Cemetery #298949
Bare Town Cemetery
Local name: Баре (гробље, Сарајево)
Also known as Bare (groblje) · Gradsko groblje Bare
0
documented records
≈ 5.1k–10k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.253 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Bare Cemetery is a large cemetery complex in Sarajevo, opened in 1965, with the first burial taking place on 3 January 1966. Its central plateau links Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish and atheist chapels designed by Smiljan Klaić, with frescoes in the porch by Rizah Štetić. It covers 25.5 hectares, and it is counted among the largest cemeteries in Europe.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 43.876388° N, 18.397437° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Betanija Nuns' Cemetery, Sarajevo 1.0 km away · Sarajevo
- Kobilja Glava Muslim Cemetery 1.3 km away · Kobilja Glava
- Koševo Cemetery 1.3 km away · Sarajevo
- Stadion Town Cemetery 1.3 km away · Sarajevo
- St. Joseph Town Cemetery, Sarajevo 1.3 km away · Sarajevo
- Lav Town Cemetery 1.4 km away · Sarajevo
- Saint Mark Cemetery 1.4 km away · Sarajevo
- Sveti Arhanđeli Georgije i Gavrilo Town Cemetery 1.5 km away · Sarajevo
- Sveti Mihovil Town Cemetery 1.6 km away · Sarajevo
- Višnjik Cemetery 2.0 km away · Sarajevo
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How big is Bare Town Cemetery?
Bare Town Cemetery covers about 25.3 hectares (253,000 m²), about the same size as Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw. It is the 2nd largest of the 81 cemeteries we list in Sarajevo Canton.