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Situated in the district of [[Simmering, Vienna|Simmering]], the '''Zentralfriedhof''' is the largest and most famous [[cemetery]] among [[Vienna]]'s nearly 50 cemeteries.
Situated in the district of [[Simmering, Vienna|Simmering]], Hauptstraße 230-244, the '''Zentralfriedhof''' is the largest and most famous [[cemetery]] among [[Vienna]]'s nearly 50 cemeteries.

The Zentralfriedhof comprises one [[Protestantism|Protestant]], one [[Catholicism|Catholic]] and two [[Judaism|Jewish]] cemeteries. The church in the center of the cemetery is named ''Dr. Karl Lueger-Gedächtniskirche''. With an area of nearly 2.5 km<sup>2</sup> and 330 thousand graves with 3.3 million deceased the cemetery is also one of the largest ones in Europe.


Opened in [[1874]], this enormous cemetery spans 2.4 square kilometers with 3.3 million interred here. It is also one of the largest cemeteries in [[Europe]].
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The church in the center of the cemetery is named ''Dr. Karl Lueger-Gedächtniskirche''. In addition to the Catholic section, there is a Protestant cemetery, a small Russian Orthodox burial area, and two Jewish cemeteries. Although the older of the two, established in 1863, was destroyed by the [[Nazis]] during [[Kristallnacht]], around 60,000 graves still remain intact. Prominent burials here include those of the [[Rothschild family]] and that of the author [[Arthur Schnitzler]]. The second Jewish cemetery was built in 1917 and is still in use today.
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It was opened in [[1874]] and deceased notables such as [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] or [[Franz Schubert|Schubert]] were moved there in [[1888]].

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Also interred in the Zentralfriedhof are notables such as [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] or [[Franz Schubert|Schubert]] who were moved there in [[1888]].


== Notables interred at the ''Zentralfriedhof'' (selection) ==
== Notables interred at the ''Zentralfriedhof'' (selection) ==

*[[Ludwig van Beethoven]] ([[1770]]-[[1827]]) composer
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven]] ([[1770]]-[[1827]]) composer
*[[Ludwig Boltzmann]] ([[1844]]-[[1906]]), mathematician/physician
*[[Ludwig Boltzmann]] ([[1844]]-[[1906]]), mathematician/physician

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Situated in the district of Simmering, Hauptstraße 230-244, the Zentralfriedhof is the largest and most famous cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries.

Opened in 1874, this enormous cemetery spans 2.4 square kilometers with 3.3 million interred here. It is also one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

The church in the center of the cemetery is named Dr. Karl Lueger-Gedächtniskirche. In addition to the Catholic section, there is a Protestant cemetery, a small Russian Orthodox burial area, and two Jewish cemeteries. Although the older of the two, established in 1863, was destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, around 60,000 graves still remain intact. Prominent burials here include those of the Rothschild family and that of the author Arthur Schnitzler. The second Jewish cemetery was built in 1917 and is still in use today.

Also interred in the Zentralfriedhof are notables such as Beethoven or Schubert who were moved there in 1888.

Notables interred at the Zentralfriedhof (selection)


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