Established in 1869 on the grounds of Vyšehrad Castle in

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, the Vyšehrad Cemetery () is the final resting place of many composers, artists, sculptors, writers, and those from the world of science and politics. The centerpiece of the cemetery is the Slavín tomb designed by Antonín Wiehl, a large and notable tomb located within Vyšehrad cemetery.

Notable interments

Many notable Czechs interred here, including: *

Zdeněk Miler Zdeněk Miler (; 21 February 1921 – 30 November 2011) was a Czech animator and illustrator best known for his ''Mole (Zdeněk Miler character), Mole'' (''Krtek'' or ''Krteček'' in original) character and its adventures. Early years Miler ...

(1921-2011), animator * Mikoláš Aleš (1852–1913), painter * Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), conductor of the

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and Toronto Symphony Orchestra *

Josef Bican Josef "Pepi" Bican (25 September 1913 – 12 December 2001) was an Austrians, Austrian-Czechs, Czech professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He is regarded by some to be the ...

(1913–2001), footballer * Josef Čapek (1887–1945), painter and writer (

cenotaph A cenotaph is an empty grave, tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although t ...

) *

Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum' ...

(1890–1938), writer * Antonin Chittussi (1847–1891), painter *

Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn ( (); 26 February 1878 – 28 January 1930) was a Czech operatic dramatic soprano. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She was one of the greatest opera singers of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

(Ema Destinnová, 1878–1930), opera singer *

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predec ...

(1841–1904), composer * Ludmila Dvořáková (1923–2015) opera singer * Petr Eben (1929–2007), composer and organist * Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900), composer * Antonín Benjamin Svojsík (1876–1938), founder of scouting in Czechoslovakia * Eduard Haken (1910–1996), operatic bass *

Jaroslav Heyrovský Jaroslav Heyrovský (; 20 December 1890 – 27 March 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1959 for his invention of polarography. Life and work Jaroslav Heyrovský was born in Prague on December 2 ...

(1890–1967),

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winning founder of

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Milada Horáková Milada Horáková (born: Králová, 25 December 1901 – 27 June 1950) was a Czech politician and a member of the underground resistance movement during World War II. She was a victim of judicial murder, convicted and executed by the Communis ...

(1901–1950), doctor, victim of 1950s Czechoslovak communist party

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(cenotaph) *

František Hrubín František Hrubín (17 September 1910 – 1 March 1971) was a Czechs, Czech poet and writer. Biography Frantisek Hrubín was born into the family of a builder at Prague. His family lived in Lešany (Benešov District), Lešany near Prague durin ...

(1910–1971), writer and poet, friend of

Jaroslav Seifert Jaroslav Seifert (; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides ...

* Ivan Jandl (1937–1987), actor * Rafael Kubelík (1914–1996), conductor and composer * Vilém Kurz (1872–1945), pianist and piano teacher *

Karel Hynek Mácha Karel Hynek Mácha () (16 November 1810 – 5 November 1836) was a Czechs, Czech Romanticism, romantic poet. His poem ''Máj'' is among the most important poems in the history of Czech literature. Biography Mácha was born on 16 November 1810 ...

(1810–1836), romantic poet * Hana Mašková (1949–1972), figure skater * Waldemar Matuška (1932–2009), singer and actor *

Alphonse Mucha Alfons Maria Mucha (; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylized ...

(1860–1939), artist and designer * Josef Václav Myslbek (1848–1922), sculptor *

Jan Neruda Jan Nepomuk Neruda (Czech: �jan ˈnɛpomuk ˈnɛruda 10 July 1834 – 22 August 1891) was a Czech journalist, writer, poet and art critic; one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of the " May School". Early li ...

(1834–1891), poet and writer * Božena Němcová (1820–1862), writer, author of the novel ''Babička'' ("The Grandmother") * Zdeněk Nejedlý (1878–1962), musicologist, critic, and Communist politician * František Ondříček (1857–1922), violinist and composer *

Otakar Ostrčil Otakar Ostrčil (25 February 1879 in Prague – 20 August 1935 in Prague) was a Czech composer and conductor. He is noted for symphonic works ''Impromptu'', ''Suite in C Minor'', and ''Symfonietta'', and in his opera compositions '' Poupě'' and ' ...

(1879–1935), composer and conductor of the National Theater *

Zdenka Procházková Zdenka Procházková (4 April 1926 – 25 August 2021) was a Czech actress. She was married to Karel Höger, who she starred with in the 1949 film '' A Dead Man Among the Living.'' They later divorced. Selected filmography *'' Lost in the Subu ...

1926–2021, actress * Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869), anatomist and physiologist, known for the

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and Purkinje cells * Jana Rybářová (1936–1957), actress * Ladislav Šaloun (1870–1946),

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sculptor * Olga Scheinpflugová (1902–1968), actress and wife of

* Václav Smetáček (1906–1998), composer and oboist *

Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana ( ; ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival". He has been regarded ...

(1824–1884), composer *

Pavel Štěpán Pavel Štěpán (28 May 1925 – 30 September 1998) was a Czechs, Czech pianist whose domain was the interpretation of piano works by Josef Suk (composer), Josef Suk, Vitezslav Novak and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos. He has always been ...

(1925–1998), pianist and piano teacher *

Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová (19 November 1899 in Lviv – 25 September 1975 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak concert pianist and piano teacher, a professor at the Prague Academy of Arts. Her students included Ivan Moravec. Ilona Štěpánová-Ku ...

(1899–1975), pianist and piano teacher * Josef Suk (1929–2011), violinist and grandson of composer Josef Suk * Max Švabinský (1873–1962), painter * Vladislav Vančura (1891–1942), avant-garde writer and filmmaker * Helena Zmatlíková (1923–2005), illustrator * Vítězslav Hálek (1835–1874), poet and writer

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Longer list of famous people buried there

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Notable interments

See also

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