Vyšehrad Cemetery

Vyšehrad Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic. It was established in 1869, covering 0.78 hectares. It holds part of national cultural heritage site in the Czech Republic status. Wikidata records 219 notable interments here, including Antonín Dvořák, Karel Čapek, Bedřich Smetana.

At a glance

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Opening hours

• Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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

Notable interments

219 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 219, or take the JSON record.

Of Vyšehrad Cemetery's 219 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include pedagogue (11%), music educator (11%), film actor (10%), opera singer (9%), actor (8%).

• Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), classical composer, music educator, musicologist
• Karel Čapek (1890–1938), feuilletonist, satirical novelist, essayist
• Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), music educator, music arranger, pedagogue
• Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), exlibrist, pastellist, lithographer
• Jan Neruda (1834–1891), theatre critic, critic, literary critic
• Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890–1967), chemist, physicist, inventor
• Božena Němcová (1820–1862), collector of fairy tales, novelist, opinion journalist
• Josef Čapek (1887–1945), art theorist, exlibrist, art critic
• Josef Masopust (1931–2015), association football player, association football coach
• Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869), anatomist, philosopher, physiologist
• Jiří Menzel (1938–2020), director, film director, theatre director
• Josef Bican (1913–2001), athlete, association football player, association football coach
• Zdeněk Miler (1921–2011), visual artist, film director, director
• Josef Suk (1874–1935), music educator, violinist, composer
• Karel Hynek Mácha (1810–1836), prose writer, visual artist, playwright
• Vítězslav Nezval (1900–1958), prose writer, linguist, novelist
• Stanislav Gross (1969–2015), jurist, politician, lawyer
• Vladislav Vančura (1891–1942), prose writer, critic, opinion journalist
• Milada Horáková (1901–1950), jurist, politician
• Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), science fiction writer, satirical novelist, traveler
• Rafael Kubelík (1914–1996), violinist, music director, pianist
• Jan Kubelík (1880–1940), collector, violinist, composer
• Jan Svatopluk Presl (1791–1849), lexicographer, botanist, mineralogist
• Mikoláš Aleš (1852–1913), draftsperson, exlibrist, designer
• Carl Borivoj Presl (1794–1852), pteridologist, bryologist, botanist

Common questions

Where is Vyšehrad Cemetery?

Vyšehrad Cemetery is in Prague, Czech Republic, at coordinates 50.0650, 14.4178.

When was Vyšehrad Cemetery established?

Vyšehrad Cemetery was established in 1869, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Vyšehrad Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 219 notable interments at Vyšehrad Cemetery, including Antonín Dvořák, Karel Čapek, Bedřich Smetana, Alphonse Mucha, Jan Neruda.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q118967 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)
• OpenStreetMap relation/422679

Related terms

Heritage StatusNotable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Vyšehrad Cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q118967. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/vysehrad-cemetery/

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