Vienna Central Cemetery

Vienna Central Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Kaiserebersdorf, Austria. It was established in 1874, covering 240 hectares. It holds Listed objects in Austria status. Wikidata records 598 notable interments here, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms.

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 – 8:00 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

598 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 598, or take the JSON record.

Of Vienna Central Cemetery's 598 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include university teacher (12%), painter (9%), politician (9%), film actor (9%), composer (7%).

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), composer
• Franz Schubert (1797–1828), pianist, teacher, composer
• Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), pianist, conductor, composer
• Alfred Adler (1870–1937), ophthalmologist, psychotherapist, psychologist
• Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), autobiographer, film actor, model
• Kurt Waldheim (1918–2007), autobiographer, university teacher, diplomat
• Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906), thermodynamicist, theoretical physicist, philosopher
• Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), conductor, composer
• Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), classical composer, music theorist, musicologist
• Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714–1787), conductor, composer
• Maximilian Schell (1930–2014), autobiographer, film actor, director
• Antonio Salieri (1750–1825), music educator, musicologist, music teacher
• Karl Kraus (1874–1936), pacifist, essayist, satirist
• Karl Renner (1870–1950), social democrat, member of parliament, author
• Franz Werfel (1890–1945), science fiction writer, librettist, speaker
• Adolf Loos (1870–1933), architecture critic, art theorist, essayist
• Carl Menger (1840–1921), economist, professor
• Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857–1940), university teacher, neurologist, psychiatrist
• Thomas Klestil (1932–2004), diplomat, economist, politician
• György Ligeti (1923–2006), music educator, librettist, university teacher
• Johann Strauss I (1804–1849), conductor, composer
• Josef Stefan (1835–1893), academic, university teacher, mathematician
• Udo Jürgens (1934–2014), recording artist, pianist, singer
• Bruno Kreisky (1911–1990), diplomat, jurist, war correspondent
• Johann Palisa (1848–1925), university teacher, military officer, astronomer

Common questions

Where is Vienna Central Cemetery?

Vienna Central Cemetery is in Kaiserebersdorf, Austria, at coordinates 48.1507, 16.4381.

When was Vienna Central Cemetery established?

Vienna Central Cemetery was established in 1874, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Vienna Central Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 598 notable interments at Vienna Central Cemetery, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Alfred Adler, Hedy Lamarr.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q240744 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/1450360

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Vienna Central Cemetery, Kaiserebersdorf, Austria." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q240744. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/vienna-central-cemetery/

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