List of cemeteries in Kyiv


From long ago, noble residents of Kyiv were buried in monasteries, cathedrals, churches and their churchyards: the Church of the Tithes, St. Sophia's Cathedral, St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Vydubychi Monastery, Church of the Saviour at Berestove, St. Cyril's Monastery, Brotherhood Monastery, Florivsky Convent, etc. The places of burials were the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, its Near and Far Caves, its Holy Dormition Cathedral.
The first mention of cemeteries for mass burials in Kyiv dates back to the end of the 17th century. The plague epidemic of the 1770s was the reason for the creation of the first city cemeteries: Podil and Kudriavets (Old City). In 1786, the cemetery at the Askold's Grave was turned into a city cemetery. In addition, the remains of the cemetery on Zamkova Hora and the Old Believers cemetery on Lukyanivska Street have been preserved. Burials also existed in the cemeteries of the city's parish churches, most of which have not preserved.
In 2023 there were plans in establishing of the National Military Cemetery in Kyiv. Later in August 2023, those plans were changed. In November of the same year, mayor of Kyiv announced that he will insist on establishing of such memorial on the territory of the Kyiv city.
The article provides a list of current and former cemeteries where city residents are buried or were buried, and places of mass and individual burials.

Existing cemeteries

NameDistrict/AddressCoordinatesRemarksImage
Baikove CemeteryBaikova Street, 6
Holosiivskyi District
One of the oldest cemeteries in the city, burials here began in 1834. The area is.
Cemetery at BerkovetsStetsenka Street, 18
Podilskyi District
Cemetery on the outskirts of Kyiv in the area also known as the City Cemetery. It was opened in 1957, semi-closed, burials are allowed.
Bilychi CemeteryAkademika Bulakhovskoho Street
Sviatoshynskyi District
Bortnychi CemeteryZaplavna Street
Darnytskyi District
Bratske CemeteryHryhorovych-Barskoho Street, 2a
Sviatoshynskyi District
It originated as a rural cemetery of the former village Bratska Borshchahivka. Closed for new burials, with the exception of burials of relatives. The area is.
Bykivnia CemeteryBobrynetska street, 11
Desnianskyi District
Chapayevske CemeteryLiutneva Street, 1a
Holosiivskyi District
Also Vita-Lytovska Cemetery
Darnytsia CemeteryKharkivske Highway, 52
Darnytskyi District
Korchuvatske CemeteryYahidna Street, 24
Holosiivskyi District
Kurenivka CemeteryValkivska Street, 19
Podilskyi District
Lisove CemeteryKrainia Street, 3
Desnianskyi District
The largest necropolis of the left bank part of Kyiv. Opened in 1970. The area is.
Lukyanivske CemeteryDorohozhytska Street, 7
Shevchenkivskyi District
One of the oldest cemeteries of the city located near Babyn Yar. Since 1994 it is a State historical and memorial park.
Lukianivka Viyskove CemeteryDorohozhytska Street, 8
Shevchenkivskyi District
Lukianivka Military Cemetery, a necropolis for military personnel in Lukianivka.
Mykhailivske CemeteryMyru Street, 36
Sviatoshynskyi District
Mykhailivska Borshchahivka village cemetery
Mysholovka CemeteryYahidna Street, 27
Holosiivskyi District
Old Believers CemeteryLukianivska Street, 48
Shevchenkivskyi District
Pozniaky CemeteryTeplovozna Street, 2
Darnytskyi District
Pushcha-Vodytsia CemeterySelianska Street, 14
Obolonskyi District
Pyrohivske CemeteryLaureatska Street, 36
Holosiivskyi District
Cemetery of residents of the former village of Pyrohiv. The area is
Shuliavka CemeteryZakhidna Street, 9
Solomianskyi District
The cemetery was opened in 1885. Its original boundaries are not known. During the Soviet regime in 1932, a street was laid in the middle of the cemetery, and at the same time, the cemetery's chapel was demolished. The cemetery was closed for burials in 1950. In 2002, the cemetery was encircled with a concrete wall.
Sovske CemeteryKoloskova Street, 6
Solomianskyi District
Solomianske CemeteryMytropolyta Vasylia Lypkivskoho Street, 119
Solomianskyi District
It was established in the 1870s in place of the Old Solomianske cemetery located in the Lybid river valley
Sviatoshynske CemeteryVelyka Okruzhna Street, 79
Sviatoshynskyi District
Troyeshchyna CemeterySadova Street, 2
Desnianskyi District
Vyhurivshchyna CemeteryOleksiya Kurinnoho Street, 4
Desnianskyi District
Cemetery at ZhulianyPovitroflotska Street, 24a
Solomianskyi District
Cemetery at ZvirynetsVerkhnia Street, 21
Pecherskyi District
A small cemetery located at Zvirynets, on a hill between Navodnytskyi Yar and Mykoly Mikhnovskoho Boulevard. The area is . Currently, the cemetery is semi-closed.

