Žale Central Cemetery

cemetery in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Žale Central Cemetery

Summary

Žale Central Cemetery is a cemetery[1]. It draws 371 Wikipedia views per month (cemetery category, ranking #156 of 1,138).[2]

Key Facts

  • Žale Central Cemetery is located in Ljubljana City Municipality[3].
  • Žale Central Cemetery is in the country of Slovenia[4].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's instance of is recorded as cemetery[5].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's architect is recorded as Jože Plečnik[6].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's architect is recorded as Edvard Ravnikar[7].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's Commons category is recorded as Žale[8].
  • 1906 marks the founding of Žale Central Cemetery[9].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.070781083, 'lon': 14.531855141}[10].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's official website is recorded as https://www.zale.si[11].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's heritage designation is recorded as monument of national significance[12].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[13].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's date of official opening is recorded as 1906[14].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's category for people buried here is recorded as Category:Burials at Žale[15].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's quantity buried is recorded as {'amount': '+150000'}[16].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's landscape architect is recorded as Jože Plečnik[17].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's landscape architect is recorded as Edvard Ravnikar[18].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's landscape architect is recorded as Peter Kerševan[19].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's landscape architect is recorded as Marko Mušič[20].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's landscape architect is recorded as Stane Jarm[21].
  • Žale Central Cemetery's landscape architect is recorded as Svitoslav Peruzzi[22].

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Geography

Žale Central Cemetery is in the country of Slovenia[4]. It is located in Ljubljana City Municipality[3].

Designation and Status

Žale Central Cemetery's instance of is recorded as cemetery[5]. Heritage statuses include monument of national significance[12] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[13].

History and Context

1906 marks the founding of Žale Central Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Žale Central Cemetery draws 371 Wikipedia views per month (cemetery category, ranking #156 of 1,138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Registry of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Registry of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Category for people buried here → Category:Burials at Žale
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Ljubljana City Municipality
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'ba', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ko', 'l
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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