Ossuary at the Church of St James

The number of discovered remains makes it the second largest in Europe, right behind the catacombs of Paris

Situated beneath St James’ Church, the ossuary is a place of remembrance with a mystical atmosphere. It was used for interring the skeletal remains of graves, which were then freed up to bury others.

Contact and address

  • Jakubské náměstí, 658 78 Brno
  • +420 515 919 793
  • kostnice@ticbrno.cz
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Opening hours

  • Daily except Mondays
  • 9.30 – 18.00
  • Tours offered every 30 minutes (the first at 9.30 a.m., the last at 5.30 p.m)
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Admission fees

Ticket office and reservations

Tickets can be bought on site. Payment in cash or by card is accepted. Tickets can also be bought online for selected dates and times (at least a day in advance).

You can also book tickets in advance by phoning +420 515 919 793 or emailing kostnice@ticbrno.cz. A reservation is necessary for groups of 6 people and more.

Reduced-price admission to Brno’s underground

Discounted admission tickets can be purchased at the ticket office in the Labyrinth under the Vegetable Market (Zelný trh), in the Ossuary at the Church of St. James and in the Cellar under the New Town Hall.

Buy tickets to two underground landmarks and get 10 % off!

You can choose from three underground spaces: Labyrinth under Vegetable Market, Cellar under the New Town Hall, and the Ossuary of St. James’ Church. If you buy tickets for two of the three underground attractions, you will get a 10% discount on the total price of these two tickets.

Three underground attractions in one day

We have a cut-price deal to visit three of Brno’s underground tourist attractions. Three sights await: Labyrinth under Vegetable Market, Ossuary at the Church of St. James, and the recently opened exhibition at the Cellar under the New Town Hall. If you buy a ticket to all three underground places, you will get a 25% discount.

Full admission: 370 CZK

Reduced-price admission (students op to 26 years old, seniors from 65 years old, disabled visitors, children up to 15 years old): 190 CZK

Family admission: 860 CZK

Forgotten burial ground

The number of people buried here is estimated to exceed 50,000. There was a churchyard at the Church of St James (the site is now Jakubské náměstí, or St James Square) as early as the beginning of the 13th century. Like many other churchyards, its establishment within the city walls later prevented its extension. The churchyard capacity quickly became insufficient for the needs of the growing city, and a special system of burial had to be adopted in which graves were opened 10 to 12 years after burial and the remnants were removed to make room for another body in the grave.

The remnants from the original graves were moved to special underground areas, called ossuaries. These also quickly filled up due to frequent plague and cholera epidemics. The reforms introduced by Joseph II in 1784 resulted in churchyards being closed down for hygienic reasons. The remnants from the graves were moved into a crypt, the churchyard wall was torn down, the area around the church was paved with the former headstones, and the ossuary was gradually forgotten.

Today, the Ossuary at the Church of St James is an attraction for tourists as well as a place of reverence. The tour is very impressive thanks in part to music composed especially for this place.

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VOUCHER do Kostnice u sv. Jakuba

Voucher je nutné vyměnit za vstupenku osobně na pokladně podzemí Jakubské náměstí 1 v období jeho platnosti. Platnost voucheru je 6 měsíců ode dne zakoupení.

Doporučujeme vytvořit rezervaci předem na telefonním čísle +420 515 919 793 popřípadě e-mailem: kostnice@ticbrno.cz. U voucheru se slevou (senioři, studenti do 25 let, děti a ZPT)  musí být na pokladně podzemí prokázán nárok na slevu. Voucher pro rodinné vstupné platí pro 2 dospělé a 2 děti do 15 let. Voucher je platný pouze jednou a pro podzemí, do kterého je zakoupen. Voucher nelze vyměnit za finanční hotovost ani vrátit.

VOUCHER

Voucher je nutné vyměnit za vstupenku osobně na pokladně podzemí Jakubské náměstí 1 v období jeho platnosti. Platnost voucheru je 6 měsíců ode dne zakoupení.

Doporučujeme vytvořit rezervaci předem na telefonním čísle +420 515 919 793 popřípadě e-mailem: kostnice@ticbrno.cz. U voucheru se slevou (senioři, studenti do 25 let, děti a ZPT)  musí být na pokladně podzemí prokázán nárok na slevu. Voucher pro rodinné vstupné platí pro 2 dospělé a 2 děti do 15 let. Voucher je platný pouze jednou a pro podzemí, do kterého je zakoupen. Voucher nelze vyměnit za finanční hotovost ani vrátit.

 

VOUCHER do Labyrintu pod Zelným trhem

Zakoupený voucher do Labyrintu pod Zelným trhem je nutné vyměnit za vstupenku osobně na pokladně podzemí Zelný trh 21 v období jeho platnosti.

Platnost voucheru je 6 měsíců ode dne zakoupení. Doporučujeme vytvořit rezervaci předem na telefonním čísle 542 212 892 popřípadě e-mailem: labyrint@ticbrno.cz. U voucheru se slevou (senioři, studenti do 26 let, děti a ZPT)  musí být na pokladně podzemí prokázán nárok na slevu. Voucher pro rodinné vstupné platí pro 2 dospělé a 2 děti do 15 let. Voucher je platný pouze jednou a pro podzemí, do kterého je zakoupen. Voucher nelze vyměnit za finanční hotovost ani vrátit.