Fiume Road Graveyard
Kerepesi Cemetery, also known as Fiumei úti nemzeti sírkert, is Budapest’s most famous cemetery. Founded in 1847 in Józsefváros near the Eastern Railway Station, it covers about 56 hectares (140 acres) and is the biggest outdoor statue park in Hungary. It’s sometimes called the Père Lachaise of Budapest.
The first burial happened in 1849. Many famous Hungarians—statesmen, writers, sculptors, architects, artists, scientists, actors and more—are buried here, some in grand tombs or mausoleums. In 1885 the city declared Kerepesi a “ground of honour.” Over the years, many tombs were moved here from other cemeteries; Attila József’s grave, for example, is one of the notable burials.
The cemetery was closed to new burials in 1952, partly due to war damage and political reasons under the Communist regime. At one point part of the land was given to a rubber factory and was destroyed in 1953. In 1958 a Mausoleum for the Labour movement was built by Olcsai-Kiss Zoltán.
Today the cemetery is open to visitors but no new burials take place. The Salgótarjáni Street Jewish Cemetery forms the eastern corner of the grounds, separated by a wall. Parts of the 2007 film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas were shot here.
A special parcel was created in 1874 for people denied church funerals (such as suicides and those executed). The arcades were built between 1908 and 1911 in a Northern Italian style. The artists’ sector, created in 1929, contains tombs of notable Hungarian artists. The mausoleum of Ábrahám Ganz, planned by Miklós Ybl in 1868, is another highlight. The cemetery is about 2 km from downtown Budapest and is accessible via Metro line 2.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 02:50 (CET).