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Funny enough, the Vienna´s Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) is one of the most-visited places in Vienna. Visit it once and you will understand the Viennese joke about how Vienna Central Cemetery is half the size of Zurich but twice as much fun. With a size of 2.5 square kilometres, 330,000 graves and over 3 million interments, the Zentralfriedhof is one of the largest cemeteries in the world. Tourists visit to see the impressive memorials of famous people, especially composers like Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Johannes and Josef Strauß. Austrians come to see the graves of Falco, Rothschild, and other famous personalities. The Vienna Zentralfriedhof is most-likely the cemetery with the highest number of honour memorials and graves of famous people in the world. Did you know that the Central Cemetery is also a great place to visit during a day trip with the kids or a walk with a stroller? It’s no wonder, since the cemetery is part of a huge park with lots of shadows and a calm, relaxing atmosphere. The road is suitable for prams and wheelchairs, and can easily be reached by tram 71 from the Ringstraße. This explains where the popular Viennese euphemism for a deceased person “he has taken the 71” (“Er hat den 71er genommen” ) comes from. The Zentralfriedhof is also an exciting tour for older children because they can learn a lot about the famous personalities interred here as well as the burying rituals of different cultures and religions. There are numerous sections dedicated to single religions, i.e. a section each for Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Orthodox, and Mormons. The dead are buried in coffins, in accordance with Austrian law, and incorporate a military section where dead soldiers are buried, and a baby burial ground where stillborn infants, dead babies, and young children up to 110 centimetres in height are interred. The Anatomy Memorial is for interments of the Institute of Anatomy of the Medical University of Vienna and for people who donated their bodies to science. Last, but not least, is the impressive Luegerkirche church. Our special tip – the Funeral Museum. The entrance to the Central Cemetery is free, but we suggest that anyone interested in getting some truly-insightful information book a guided tour.
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