Rodaun Cemetery
The Rodaun cemetery is a cemetery in the 23rd district of Liesing in Vienna .
location and size
The cemetery is located in the Rodaun district north of the border with the Lower Austrian municipality of Perchtoldsdorf . It extends over an area of 12029 m 2 and has 1453 grave sites.
history
Originally there was probably a cemetery at the Rodaun mountain church . A new cemetery was created in 1783, which had to be moved to its current location in 1799. The first of several extensions took place in 1878, the last in 1963. The current funeral hall was built between 1962 and 1964.
The Russian military cemetery on the site of the Rodaun cemetery was occupied by members of the Red Army in group and individual graves between 1945 and 1947.
Graves of important personalities
| Surname | Life dates | activity |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Schmidt | 1894-1980 | sculptor |
| Hermann Junker | 1877-1962 | Egyptologist |
| Fritz Knoll | 1883-1981 | botanist |
| Eduard Macku | 1901-1999 | Composer, conductor and artistic director |
| Eduard Weikhart | 1905-1986 | Politician |
| Franz Sautner | 1872-1945 | Painter and sculptor |
See also
literature
- Werner T. Bauer: Wiener Friedhofsführer . Falter Verlag, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-85439-049-1
- Ferdinand Opll: Liesing: History of the 23rd Viennese district and its old places . Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-7141-6217-8
- Hildegunde Suete-Willer: The Rodaun Cemetery . Self-published, Vienna 1990
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 3 ″ N , 16 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ E