > 0
+            ? \sprintf('%s und %d Buchungen gelöscht.', $label, $deleted)
+            : \sprintf('%s gelöscht.', $label));
+
+        return new HxRedirectResponse($this->generateUrl('app_admin_resource'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Form/Admin/ResourceFormType.php b/src/Form/Admin/ResourceFormType.php
index b2ec15f..ca1e287 100644
--- a/src/Form/Admin/ResourceFormType.php
+++ b/src/Form/Admin/ResourceFormType.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
 /**
- * A desk or parking spot. The type is not a field: it is fixed by the route that creates the
+ * A resource. The type is not a field: it is fixed by the route that creates the
  * resource and never changes afterwards, which is what lets the group choices be limited to it.
  */
 final class ResourceFormType extends AbstractType
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ final class ResourceFormType extends AbstractType
         if ($options['with_active']) {
             $builder->add('active', CheckboxType::class, [
                 'label' => 'Buchbar',
-                'help' => 'Nicht buchbare Plätze erscheinen nicht mehr im Plan. Bestehende Buchungen bleiben erhalten.',
+                'help' => 'Nicht buchbare Ressourcen erscheinen nicht mehr im Plan. Bestehende Buchungen bleiben erhalten.',
                 'required' => false,
             ]);
         }
diff --git a/templates/admin/_modal_resource.html.twig b/templates/admin/_modal_resource.html.twig
index 1c8a46f..97faadf 100644
--- a/templates/admin/_modal_resource.html.twig
+++ b/templates/admin/_modal_resource.html.twig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {#
-    Creating and editing a desk or parking spot. Same double duty as the booking modal: the form
+    Creating and editing a resource. Same double duty as the booking modal: the form
     targets the modal itself, so an invalid submit (422) replaces it with the errors showing, and a
     valid one answers with HX-Redirect back to the list.
 #}
diff --git a/templates/admin/_modal_resource_delete.html.twig b/templates/admin/_modal_resource_delete.html.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..349c1d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/_modal_resource_delete.html.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends 'htmx_confirmation_modal.html.twig' %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ resource.type.label }} löschen?{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    <p>
+        {{ resource.type.label }} <em>{{ resource.label }}</em> wird endgültig gelöscht.
+    </p>
+    {% if upcoming > 0 or past > 0 %}
+        <p class="pt-2" data-booking-count>
+            Mit gelöscht werden {{ upcoming }} Buchungen ab heute und {{ past }} vergangene.
+            Um die Buchungen zu behalten, stattdessen „nicht buchbar“ setzen.
+        </p>
+    {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block button_confirm %}Löschen{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/admin/resources.html.twig b/templates/admin/resources.html.twig
index 14733c1..4c46cac 100644
--- a/templates/admin/resources.html.twig
+++ b/templates/admin/resources.html.twig
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
     here once saved -- the same shape as the sibling apps' admin lists.
 
     Retired resources stay listed, muted, because this is the only place they can be reactivated.
-    Only an empty room offers "Löschen"; DeleteController refuses the rest regardless.
+    Only an empty room offers "Löschen"; DeleteController refuses the rest regardless. A resource
+    can always be deleted, taking its bookings with it -- the modal says how many.
 #}
 {% extends 'layout.html.twig' %}
 
-{% block title %}Plätze & Räume · ephub{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}Ressourcen · ephub{% endblock %}
 
 {% macro opener(url, label, variant = 'neutral') %}
     <button type="button" class="button button--small button--{{ variant }}"
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@
                             <span class="badge bg-gray-100 text-gray-600 ml-1">nicht buchbar</span>
                         {% endif %}
                     </span>
-                    {{ _self.opener(path('app_admin_resource_edit', { id: resource.id }), 'Bearbeiten') }}
+                    <div class="flex gap-2">
+                        {{ _self.opener(path('app_admin_resource_edit', { id: resource.id }), 'Bearbeiten') }}
+                        {{ _self.opener(path('app_admin_resource_delete', { id: resource.id }), 'Löschen') }}
+                    </div>
                 </li>
             {% endfor %}
         </ul>
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@
 {% block content %}
     <a class="text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900" href="{{ path('app_dashboard') }}">← Übersicht</a>
 
-    <h1 class="pt-2">Plätze & Räume</h1>
+    <h1 class="pt-2">Ressourcen</h1>
     <p class="subline">Was gebucht werden kann und wo es steht.</p>
 
