Cemetery Plots at Hallstatt Cemetery
I went out relatively early in the morning to hopefully avoid the crowds at the main viewpoint of Hallstatt. There weren’t too many people out yet but along the way, I discovered that there are a few places that might be worth visiting. I took the long way to the viewpoint and I ended up walking through the church grounds. The church grounds also happen to have a cemetery. It was traditional to have the dead buried in the church grounds and you can see that there are quite a few plots here.
Hallstatt Cemetery by the Church
Most of the plots are very well maintained, which is an indication that there are still relatives here who come to visit. You can also see the names of the deceased here as well as when they passed away. I was surprised to see that the dates seem to be fairly recent. I would have expected that the cemetery would hold the remains of people who died centuries ago seeing as to how long Hallstatt has been in existence. You would think that they would have ran out of space long ago. Actually, they had a solution for that centuries ago. I would have wanted to see the solution but it was not open yet. I would be coming back in the afternoon to visit that place. These days, the lack of burial space isn’t as critical anymore because of the popularity of cremation. There is a crematorium in the city of Salzburg and it is now the preferred way to handle the remains of the dead.
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