Cemetery #20643
Hörnli Cemetery
Local name: Friedhof am Hörnli
Also known as Am Hörnli · Friedhof am Hörnli mit Krematorium · Hörnli, Friedhof am · Hörnl, Friedhof am · Basel Cemetery · Friedhof Basel
0
documented records
≈ 8.2k–16k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.409 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Friedhof am Hörnli in Riehen was built between 1926 and 1932 as the central cemetery of the canton of Basel-Stadt. At 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Switzerland.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 47.564800° N, 7.640200° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Muslimengräber 310 m away · Riehen
- Birsfelden Cemetery 1.4 km away · Birsfelden
- Grenzach Cemetery 1.7 km away · Grenzach-Wyhlen
- Bettingen Cemetery 1.8 km away · Bettingen
- Riehen Cemetery 3.1 km away · Riehen
- Wyhlen Cemetery 3.5 km away · Grenzach-Wyhlen
- Wolfgottesacker Cemetery, Basel 3.8 km away · Basel
- Tüllingen Cemetery 3.8 km away · Tüllingen
- Weil am Rhein Cemetery 3.9 km away · Weil am Rhein
- Inzlingen Park Cemetery 4.4 km away · Inzlingen
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How big is Hörnli Cemetery?
Hörnli Cemetery covers about 40.9 hectares (409,000 m²), about the same size as Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the largest of the 5 cemeteries we list in Basel-Stadt.