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St. Peter's Cemetery, Salzburg

Local name: Petersfriedhof, Salzburg

Also known as Saint Peter's Churchyard Cemetery · Saint Peter Friedhof · St. Peter's Church · Friedhof St. Peter · Petersfriedhof

69

documented records

≈ 69–120

approx. capacity (graves)

2,940 m²

cemetery area

Nov 5, 2026

last modified

About this cemetery

St. Peter's Cemetery lies within St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg and is, with the burial ground at Nonnberg Abbey, regarded as the oldest cemetery in the city. It is described as continuously used since around 700 AD, and the oldest tombstone dates from 1288. Early Christian catacombs are carved into the rock behind it. The cemetery's telephone number is +43 662 8445760, and you can find out more through stift-stpeter.at.

Read more in our story: Beneath the Headstones: Cemeteries With Catacombs, Crypts and Bone Chapels

Cemetery location

GPS coordinates: 47.796719° N, 13.045223° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

St. Peter's Cemetery, Salzburg map Cemetery GPS-documented graves

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Common questions

How big is St. Peter's Cemetery, Salzburg?

St. Peter's Cemetery, Salzburg covers about 2,940 m² (0.7 acres), about the size of 11 tennis courts. It is the 71st largest of the 170 cemeteries we list in Salzburg.

What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?

The oldest grave among the records we hold for St. Peter's Cemetery, Salzburg is that of Friedrich Schwarzenberger, who died on October 9, 1870 at the age of 25.

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