Ixelles Cemetery

Ixelles Cemetery
  • Cimetière d'Ixelles (French)
  • Begraafplaats van Elsene (Dutch)
Ixelles Cemetery
Details
Location
Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region
CountryBelgium
Coordinates50°48′54″N 4°23′31″E / 50.81500°N 4.39194°E / 50.81500; 4.39194
TypePublic, non-denominational

Ixelles Cemetery (French: Cimetière d'Ixelles, pronounced [simtjɛʁ diksɛl]; Dutch: Begraafplaats van Elsene), located in Ixelles in the southern part of Brussels, is one of the major cemeteries in Belgium. Ixelles Cemetery also refers to a neighbourhood with a lot of bars and restaurants for students, north of the actual cemetery. It is in fact located between the two main campuses (Solbosch/Solbos and La Plaine/Het Plein) of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).