Olšany Cemetery
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Olšany Cemetery (Olšanské hřbitovy in Czech) is the largest graveyard in Prague, Czech Republic.
The cemetery is particularly noted for it's many remarkable art nouveau monuments.[1]
Many well known people are buried here including:
- Karel Havlíček Borovský, writer
- Karel Jaromír Erben (1811-1870), poet and writer
- Václav Kliment Klicpera (1792-1859), playwright
- Viktor Oliva (1861-1928), artist
- Jan Werich (1905-1980), actor
- Jiří Voskovec, actor
- Josef Lada (1887-1957) - artist and writer
[edit] See also
- List of famous cemeteries
- Photos of graves at Olšany [1], [2], [3]
[edit] External links
- Cemetery details (in Czech)
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