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===Europe=== ==== Azerbaijan ==== * [[Martyrs' Lane]] * [[Alley of Honor]] ==== Austria ==== * [[Zentralfriedhof]], Vienna ====Belgium==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Belgium}} * [[Brussels Cemetery]], [[Brussels]] * [[Laeken Cemetery]], Brussels * [[Schaerbeek Cemetery|Schaerbeek New Cemetery]], [[Schaerbeek]], Brussels * [[Campo Santo, Ghent|Campo Santo]], [[Ghent|Gent]] * [[Ixelles Cemetery]], [[Ixelles]] * [[Schoonselhof cemetery|Schoonselhof Cemetery]], [[Antwerp]] * [[Fort de Loncin|Fort de Locin]], [[Liège]] ==== Bosnia and Herzegovina ==== * [[Bare Cemetery]] – [[Sarajevo]] ==== Croatia ==== * [[Mirogoj Cemetery]] – [[Zagreb]] * [[:hr:Groblje Kozala|Kozala Cemetery]] – [[Rijeka]] ==== Czech Republic ==== * [[Sedlec Ossuary]] – [[Kutná Hora]] * [[Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague]] * [[Ďáblice cemetery]], Prague * [[Olšany Cemetery]], Prague – the biggest graveyard in the Czech Republic * [[New Jewish Cemetery, Prague]] – built next to the Olšany Cemetery to alleviate the space problems faced by the Old Jewish Cemetery, it is the burial place of [[Franz Kafka]] * [[Vyšehrad cemetery]], Prague – the Czech Republic's most important cemetery, it is the burial site for [[Antonín Dvořák]], [[Alphonse Mucha]] and [[Bedřich Smetana]], amongst others. ==== Denmark ==== * [[Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen)|Assistens Cemetery]] – here rests f.i. [[Hans Christian Andersen]], [[Niels Bohr]], [[Hans Christian Ørsted]], [[Søren Kierkegaard]], [[Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg]], [[Christen Købke]], [[Ben Webster]] and [[Kenny Drew]]. * [[Holmen Cemetery]], Copenhagen * [[Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen|Garrison Cemetery]], Copenhagen * [[Roskilde Domkirke]] * [[Vestre Cemetery]], Copenhagen * [[Bispebjerg Cemetery]], Copenhagen ==== Estonia ==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Estonia}} ==== Finland ==== [[File:Iso hautausmaa (cemetery), Kuopio, Finland.jpg|thumb|The [[Great Cemetery of Kuopio]]]] * [[Great Cemetery of Kuopio]], [[Kuopio]] * [[Hietaniemi Cemetery]], [[Helsinki]] * [[Kalevankangas Cemetery]], [[Tampere]] * [[Kulosaari Cemetery]], Helsinki * [[Malmi Cemetery]], Helsinki * [[Oulu Cemetery]], [[Oulu]] * [[Turku Cemetery]], [[Turku]] ====France==== {{main|List of cemeteries in France}} ==== Georgia (country) ==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Georgia (country)}} ====Germany==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Germany}} ==== Greece ==== * [[First Cemetery of Athens]] – Cemetery in Central Athens, including the graves of many famous Greek politicians and celebrities like [[Melina Mercouri]], [[Andreas Papandreou]], [[George Papandreou, senior|George Papandreou]], [[George Seferis]], [[Manos Hadjidakis]]. * [[Anastaseos tou Kyriou]] (''Resurrection of Lord'') – The biggest public cemetery of Greece. Located east of [[Thessaloniki]]. * Akrotiri, [[Chania]], [[Crete]] – ''Venizelos' tombs''. Burial site of the politician [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]. * [[Vergina]], [[Pella]] – (Macedonian Tombs). Tomb of the ancient [[Ancient Macedonians|Macedonian]] King, [[Philip II of Macedon]]. * [[Tatoi]] Royal Cemetery – Athens. * [[Mikra British Cemetery]] – Located in the municipality of [[Kalamaria]], in [[Thessaloniki]]. The Memorial commemorates 478 nurses, officers and men of the Commonwealth forces who died when troop transports and hospital ships were lost in the [[Mediterranean]], and who have no grave but the sea. * [[Skorpios]] Island, [[Ionian Sea]] – Burial site of 20th century's shipping magnate [[Aristotle Onassis]] and his daughter [[Christina Onassis]]. ====Hungary==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Hungary}} ====Ireland==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Ireland}} ====Italy==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Italy}} ====Latvia==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Latvia}} ====Lithuania==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Lithuania}} ==== Norway ==== * [[Cemetery of Our Saviour]] - cemetery in Oslo ==== Poland ==== * [[Central Cemetery in Szczecin|Central Cemetery]] – cemetery in [[Szczecin]] * [[Powązki Cemetery]] – cemetery in [[Warsaw]] * [[Rakowicki Cemetery]] – in [[Kraków]] * [[New Jewish Cemetery, Kraków]] * [[Remuh Cemetery]] – in [[Kraków]] {{see|Category:Cemeteries in Poland}} ==== Portugal ==== * [[Cemitério da Ajuda]], [[Lisbon]] * [[Cemitério do Alto de São João]], Lisbon * [[Prazeres Cemetery]], Lisbon * Cemitério de Agramonte, [[Porto]] * Cemitério do [[Prado do Repouso]], Porto ====Russia==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Russia}} ==== Slovakia ==== * [[National Cemetery in Martin|National Cemetery]], [[Martin, Slovakia|Martin]] * [[Slavín]], [[Bratislava]] * [[Slávičie údolie cemetery|Slávičie údolie]], Bratislava * [[Chatam Sofer Memorial]], Bratislava, a burial place of [[Orthodox Judaism|orthodox]] rabbi [[Moses Sofer|Moses Schreiber]] (1762–1839) ====Slovenia==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Slovenia}} ==== Spain ==== * [[Montjuïc Cemetery]], [[Barcelona]] * [[Poblenou Cemetery]], Barcelona * [[Cementerio de la Almudena]], [[Madrid]] * [[:es:Cementerio de San Isidro|Cementerio de San Isidro]], [[Madrid]], the oldest and most monumental cemetery in Madrid (1811): http://cementeriodesanisidro.com * [[Cementerio de San Justo]], [[Madrid]], built in 1847 * [[English Cemetery, Malaga|English Cemetery]], [[Málaga]] * [[Polloe Cemetery]], [[San Sebastián|San Sebastian]], built 1878 * Cementerio de [[Lloret de Mar]], [[Girona|Gerona]], built 1901, example of [[modernisme]]. ==== Sweden ==== * [[Riddarholmen Church]], [[Stockholm]] * [[Uppsala Cathedral]] is the burial site for several Swedish kings and queens from the 16th and 17th century, as well as [[Carl Linnaeus]] and [[Emanuel Swedenborg]]. The nearby Old Graveyard houses the grave of [[Dag Hammarskjöld]]. * [[Östra kyrkogården, Gothenburg]] lies in east [[Gothenburg]] and is the burial site for several famous Swedes, including [[Karin Boye]], [[Otto Nordenskiöld]] and [[Ivar Arosenius]]. * [[Malmö gamla begravningsplats]], [[Malmö]] * [[Norra Begravningsplatsen]], established in 1827 in northern [[Stockholm]], is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables including [[Alfred Nobel]], [[Ingrid Bergman]] and [[Ulrich Salchow]]. * [[Skogskyrkogården]], a relatively new cemetery opened in 1920 in southern Stockholm, exists as [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] by decision by Swedish authorities. Amongst others, the cemetery contains the graves of actress [[Greta Garbo]]. * {{Interlanguage link|Norra kyrkogården|sv|Norra kyrkogården, Lund}} in [[Lund]] ==== Switzerland ==== * Bremgartenfriedhof, [[Bern]] is the burial place of revolutionary anarchist [[Mikhail Bakunin|Michail Alexandrowitsch Bakunin]] * [[Cimetière des Rois]], [[Geneva]], burial place of [[Protestant Reformers|Protestant reformer]] [[John Calvin]] * Cemetery of [[Céligny|Celigny]], Geneva, burial place of [[Richard Burton]], [[Vilfredo Pareto]] and [[Alistair MacLean]] *Friedhof am Hörnli, Riehen BS, burial place of [[Heinrich Altherr]], [[Karl Barth]], [[Ernst Beyeler]], [[Lore Berger]], [[Jacob Burckhardt]], [[Dare (graffiti artist)]], [[Fritz Haber]], [[Karin Himboldt]], [[Emanuel Hoffmann]], [[Clara Immerwahr]], [[Karl Jaspers]], [[Charlotte von Kirschbaum]], [[Markus Mattmüller]], [[Paul Hermann Müller]], [[Albert Nicholas]], [[Alfred Rasser]], [[Jean Roux]], [[Maja Sacher]], [[Paul Sacher]], [[Fritz Sarasin]], [[Paul Sarasin]], [[Adrienne von Speyr]], [[Hermann Suter]], [[Hans Martin Sutermeister]], [[Eduard Thurneysen]], [[Mark Tobey]], [[Hans-Peter Tschudi]], [[Rudolf Tschudi]], [[Jacob Wackernagel]], [[Irène Zurkinden]] *Gottesacker in [[Riehen]] BS, burial place of [[Karl August Auberlen]] ==== Turkey ==== {{main|List of cemeteries in Turkey}} ====Ukraine==== * [[Lychakiv Cemetery]], [[Lviv]] * [[Baikove Cemetery]], [[Kyiv]] * [[Jewish cemetery of Chernivtsi]] * [[Jewish cemetery of Khotyn]] ====United Kingdom==== {{maincat|Lists of cemeteries in the United Kingdom}} ===== England===== {{main|List of cemeteries in England}} ===== Northern Ireland ===== {{main|List of cemeteries in Northern Ireland}} ===== Scotland ===== * [[Canongate Kirkyard]], Edinburgh, Scotland – Resting place of [[Adam Smith]], regarded as the founder of modern economics * [[Greyfriars Kirkyard]], Edinburgh – [[Greyfriars Bobby]] the Skye terrier * [[Glasgow Necropolis]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] – elaborate [[mausolea]] * [[Iona Abbey]], resting place of many [[Monarch|kings]] of [[Scotland]], and Labour leader [[John Smith (Labour Party leader)|John Smith]] ===== Wales ===== * [[Aberfan Cemetery]] – Most of the victims of the [[Aberfan disaster|Aberfan coal tip disaster]] of 21 October 1966 are buried here * [[Cathays Cemetery]], [[Cardiff]] – One of the largest cemeteries in the United Kingdom; opened in 1859; covering over {{convert|100|acre|km2}} of land * [[Cefn Golau Cholera Cemetery]] - The only surviving cholera cemetery in South Wales and one of the few remaining in Britain * [[Cwmgelli Cemetery]], [[Swansea]] – First public cemetery in Wales to have no consecrated ground * [[St Woolos Cemetery]], [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] – Opened in 1854, the first municipally-owned cemetery in Wales
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