Western Switzerland
Canton of Geneva
Geneva

Cimetière des Rois

The Cimetière des Rois is a cemetery in , . The cemetery is commonly named after la rue des Rois near which it is situated. The graveyard was established in 1482 for people who died from plague in the Middle Ages, during the second plague pandemic.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: graveyard in Geneva, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Cemetery of Kings”, “Cimetiere de Plainpalais”, “Cimetière de Plainpalais”, “Cimetiere des Rois”, and “cimetière protestant de Genève”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bâtiment des Forces motrices and Victoria Hall.

Theater building
Photo: Annirok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , French for "Power plant building", is the power house of a former hydro power plant and waterworks in called Usine des Forces Motrices, later Usine des Forces Motrices de la Coulouvrenière. is situated 280 metres north of Cimetière des Rois.

Theater building
Photo: Romano1246, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 1,700-seat concert venue in Geneva. It is primarily home to the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, but also hosts performers in jazz, world music and other genres. is situated 370 metres east of Cimetière des Rois.

Museum
Photo: Romano1246, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the contemporary art museum of , which opened in 1994. The building is a former factory building, with 3000 m2 of exhibition space, it is the largest contemporary art museum of Switzerland. is situated 380 metres south of Cimetière des Rois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Acacias and Les Pâquis.

Quarter
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is a district shared between the cities of and in , located on the left bank of the .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and proximity to the city center.

Cimetière des Rois

Latitude
46.20213° or 46° 12′ 8″ north
Longitude
6.13632° or 6° 8′ 11″ east
Open location code
8FR8642P+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8070596
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q665815
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Cimetière des Rois” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة سيميتيير دي روا”
  • Armenian: “Թագավորների գերեզմանատուն”
  • Basque: “Erregeen hilerria”
  • Basque: “Erregeen kanposantua”
  • Belarusian: “Могілкі Каралёў”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri de Plainpalais”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri dels Reis o de Plainpalais”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri dels Reis”
  • Chinese: “国王公墓”
  • Chinese: “皇室墓地”
  • Czech: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Danish: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Dutch: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • French: “cimetière des Rois”
  • French: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Galician: “Cemiterio dos Reis”
  • Georgian: “სამეფო სასაფლაო”
  • German: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • German: “Friedhof der Könige”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό νεκροταφείο της Γενεύης”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות דה רואה”
  • Hungarian: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Indonesian: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Irish: “Reilig na Ríthe”
  • Japanese: “ロワ墓地”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “cementèri dels Reis”
  • Portuguese: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Russian: “Кладбище Королей”
  • Slovenian: “Cimetière de Plainpalais”
  • Slovenian: “Cimetiere des Rois”
  • Slovenian: “Pokopališče kraljev”
  • Slovenian: “Pokopališče Plainpalais”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio de los Reyes”
  • Swedish: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Tagalog: “Cimetière des Rois”
  • Tatar: “Кыйраллар зираты”
  • Ukrainian: “Кладовище королів”
  • Ukrainian: “Цвинтар королів”
  • Urdu: “سمتری دیس روئیس”
  • Vietnamese: “Nghĩa trang Quốc Vương”
  • Welsh: “Cimetière des Rois”

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Highlights include Administration fiscale cantonale and Administration fiscale cantonale.

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