Střešovice cemetery

Střešovice Cemetery (Czech: Střešovický hřbitov) is a small municipal cemetery in Prague, in the Prague 6 district, in the Střešovice area, at Cukrovarnická 15/131, on the western side of the Ořechovka neighbourhood.

Where is the cemetery located?

The address, Cukrovarnická 15/131, places the cemetery within Střešovice, part of Prague's 6th district. The site itself sits on the western edge of Ořechovka, a neighbourhood bordering Střešovice directly. In Czech sources and on maps, the cemetery appears under the name Střešovický hřbitov.

How big is the cemetery?

As of 2001, the cemetery covered an area of 0.61 hectares. Within that modest space are 21 above-ground tombs and 1,100 urn burials. That gap between the two figures — a little over twenty tombs against well over a thousand urn burials — is the key fact about how this cemetery works: the great majority of burials here take the form of urns rather than traditional earth graves or family tomb structures. Fitting more than eleven hundred burials into less than a hectare is only possible because urn burial takes up so much less space than a conventional grave.

What should you know before visiting?

The information available about Střešovice Cemetery centers on its location, size, and number of burials — it isn't documented as a major tourist attraction with dedicated visitor facilities. It functions primarily as a working municipal cemetery serving the residents of Střešovice and neighbouring parts of Prague 6. Anyone planning a visit should expect a quiet, small-scale burial ground rather than a sprawling historic necropolis: there are only 21 tombs on site, with the rest of the burials held in compact urn plots.

How do you get there?

The cemetery lies in the western part of the Prague 6 district. Its coordinates — 50.0948775 N, 14.3675772 E — are worth entering into GPS navigation or a mapping app before setting out. The exact address, Cukrovarnická 15/131, also makes it straightforward to plan a route from anywhere in Prague, whatever mode of transport you choose.

Frequently asked questions

Where in Prague is Střešovice Cemetery located? In the Prague 6 district, in the Střešovice area, at Cukrovarnická 15/131, on the western side of the Ořechovka neighbourhood.

How large is the cemetery? As of 2001, it covered an area of 0.61 hectares.

How many graves and burials does the cemetery hold? The cemetery has 21 above-ground tombs and 1,100 urn burials.

What is the cemetery called in Czech? In Czech, it's known as Střešovický hřbitov.