Cemetery #7329
Prague Olšany Cemetery
Local name: Hřbitov Praha, Olšanský - židovské hřbitovy, pravoslavný, vojenská pohřebiště
Also known as Prague Olšany Cemetery - Jewish Cemeteries, Orthodox, Military Burial Grounds
195
documented records
≈ 8.8k–18k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.442 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Olšany cemeteries are the largest burial ground in Prague, covering 50.17 hectares, with an estimated 2,000,000 people buried there over their history. They are administered by the Olšany cemetery administration. The grounds include an Orthodox section centred on a small church built in Russian style in the 1920s, and the New Jewish Cemetery, where Franz Kafka is buried, adjoins them as a separate site.
Read more in our story: The Most Beautiful Headstones in Our Archive
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.080959° N, 14.470277° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 195, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Miroslav Adam 1914 – 1990 
Bedřiška Adamcová 1897 – 1982 - Jaroslav Adamec 1896 – 1953
Alexander Adamek 1847 – 1900 - Alfred Adamek 1841 – 1862
- Anna Adamek 1813 – 1915
- Franz Adamek 1768 – 1826
- Johanna Adamek 1830 – 1881
- Johanna Adamek 1812 – 1834
- Johanna Adamek 1784 – 1844
- Julie Adamek 1815 – 1898
- Karl Adamek ? – 1877
- Karl Adamek 1872 – 1895
- Ludwig Adamek 1807 – 1892
- Quidobaldine Adamek 1824 – 1893
Margit Adamičková 1912 – 1994 - Vladimíra Adamová 1913 – 1996
Barbora Andrejsková 1885 – 1941 
Karel Andrle 1905 – 1981 - Karel Andrle 1875 – 1930
- Juliana Andrlová 1870 – 1945
Vladimír Aust 1950 – 2006 
Emilie Babická 1936 – 1981 
František Babický 1900 – 1977 - Miroslav Babický 1927 – 1998
Václav Baborský 1868 – 1950 
Alena Bacíková 1938 – 1961 - Václav Bajer 1910 – 1971
- Věra Bajerová 1910 – 1993
Antonín Bakun 1943 – 1944 
Marie Balatková 1850 – 1925 
Antonín Balcárek 1876 – 1941 - Růžena Balcárková 1882 – 1952
František Balík 1902 – 1964 - Anna Balíková 1902 – 1988
- Marie Balíková 1929 – 2013
Carl Ballabene 1743 – 1803 
Jan Balling 1897 – 1969 - Růžena Ballingová 1896 – 1961
František Baloun 1857 – 1932 
Antonín Balvín 1900 – 1975 - Vojtěch Balvín 1871 – 1944
- Barbora Balvínová 1899 – 1912
- Růžena Balvínová 1878 – 1946
Josef Bambas 1863 – 1909 - Josef Bambas 1890 – 1959
- Jana Bambasová 1890 – 1980
- Marie Bambasová ? – 1930
Antonín Banseth ? – 1939 - František Banseth 1893 – 1952
Looking for someone who isn't listed? Request a photo.
Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Olšany Cemetery 50 m away · Prague
- CWGC Prague War Cemetery 220 m away · Žižkov
- Olšany Orthodox Cemetery 400 m away · Prague
- Nový Židovský Cemetery 510 m away · Praha · 20 records
- Vinohrady and Strašnice Cemetery 1.1 km away · Prague · 178 records
- Evangelical Cemetery (Strasnice) 1.1 km away · Praha · 72 records
- Prague Žižkov Old Jewish Cemetery 1.4 km away · Prague
- Praha-Vršovice Cemetery 1.9 km away · Prague · 365 records
- Prague Old Jewish Cemetery 2.5 km away · Prague
- Holešovice Cemetery, Prague 3.3 km away · Prague
Contribute with the app
Our website works smoothly on both desktop and mobile devices. Prefer a native app? Check it out below.
- Capture clear headstone photos
- Save GPS grave locations automatically
- Transcribe inscriptions with our AI
- Suggest corrections to existing records
Common questions
How big is Prague Olšany Cemetery?
Prague Olšany Cemetery covers about 44.2 hectares (442,000 m²), about the same size as Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the largest of the 100 cemeteries we list in Prague.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Prague Olšany Cemetery is that of Carl Anton Ballabene, who died on September 24, 1803 at the age of 60.