Vinohrady Cemetery

Vinohrady Cemetery
Vinohradský hřbitov
Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus
Interactive map of Vinohrady Cemetery
Details
Established1885
Location
Prague
CountryCzech Republic
Coordinates50°4′35″N 14°28′52″E / 50.07639°N 14.48111°E / 50.07639; 14.48111
TypePublic
Size9.5 hectares (23 acres)
No. of graves16,000

Vinohrady Cemetery (Czech: Vinohradský hřbitov) is a cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1885 as a cemetery of the city of Královské Vinohrady, which became a part of Prague in 1922 and today is known as the Vinohrady district. It contains the Strašnice Crematorium. Among the most notable people buried at the cemetery are two of the presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, Václav Havel and Emil Hácha.

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