Kuntsevo Cemetery

The Kuntsevo Cemetery (Russian: Ку́нцевское кла́дбище, romanized: kúntsevkoye kládbishche) is a cemetery servicing Kuntsevo, Moscow. It is located on the bank of the Setun River, to the south of the Mozhaisk Highway (the continuation of the Kutuzovsky Prospekt). The local five-domed church was commissioned in 1673 by Artamon Matveyev. The cemetery is administered as part of the Novodevichy Cemetery complex.

Kuntsevo Cemetery
Кунцевское кладбище
Details
Established17th century
Location
Moscow
CountryRussia
Coordinates55°42′28″N 37°25′00″E
Size17 hectares (42 acres)
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