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Bucharest Cemeteries

Most of Bucharest's cemeteries stay open until sunset. In all of them, watch out for stray dogs.

As well as those Bucharest cemeteries we feature here, you must visit the Bellu Cemetery, listed under Essential Bucharest. 

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Ghencea Military Cemetery

Ghencea Military Cemetery
On the right side of the civil cemetery, the military section is of interest for the graves of Romanian aviators who have died in service. Read_on (No Comments)

Heroes' Cemetery

Heroes' Cemetery
The heroes cemetery is home to some 281 white marble graves of demonstrators killed during the 1989 revolution in Bucharest. Most died in their teens, killed by people who still haven't been brought to justice. Read_on (No Comments)

Nicolae Ceausescu's Grave

Nicolae Ceausescu's Grave
Nicolae Ceausescu (1918-89) and his wife Elena (1921-89) are buried at Ghencea Cemetery, on B-dul Ghencea. Their son Nicu (1951-96) is also buried here. Read_on (No Comments)

Soviet War Memorial & Cemetery

Soviet War Memorial & Cemetery
The graves of a few hundred soldiers of the Soviet Union, killed in the brief period of fighting that preceded the Red Army's Read_on (No Comments)

Turkish Cemetery

Turkish Cemetery
This Ottoman war cemetery, set in front of Ghencea Cemetery, has 1,333 Turkish war graves. The Muslim cemetery continues to serve Bucharest's dwindling Turkish community. Read_on (No Comments)