Žale

Žale Central Cemetery
Centralno pokopališče Žale
Plečnik's monumental entrance to Žale
Details
Established1906
Location
CountrySlovenia
Owned byŽale Public Company
Size375,000 square metres (93 acres)
No. of interments150,000
The Political Graveyard
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated2021 (44th session)
Part ofThe works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design
Reference no.1643
RegionEurope and North America

Žale Central Cemetery (Slovene: Centralno pokopališče Žale), often simply Žale, is the largest and the central cemetery in Ljubljana and Slovenia. It is located in the Bežigrad District and operated by the Žale Public Company.