MAGYAR AMERICAN: THE FIVE MOST BEAUTIFUL CEMETERIES IN BUDAPEST ! EXCELLENT ARTICLE FROM WE LOVE BUDAPEST

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

THE FIVE MOST BEAUTIFUL CEMETERIES IN BUDAPEST ! EXCELLENT ARTICLE FROM WE LOVE BUDAPEST

WE LOVE BUDAPEST : FIVE MOST BEAUTIFUL CEMETERIES

Excerpts:

Farkasréti from 1894

Violets, fresh air and tranquillity surround the names of the famous Hungarians on these gravestones. It may sound morbid, but beautiful Farkasréti Cemetery, in a lovely natural setting, is a fine place for an autumn walk. This is the largest of its kind in Buda and the last resting place of composers Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, as well as many revered actors and not so revered politicians. ...

Kerepesi from 1847

Kerepsi Cemetery houses the graves and magnificent mausoleums of the most notable Hungarians. Many are true works of art adorned with ornate sculptures, frescos, and mosaics... The most grandiose funeral of the Dual Monarchy was that of the most emblematic figure of the Revolution, Lajoz Kossuth, governor of the Kingdom of Hungary during the fight for freedom. After 1849, Kossuth emigrated and lived the rest of his life abroad. His ashes were brought to Budapest and buried at Kerepesi. His strikingly adorned mausoleum is still the grandest piece of funereal architecture in Hungary.

Kozma utca from 1893

The Jewish Cemetery on Kozma utca opened alongside Új köztemető (New Public Cemetery) in 1893. It is currently the largest Jewish cemetery in Hungary, the last resting place for around 300,000 people. It also holds priceless architectural treasures, unfortunately some in extremely poor condition. ... Families of the Jewish elite are buried in ornate mausoleums near the cemetery walls, such as the Schmidl mausoleum decorated with Zsolnay ceramics, and the Gries mausoleum, with mosaics by the equally renowned Miksa Roth.

Salgótarjáni utca from 1874

Opened in 1874, this cemetery alongside Kerepesi provides a comprehensive picture of Jewish emancipation in Hungary and the social and artistic life of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Prominent figures here include influential entrepreneur Manfréd Weiss, Unicum pioneer József Zwack and Moritz Wahrmann, a leading figure in the development of Budapest in the 1800s. Among the designers of the tombs are the greatest architects of the day.