Hajongard cemetery

Bethlen family chapel at Hajongard cemetery

Hajongard cemetery (officially Central Cemetery, in Hungarian Házsongárdi temető, from German Hasengarten), on Avram Iancu Street, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, founded in the sixteenth century. It is one of the most picturesque sights of the city. It covers an area of ca. 14 hectares.

Notable interments

Ion Agârbiceanu, writer, journalist, politician, academician and archpriest
Miklós Bánffy, writer, illustrator, scenographer and foreign minister of Hungary
Sámuel Brassai, linguist and teacher
János Apáczai Csere, humanist scholar
Constantin Daicoviciu, historian, archaeologist, professor and communist politician
Gheorghe Dima, composer, conductor and teacher
Iuliu Hațieganu, physician
Jenő Janovics, actor, scenarist and director
Adrian Marino, essayist, critic, historian and literary theorist
Imre Mikó, governor of Transylvania
Emil Racoviță, savant, explorer and founder of biospeleology

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Landmarks in Cluj-Napoca

Places of worship	Bob Church Calvaria Church Calvinist Reformed Church Central Reformed Church Evangelical Church Franciscan Church Neolog Synagogue Orthodox Cathedral Piarists' Church Reformed Church in Lower City St. Michael's Church St. Peter Church St. Trinity Orthodox Church Transfiguration Cathedral Unitarian Church

Historical buildings	Babos Palace Bánffy Palace Berde Palace Biasini Hotel Central University Library City Hall Elian Palace Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania Firefighters' Tower Hungarian Opera Jósika Palace Matthias Corvinus House Mikes House Orthodox Archbishopric Palace Palace of Finance Palace of Justice Postal Palace Prefecture Palace Rhédey Palace Romanian Opera Széki Palace Tailors' Bastion Teleki Palace Telephone Palace Toldalagi-Korda Palace Train station Transylvania State Philharmonic Urania Palace Wass Palace

Statues and monuments	Avram Iancu Statue Capitoline Wolf Statue Carolina Obelisk Equestrian Statue of Michael the Brave Matthias Corvinus Monumental Ensemble Memorandum Monument St. George Statue Virgin Mary Statue

Sports venues	Cluj Arena Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium Iuliu Hațieganu Sports Park Polyvalent Hall

Avenues and squares	21 December Avenue Avram Iancu Square Calea Moților Heroes' Avenue King Ferdinand Avenue Michael the Brave Square Peace Square Spring Street Stephen the Great Square Union Square

Other sites	Alexandru Borza Botanical Garden Central Park Cetățuia Hajongard cemetery

Coordinates: 46°46′48″N 23°33′34″E / 46.7800°N 23.5594°E / 46.7800; 23.5594

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