Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof), Vienna Region, Austria
4.5 (1.645 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #30 in Vienna Cemeteries • Children's Museums
Absolutely beautiful
Europe's second largest cemetery marks the final resting place for over 2.5 million people, including Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Strauss.
Address
Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 230-244, Vienna 1110 Austria
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https://www.friedhoefewien.at/eportal3/ep/channelView.do/pageTypeId/75472/channelId/-54304
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4.5 based on (1.645 reviews)
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5Paul J 5:00 PM Jan 2, 2022
Now my favorite cemetery
We loved this amazingly huge cemetery so much that we visited twice on our vacation. Even then, we could not cover more than about 1/3 of the giant, beautiful place. Meticulously kept, the grounds are a joy to walk (or bike or run, as locals were doing), and the stones range from simple to classy to ghastly to hilarious. For anyone taking joy from typefaces or statuary, this is paradise. Of course, the luminaries are wonderful, but get the Graves of Honor book at the shop at the gate if you want stories of others you may not know. If you are fortunate enough to visit near sunset, you will be treated to miles of candles on graves, which is serene beyond description. Must go back!!
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4Angi D 5:00 PM Jan 8, 2020
Zentralfriedhof
It’s certainly not central, sadly, and the layout is huge and confusing, so don’t attempt this if you are short on time. We went out by overground train, entering Gate 11. It’s about half a mile walk to find the famous musician graves (Ehrengräber) and in winter it’s bitterly cold. We left by the nearby main exit, catching a tram then UBahn back into the city.
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