Cemetery #389016
Naples Cholera Cemetery
Local name: Cimitero dei Colerosi
Also known as Cimitero dei Colerosi di Napoli
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documented records
≈ 360–730
approx. capacity (graves)
0.018 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Barra Cholera Cemetery in Naples, on Via Carceri Vecchie, was built in 1836 in response to a serious cholera epidemic in the city. It holds only people who died of cholera in the epidemics of the 19th century, among them the physicist Macedonio Melloni.
Read more in our story: Cholera Cemeteries: How Epidemics Moved the Dead Out of Town
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 40.867377° N, 14.278515° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- 366 Fosse Cemetery 100 m away · Napoli
- Britannico di Napoli Cemetery 370 m away · Poggioreale
- Fondo Zevola - "Paradiso delle 120 fosse" 960 m away · Poggioreale
- Poggioreale New Cemetery 1.2 km away · Poggioreale
- Poggioreale Monumental Cemetery 1.2 km away · Naples
- Santa Maria Del Pianto Cemetery 1.2 km away · Naples
- Santa Maria della Fede Non-Catholic Cemetery, Naples 1.3 km away · Naples
- Naples Jewish Cemetery 1.6 km away · Naples
- Napoli Cemetery 3.1 km away · Napoli
- Miano Cemetery 3.2 km away · Miano
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How big is Naples Cholera Cemetery?
Naples Cholera Cemetery covers about 18,000 m² (4.5 acres), about the size of 3 soccer fields. It is the 114th largest of the 657 cemeteries we list in Campania.