Farkasréti Cemetery

Farkasréti Cemetery is a cemetery in Budapest District XII, Hungary. It was established in 1894. Wikidata records 860 notable interments here, including Béla Bartók, Mátyás Rákosi, Zoltán Kodály.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Thursday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Friday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Sunday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Source: Google Places. Last checked 2026-07-23. Hours can change, confirm with the cemetery before visiting.

Notable interments

860 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 860, or take the JSON record.

Of Farkasréti Cemetery's 860 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include actor (14%), politician (10%), university teacher (7%), fencer (5%), painter (5%).

• Béla Bartók (1881–1945), classical pianist, collector of folk music, music educator
• Mátyás Rákosi (1892–1971), politician
• Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), classical composer, ethnomusicologist, secondary school teacher
• Georg Solti (1912–1997), music director, pianist, conductor
• Miklós Fehér (1979–2004), association football player
• József Bozsik (1925–1978), association football player, association football coach, politician
• Magda Szabó (1917–2007), short story writer, prose writer, children's writer
• László Papp (1926–2003), boxing trainer, boxer, athlete
• Aladár Gerevich (1910–1991), fencer
• Zoltán Tildy (1889–1961), Reformed pastor, politician
• Éva Székely (1927–2020), swimmer, athlete, pharmacist
• Sándor Weöres (1913–1989), librettist, children's writer, translator
• Ernő Gerő (1898–1980), spy, civil servant, economist
• Ibolya Csák (1915–2006), athletics competitor, athlete, switchboard operator
• Alfréd Rényi (1921–1970), university teacher, mathematician
• Lajos Tichy (1935–1999), association football player, association football coach
• Ilona Elek (1907–1988), fencer
• Imre Schlosser (1889–1959), association football player, association football coach
• Győző Kulcsár (1940–2018), fencer
• Zoltán Fábri (1917–1994), film screenwriter, director, visual artist
• István Örkény (1912–1979), chemical engineer, dramaturge, playwright
• András Hegedüs (1922–1999), sociologist, politician
• Pál Kovács (1912–1995), fencer
• Endre Kabos (1906–1944), fencer
• Gusztáv Jány (1883–1947), military personnel

Common questions

Where is Farkasréti Cemetery?

Farkasréti Cemetery is in Budapest District XII, Hungary, at coordinates 47.4839, 19.0049.

When was Farkasréti Cemetery established?

Farkasréti Cemetery was established in 1894, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Farkasréti Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 860 notable interments at Farkasréti Cemetery, including Béla Bartók, Mátyás Rákosi, Zoltán Kodály, Georg Solti, Miklós Fehér.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q996499 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/1414349

Related terms

Notable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Farkasréti Cemetery, Budapest District XII, Hungary." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q996499. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/farkasreti-cemetery/

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