Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Old Jewish Cemetery (Central Cemetery)

Old Jewish Cemetery (Central Cemetery)

Highlight • Historical Site

Old Jewish Cemetery (Central Cemetery)

Hiking

5.0

(31)

Cycling

5.0

(1)

Save

Location: Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

Save

See nearby routes

Take Me There

Tips

Auchschönhier😊👣🐾👣

April 8, 2023

Hiking

The area covers an area of over 250,000 m2. The Israeli religious community has taken over the maintenance of the cemetery.

The impressive excursion into another world begins right at …

Translated by

•

Stefan 🐕

May 6, 2023

Hiking

The old Jewish cemetery is probably the most beautiful part of the entire central cemetery. Nature and the ravages of time do not just gnaw at the bones here, but this rather underlines the quiet and morbid charm of the tranquil resting place

Translated by

•

JakobusPilger

May 18, 2024

Hiking

In the Jewish faith, cemeteries are real "resting places for eternity" - quite unlike what is usual in Germany (and many other countries), for example, where graves are only "bought" for a limited period of time, say 20 years, and then fall into disrepair.

Incidentally, men are asked to wear a head covering when entering a Jewish cemetery - provided it is open to the public - as a sign of respect for our "older brothers in the faith" (quote from Pope John Paul II).

Translated by

•

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Nearby routes

Best routes near Old Jewish Cemetery (Central Cemetery)

4.6

(11)

105

hikers

#1.

Lower Belvedere Palace – Vienna State Opera loop from Stephansplatz

22.2km

05:43

100m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate with device

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.8

(4)

hikers

#2.

Falco's Grave – Beethoven's Grave loop from Präsidentengruft

7.37km

01:52

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate with device

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.8

(6)

hikers

#3.

Falco's Grave – Beethoven's Grave loop from Präsidentengruft

6.57km

01:40

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate with device

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

Details

Informations

Elevation 170 m

Weather

Tuesday 5 May

26°C

15°C

21 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See nearby routes

Take Me There

Location: Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Musicians' Graves at Vienna Central Cemetery (Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Strauss)

Vienna Central Cemetery

Tor aus dem rumänischen Maramuresch

Grave of Franz Schubert

AIDS Memorial at Maria Grün

An der Dechantlacke

Wiener Riesenrad

St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom)

Lusthaus in the Vienna Prater

Blumenhügel im Kurpark Oberlaa

Stadtwanderweg 7

Clock Sculpture in Kurpark Oberlaa

Old Jewish Cemetery (Central Cemetery)

#1.

Lower Belvedere Palace – Vienna State Opera loop from Stephansplatz

#2.

Falco's Grave – Beethoven's Grave loop from Präsidentengruft

#3.

Falco's Grave – Beethoven's Grave loop from Präsidentengruft

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️