Cemeteries & Memorials

<p>Vienna has a relationship with death that would seem strange elsewhere but here is simply part of the culture. The “schöne Leich” – a dignified, elaborate funeral – was a matter of status for centuries, and the Vienna Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof), with its sheer size, is a city of its own.</p>
<p>This category collects cemeteries, memorials and places of remembrance. They aren't attractions in the usual sense, but they are among the places where you learn the most about Vienna – about the imperial city as well as the Vienna of the 20th century.</p>
<p>If you engage with them, bring time. These places don't work in passing.</p>
<p>At around 330 hectares, the Central Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe – so large that a dedicated bus line runs across the grounds. Near Gate 2 are the graves of honor of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Falco.</p>
<p>Alongside it are the sites of the 20th century: the memorial on Judenplatz, beneath which lie the foundations of the synagogue destroyed in 1421, and places of remembrance on Morzinplatz, Albertinaplatz and Heldenplatz. They are freely accessible and need no guided tour, but they do need time.</p>

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About Cemeteries & Memorials in Vienna

Vienna has a relationship with death that would seem strange elsewhere but here is simply part of the culture. The “schöne Leich” – a dignified, elaborate funeral – was a matter of status for centuries, and the Vienna Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof), with its sheer size, is a city of its own.

This category collects cemeteries, memorials and places of remembrance. They aren't attractions in the usual sense, but they are among the places where you learn the most about Vienna – about the imperial city as well as the Vienna of the 20th century.

If you engage with them, bring time. These places don't work in passing.

At around 330 hectares, the Central Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe – so large that a dedicated bus line runs across the grounds. Near Gate 2 are the graves of honor of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Falco.

Alongside it are the sites of the 20th century: the memorial on Judenplatz, beneath which lie the foundations of the synagogue destroyed in 1421, and places of remembrance on Morzinplatz, Albertinaplatz and Heldenplatz. They are freely accessible and need no guided tour, but they do need time.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, the Central Cemetery is freely accessible, and visiting is entirely common. At around 330 hectares, it is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe – so large that a dedicated bus line runs across the grounds. The graves of honor of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Falco are near Gate 2. Opening hours change with the season.

That's what the Viennese call an elaborate, dignified funeral with a hearse-and-horses procession, music and a large crowd of mourners. For centuries it was a matter of status that families saved up for. The Funeral Museum at the Central Cemetery explains this culture along with its curiosities – such as the coffin trumpet to guard against being buried alive – and is more entertaining than the subject might suggest.

On Judenplatz in the city center stands Rachel Whiteread's memorial to the Austrian victims of the Shoah – an inside-out library made of concrete; beneath it lie the foundations of the synagogue destroyed in 1421. Other places of remembrance are on Morzinplatz, Albertinaplatz and Heldenplatz, which is itself a place with a heavy history.