Central cemetery in Karlovy Vary, Cultural monument and cemetery in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

The Central Cemetery in Karlovy Vary is a burial ground on Hřbitovní street with graves, sculptures, and mausoleums displaying different architectural styles from various periods. The grounds are organized with marked paths to guide visitors through the different sections.

The cemetery was established to serve the growing population of Karlovy Vary and became a burial ground for multiple religious communities. Over time, different sections were created for various denominations, reflecting how the city's population changed.

The graves and mausoleums reflect different religious traditions that coexisted in the city, with separate sections for evangelical, Catholic, and Jewish burial practices still visible today. These arrangements tell us how the community was organized and what mattered to local families.

The cemetery lies on the eastern edge of Karlovy Vary in Drahovice. Catholic, Protestant and Jewish sections are separated by walls or fences, so enter each through its own gate. The 1897 administrative building with the crematorium was closed from the 1990s and has been under reconstruction since 2015.

The Mattoni family tomb holds Jindřich von Mattoni (1830–1910), founder of the Kyselka spa, not Johann Wolfgang von Mattoni. Unlike the neo-Gothic Becher chapel, the only chapel tomb here, it takes the form of a columned portico with a bust of the founder.