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Municipal Cemetery of Our Lord Jesus expected the visit of thousands of Murcia between today and tomorrow
The Department of Traffic, Safety and planned a special device to meet the needs of the thousands of Murcia who come these days to the cemeteries of the city on the occasion of the Feast of All Saints.
By the local police has been provided in the cemetery of Our Lord Jesus will come into service today and tomorrow a total of 108 policemen.
In order to facilitate maximum access and security in this place, they take the following measures:
· You can enter the parking inside the cemetery through the west and north doors and exit doors may be used the same.
· The area located in South will be closed to vehicles.
Likewise, today and tomorrow will serve cemeteries in 33 villages.
Moreover, the Department of Traffic planned a special bus service for today 31 from C / Floridablanca to the Cemetery at the following times:
- Outputs of Murcia (Floridablanca): 10.00, 11.30, 13.00, 14.30, 14.45, 16.00, 16.45 and 17.30 hours.
- Outputs of the Cemetery: 10.45, 12.15, 13.45, 15.15, 15.45, 16.45, 17.45, 18.15 and 19.30 hours.
The extra places available in each of the run is of 1,462.
Also, the tram has stop near the cemetery of Our Lord Jesus.
Tomorrow, November 1, there will be a special service from the Public square of Spain to the cemetery with a frequency of at least 20 minutes between 8.30 am and 19.30 pm.
The extra places offered this day shall be at least 8132.
With this special plan for mobility and public transport access by bus to the cemetery to mark this special day will be offered more than 12,500 extra seats to all Murcia.
By the Department of Health, everything is ready at the Cemetery Our Father Jesus.
The cemetery of Our Lord Jesus has currently with 163,000 burials, 800 graves cemeteries and 20,000, in addition of 5,000 columbarium niches and 560.
Are held annually around at 1,100 funerals a year.
A curious fact is to refer that in 2010 there were 496 men and 538 burials of women.
A total of 77 people were burned and another 6 had more than 100 years.
The age group that recorded more deaths, for a total of 378 were people between 81 and 90 years.
The municipal cemetery is neoclassical.
The main facade, 1894, by architect Pedro Celdran municipal.
Three years after the lift would be held the first official burial.
The first cemetery had 100,000 square meters, while the actual dimensions are exactly twice.
Part of the present cemetery is intended to al-maqbara-Muslim cemetery.
It is built in areas not blessed, as previously went to area suicide.
The first Muslim burial took place in 1998 Murcia, in addition to the cemetery Nuestro Padre Jesus, has 33 parish cemeteries, of which that of Lobosillo is the most senior-late nineteenth century.
Most were also designed by Celdran.
Until late 1700, the funerals were held in the parish churches in the towns, but Charles III took the cemeteries outside towns for reasons of health, which led to many conflicts with the Church.
In 1796 the cemetery was opened the door of Orihuela, which together with the La Albatalía provided services to Murcia and many burials caused by the plague.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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