     {% for section in sections %}
diff --git a/templates/dashboard/index.html.twig b/templates/dashboard/index.html.twig
index 7ff14f6..95f835b 100644
--- a/templates/dashboard/index.html.twig
+++ b/templates/dashboard/index.html.twig
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@
                class="group flex flex-col rounded-md border border-gray-200 p-6 hover:border-primary hover:bg-gray-50">
                 <div class="flex items-center gap-3 pb-2">
                     {{ ux_icon('lucide:layout-grid', { class: 'h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-primary' }) }}
-                    <span class="text-lg font-bold">Plätze &amp; Räume</span>
+                    <span class="text-lg font-bold">Ressourcen</span>
                 </div>
                 <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 pb-4">
-                    Schreibtische, Parkplätze und Räume anlegen und bearbeiten.
+                    Buchbare Ressourcen und ihre Standorte verwalten.
                 </p>
             </a>
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/Controller/Admin/ResourceAdminControllerTest.php b/tests/Controller/Admin/ResourceAdminControllerTest.php
index 30f6cc8..e8ecf25 100644
--- a/tests/Controller/Admin/ResourceAdminControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Controller/Admin/ResourceAdminControllerTest.php
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace App\Tests\Controller\Admin;
 
 use App\Entity\Booking;
+use App\Entity\BookingSeries;
 use App\Entity\Resource;
 use App\Entity\ResourceGroup;
 use App\Entity\User;
+use App\Enum\RecurrenceRule;
 use App\Enum\ResourceType;
+use App\Model\TimeRange;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\KernelBrowser;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test\WebTestCase;
@@ -224,6 +227,67 @@ class ResourceAdminControllerTest extends WebTestCase
         self::assertResponseStatusCodeSame(Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
     }
 
+    public function testAnEmployeeCannotDeleteAResource(): void
+    {
+        $desk = $this->resource('Schreibtisch 01');
+        $this->client->loginUser($this->user('anna@ep-reisen.de'));
+
+        $this->client->request('POST', \sprintf('/admin/resources/%d/delete', $desk->getId()), ['_token' => 'whatever'], server: ['HTTP_HX-Request' => 'true']);
+
+        self::assertResponseStatusCodeSame(Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
+        self::assertNotNull($this->reload($desk));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Unlike retiring, deleting takes the bookings and series with it -- the foreign keys would
+     * refuse otherwise -- and the confirmation says how many go.
+     */
+    public function testDeletingAResourceTakesItsBookingsWithIt(): void
+    {
+        $desk = $this->resource('Schreibtisch 01');
+        $other = $this->resource('Schreibtisch 02');
+        $bea = $this->user('bea@ep-reisen.de');
+        $series = new BookingSeries($bea, $desk, RecurrenceRule::DAILY, new \DateTimeImmutable('+1 day'), new \DateTimeImmutable('+2 days'), TimeRange::wholeDay());
+        $this->em->persist($series);
+        foreach ($series->occurrences() as $day) {
+            $this->em->persist(new Booking($bea, $desk, $day, series: $series));
+        }
+        $this->em->persist(new Booking($bea, $desk, new \DateTimeImmutable('-3 days')));
+        $this->em->persist(new Booking($bea, $other, new \DateTimeImmutable('+1 day')));
+        $this->em->flush();
+        $deskId = $desk->getId();
+        $this->client->loginUser($this->admin());
+        $uri = \sprintf('/admin/resources/%d/delete', $deskId);
+
+        $crawler = $this->client->request('GET', '/admin/resources');
+        self::assertCount(1, $crawler->filter(\sprintf('[hx-get="%s"]', $uri)));
+
+        $modal = $this->client->request('GET', $uri, server: ['HTTP_HX-Request' => 'true']);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('2 Buchungen ab heute und 1 vergangene', $modal->filter('[data-booking-count]')->text());
+
+        $this->client->request('POST', $uri, ['_token' => $this->confirmationToken($uri)], server: ['HTTP_HX-Request' => 'true']);
+
+        self::assertSame('/admin/resources', $this->client->getResponse()->headers->get('HX-Redirect'));
+        $this->em->clear();
+        self::assertNull($this->em->find(Resource::class, $deskId));
+        self::assertCount(0, $this->em->getRepository(BookingSeries::class)->findAll());
+        $remaining = $this->em->getRepository(Booking::class)->findAll();
+        self::assertCount(1, $remaining);
+        self::assertSame($other->getId(), $remaining[0]->getResource()->getId());
+    }
+
+    public function testDeletingAResourceNeedsAValidToken(): void
+    {
+        $desk = $this->resource('Schreibtisch 01');
+        $this->client->loginUser($this->admin());
+
+        $this->client->request('POST', \sprintf('/admin/resources/%d/delete', $desk->getId()), ['_token' => 'whatever'], server: ['HTTP_HX-Request' => 'true']);
+
+        self::assertResponseStatusCodeSame(Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
+        $this->em->clear();
+        self::assertNotNull($this->em->find(Resource::class, $desk->getId()));
+    }
+
     public function testTheDashboardLinksHereForAdminsOnly(): void
     {
         $this->client->loginUser($this->user('anna@ep-reisen.de'));