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Tyršův sad

Also known as Municipal Cemetery

Brno, Okres Brno-mesto, South Moravia, Czech Republic

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    Coordinates: 49.20294, 16.60276
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n the late 1700s after the directive came from Vienna that burials should be made outside of the towns, Brünn (Brno) founded a new cemetery north of town. By the early 1800s, what is now Kounicova Street, which ran past the cemetery, was known as Leichenhofgasse or just Leichengasse (Corpse Street). As the 19th Century progressed, the cemetery was enlarged multiple times and became fairly large, and the street name was changed to Friedhofgasse (Cemetery Street). By the end of the 1800s, the city had ceased to use this cemetery in favor of the Ústřední Hřbitov (Central Cemetery) south of town, and the street had been renamed for Brno Mayor Giskra. In the 20th Century, the cemetery was converted into a park which was named for Miroslav Tyrš, and the street was renamed several times. About all that remains visible from the cemetery is the large central cross. The park is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
n the late 1700s after the directive came from Vienna that burials should be made outside of the towns, Brünn (Brno) founded a new cemetery north of town. By the early 1800s, what is now Kounicova Street, which ran past the cemetery, was known as Leichenhofgasse or just Leichengasse (Corpse Street). As the 19th Century progressed, the cemetery was enlarged multiple times and became fairly large, and the street name was changed to Friedhofgasse (Cemetery Street). By the end of the 1800s, the city had ceased to use this cemetery in favor of the Ústřední Hřbitov (Central Cemetery) south of town, and the street had been renamed for Brno Mayor Giskra. In the 20th Century, the cemetery was converted into a park which was named for Miroslav Tyrš, and the street was renamed several times. About all that remains visible from the cemetery is the large central cross. The park is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

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  • Added: 2 Oct 2015
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2592007