Cemetery #2539
Vienna Central Cemetery
Local name: Wiener Zentralfriedhof
Also known as Zentralfriedhof, Vienna · Wien Zentralfriedhof · Zentralfriedhof Wien
297
documented records
≈ 47k–93k
approx. capacity (graves)
2.33 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Vienna Central Cemetery (Wiener Zentralfriedhof) opened in 1874 and covers 240 hectares with about 330,000 grave sites. It is one of the largest cemeteries in the world by number of interred. It contains honorary graves of figures from Beethoven to Falco, as well as Art Nouveau architecture. Call +43 1 53469 to speak to the cemetery, or look at friedhoefewien.at for more.
Read more in our story: The World's 10 Largest Cemeteries
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 48.149334° N, 16.438663° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 297, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Annette Aschkenazy 1898 – 1968 
Hussa-Müller Bertha 1851 – 1938 
Albine Blumberg 1879 – 1962 - Friedrich Blumberg 1877 – 1961
Friederike Blumenau 1929 – 2017 - Stella Blumenau 1903 – 1963
Johann Bolf ? – 1910 - Wilhelmine Bolf ? – 1922
Maria Buchinger 1908 – 1996 
Josef Cihla 1884 – 1960 - Maria Cihla 1887 – 1937
Mathilde Dittrich 1940 – 2025 
Franz Dufek 1901 – 1983 - Loky Dufek 1912 – 2001
Gerda Ecker 1934 – 2024 
Anna Fidler 1861 – 1952 - Karl Fidler 1869 – 1958
Franz Frise 1900 – 1961 - Leopoldine Frise 1898 – 1984
Anna Fuchs 1848 – 1924 - Emmy Fuchs 1881 – 1964
- Friedrich Fuchs 1845 – 1917
Käthe Fürst 1883 – 1936 - Marie Fürst 1857 – 1929
- Rudolf Fürst 1852 – 1889
Eduard Gaertner 1890 – 1966 - Anna Gærtner 1896 – 1985
Hans Gampe 1893 – 1958 - Hildegard Gampe 1908 – 1986
Friederike Gegenbauer 1900 – 1960 - Hansl Gegenbauer 1923 – 1945
- Johann Gegenbauer 1891 – 1981
- Karoline Gegenbauer 1926 – 2011
Gertrude Glatzl 1924 – 2011 
Franz Glück 1899 – 1981 
Alfred Golles 1933 – 1994 
Cäcilia Gradsack ? – 1933 - Caroline Gradsack ? – 1885
- Ignaz Gradsack ? – 1889
- Johann Gradsack 1852 – 1915
Elfriede Greil 1915 – 2004 
Adele Gross 1842 – 1922 - Friedrich Gross 1841 – 1905
Franziska Grössmann 1907 – 1996 - Helga Grössmann 1939 – 2001
Marianne Gruber 1922 – 1992 
Karl Gunsam 1900 – 1972 
Paula Günther 1861 – 1889 
Aloisia Haas 1911 – 1984 - Maria Haas 1881 – 1955
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Burial Ground for Soviet Soldiers Killed in the Liberation of Vienna 110 m away · Vienna
- Vienna Mormon Cemetery 170 m away · Vienna
- Buddistische Gruppe 510 m away · Vienna
- Islamische Gruppen 520 m away · Vienna
- Vienna War Graves of World War I 530 m away · Vienna · 1 record
- Orthodoxe Gruppe 600 m away · Vienna
- Vienna Evangelical Cemetery 730 m away · Vienna · 60 records
- Vienna Central Cemetery - Gate 3 780 m away · Kledering · 17 records
- Vienna War Graves of World War II (Group 97) 790 m away · Vienna · 33 records
- Urnengräber 820 m away · Vienna
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Common questions
How big is Vienna Central Cemetery?
Vienna Central Cemetery covers about 233 hectares (2.33 km²), about the same size as Arlington National Cemetery. It is the largest of the 65 cemeteries we list in Vienna.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Vienna Central Cemetery is that of Wilhelmine Köblinger, who died on August 28, 1884 at the age of 74.