Kagran cemetery
The Kagraner Friedhof is a cemetery in the 22nd district of Vienna, Donaustadt .
location
The Kagraner Friedhof is located in the north-west of the Danube city in the Kagran district , at Goldemundweg 11. The cemetery is located in the north by Ferdinand-Stransky-Weg, in the east by Theodor-Kramer-Straße, in the south by green spaces and in the west by a hardware store and whose parking space is limited. The approximately 140 meter long Goldemundweg leads from Wagramer Straße to the cemetery entrance.
history
Originally there was a cemetery around the Kagran parish church . Since some of the surrounding villages such as Stadlau and Hirschstetten also belonged to the Kagran parish, their deceased were also buried in this churchyard. In 1737 there was an extension that was fenced in. A morgue was built in 1811, which was destroyed by an ice rush in 1830 and never rebuilt. In the meantime there was a separate plague cemetery east of the church , which is still remembered today by a plague cross.
Due to the increasing population in Kagran, it was decided to build a new cemetery in the north of the village. This was consecrated on July 3, 1887. The old cemetery was closed, but it wasn't until 1902 that it was closed and turned into a church square. In 1908 the new cemetery was expanded and a chapel was built in 1919. In 1954, 1966 and 1988 further enlargements took place.
In 1966 the old mortuary was replaced by a new building based on a design by Josef Strelec. The funeral room was designed by Erich Boltenstern . A mosaic and a leaded glass window in the entrance area were made by the painter Hermann Bauch . The bronze crucifix was designed by Viktor Hammer.
General
The Kagran cemetery is administered by the cemetery master Franz Müller on behalf of Friedhöfe Wien GmbH . It covers an area of 55,781 m² and houses 8,175 grave sites. The nearby station Kagraner Friedhof of Wiener Linien was served by tram 25 until 2006 and is now served by bus 31A.
Graves of important personalities
Graves dedicated to honor
The Kagran cemetery has five honorary graves .
| Surname | Life dates | activity |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Hohenberger | 1867-1941 | painter |
| Johann Knoll | 1856-1924 | City council |
| Erich Kuchar | 1927-2015 | Chamber singer |
| Rudolf Schaffer | 1894-1934 | Victims of the 1934 February uprising |
| Ludwig Stumper | 1897-1934 | Victims of the 1934 February uprising |
Graves of other personalities
Other important personalities who are buried at the Kagran cemetery:
| Surname | Life dates | activity |
|---|---|---|
| Eveline Andrlik | 1935-2016 | politician |
| Kurt Jaggberg | 1922-1999 | Actor, screenwriter and director |
| Theophilus Muth | 1870-1939 | Pastor of Kaisermühlen |
| Franz Pixner | 1912-1998 | sculptor |
| Josef Pleyl | 1902-1989 | Politician |
| Roman Polt | 1926-2008 | Jazz trumpeter |
| Anton Strömer | 1900-1942 | Resistance fighters |
| Andrew's judgment | 1933-1963 | sculptor |
See also
literature
- Werner T. Bauer: Wiener Friedhofsführer. Exact description of all burial sites together with a history of the Viennese burial system . Falter Verlag, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-85439-335-0 .
Web links
- Kagraner Friedhof on the website of Friedhöfe Wien GmbH
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedhof Kagran on the website of Friedhöfe Wien GmbH, accessed on May 16, 2018
- ↑ Honorary graves of the Kagran cemetery (PDF; 17 kB) Friedhöfe Wien GmbH, November 2016; accessed on December 22, 2016
- ↑ a b Kagran cemetery. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (ed.); Retrieved December 21, 2008
Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 13 " N , 16 ° 26 ′ 59.8" E