Former cemeteries

NameRemarks
Askold's GraveThe necropolis arose at the end of the 18th century and was considered one of the most prestigious in Kyiv. In 1919, the cemetery was closed, and in 1934 it was destroyed.
Old Bratske CemeteryA small cemetery that arose in 1916 at Zvirynets, for the burial of soldiers who died of wounds or died in the battles of the World War I. It was destroyed in the 1950s.
Demiivka CemeteryThe Demiivka village cemetery, which is known since the 19th century was liquidated in the 1950s. Now there is a residential building on this place.
Dekhtiari CemeteryThe cemetery near the khutir of Dekhtyari. It was known since the 19th century and was closed in 1947, finally destroyed in 1975. Now there is a residential area on this place.
Jewish Cemetery at ZvirynetsThe old Jewish cemetery, founded in 1796, closed for burials at the end of the 19th century, liquidated in the 1920s. Now this is the territory of the Hryshko National Botanical Garden.
Karaim Cemetery at ZvirynetsFormed in the 19th century. Now this is the territory of the Hryshko National Botanical Garden.
Muslim Cemetery at ZvirynetsA small cemetery established at Zvirynets at the end of the 19th century for the burial of Turkish prisoners of the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War. Now this is the territory of the Hryshko National Botanical Garden.
Karaim Cemetery in LukianivkaIn its location was built the Avanhard sports complex in 1960s
Muslim Cemetery at LukianivkaIn its location was built the Avanhard sports complex in 1960s
Yordanske CemeteryIt was formed in the 17th and 18th centuries at the Convent of St Nicholas of Jordan, liquidated in 1808. After the liquidation of the monastery, its church became a parish church, and accordingly, the cemetery was transformed from a monastic one into one belonging to the city, for the burial of residents of Tatarka, Yurkovytsia and the surrounding areas.
The temple and bell tower were dismantled in 1935 during the Soviet regime. Since then, the cemetery was also closed and began to fall into disrepair. The remains of the cemetery, surrounded by a fence, were preserved on the slopes of Yurkovytsia to the north of the group of buildings No. 26, 26-a, 26-b on O. Schmidt Street. The cemetery is saved from final destruction by the topography of the area, which makes this site unattractive for builders.
Kyrylivske CemeteryOne of the ancient Kyiv cemeteries. Its appearance is associated with the liquidation of the St. Cyril's Monastery in 1784 by Catherine the Great. While the monastery was active, monks and prominent people were buried in the temple or around it. With the appearance of an almshouse and later a hospital within the monastery walls, there was a need for a place for burials. He was taken away by the city authorities on the southern slopes of Kyrylivka Hill, outside the former monastery. In 1871, at the request of the hospital's administration, the city authorities gave permission to expand its territory. As of 1929, when the cemetery was closed and ceased to be guarded, its area was.
Kopylivske CemeteryIt was located at the end of the modern Oleny Telihy Street, opposite the St. Cyril's Monastery. It has been known since the 19th century, was destroyed by pulp during the Kurenivka mudslide in 1961 and was finally liquidated in the following years.
Mykilska Slobidka CemeteryIt was a cemetery of the St. Nicholas Monastery Sloboda on the left bank of Dnieper. It was known since the 19th century and destroyed in the 1970s.
Mostytske CemeteryIt was located within the modern Mostytsky masyv neighborhood. It was known since the 19th century. It was gradually destroyed since the 1970s, finally liquidated in 1986 for the construction of a new housing estate and a highway. However, several gravestones have been preserved.
Tatarske CemeteryIt is also known as Musulmanske. It has been active since the beginning of the 20th century. It is closed, not registered. Since the mid-1990s, a spiritual center for the city's Muslims has been created on the territory of the cemetery and the surrounding area. It is located on Lukianivska Street.
Pokrovsky Nunnery CemeteryIt was founded in 1890 at the Pokrovsky Nunnery. Many famous people were buried here. It was destroyed in the 1950s.
Pokrovske Cemetery at SolomiankaA small cemetery near the Intercession Church in Solomyanka. Destroyed in Soviet times, several tombstones have been preserved.
Florivske CemeteryA cemetery on Zamkova Hora, which was created in 1816 for the residents of Podil, Honchary and Kozhumyaky. It belong to the Ascension Convent located in the Kyiv's Podil.
Shchekavytske CemeteryIt was created in 1772 to bury victims of the plague in the 1770s, destroyed in the 1930s.