Liesing cemetery
The Liesing cemetery is a cemetery in the 23rd district of Liesing in Vienna .
location and size
The cemetery is located in the district of Liesing north of the border with the Lower Austrian municipality of Perchtoldsdorf . It extends over an area of 47272 m 2 and has over 4300 grave sites.
history
The deceased from Liesing were initially buried in the Atzgersdorfer cemetery . In 1784 Liesing got its own cemetery on today's Dirmhirngasse , which was expanded in 1825.
Today's Liesing cemetery was established in 1863 and the old cemetery was closed. A girls' school was built in its place. In 1927 an urn grove was laid out in what is now the cemetery. In 1952 the cemetery was designated as the main cemetery of the Liesing district. The last of several extensions took place in 1960. The funeral hall built in 1920 was rebuilt in 1969/1970 by the architect Erich Boltenstern .
The war memorial Mourning Mother and Child by Rudolf Schmidt, unveiled in 1926, is located in Liesing Cemetery . The oldest surviving tombstone dates back to 1792 and marks the final resting place of Josef von Kurzböck, Lord of Ober- and Unterliesing and grandfather of August Neilreich, who was also buried here . After 1945 a memorial was erected in the cemetery for the freedom fighters from Liesingen against Austrofascism and the Nazi regime , on whose boards the names of those who were murdered and executed are engraved.
Graves of important personalities
Graves dedicated to honor
The Liesing cemetery has seven honorary graves .
| Surname | Life dates | activity |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Bukal | 1863-1914 | Chemist and benefactor |
| Karl Cizek | 1854-1922 | Foster care |
| Kurzbeck-Felsern family | Bookseller, printer | |
| August Neilreich | 1803-1871 | Botanist and lawyer |
| Ferdinand Pellmann | 1828-1906 | Private, Mayor of Liesing (1860–1867) |
| Anton Singer | 1790-1861 | Community doctor and benefactor |
| Rudolf orphan horn | 1871-1921 | Health insurance officer, Mayor of Liesing |
Graves of other personalities
Other important personalities buried at the Liesing cemetery:
| Surname | Life dates | activity |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Fian | 1960-2006 | Jazz and rock trumpeters |
| Johann Merry | 1911-1934 | Resistance fighters against Austrofascism |
| Richard Lehmann | 1911-1934 | Resistance fighters against Austrofascism |
monument
In front of the entrance to the cemetery there is a monument to Viktor Mrnustik and Franz Heindl , two members of the anti-fascist resistance.
See also
literature
- Werner T. Bauer: Wiener Friedhofsführer . Falter Verlag, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-85439-049-1
- Josef Fiala: The February battles in Vienna in 1934 Meidling and Liesing: A civil war that wasn't , Diplomica Verlag 2012
- Ferdinand Opll: Liesing: History of the 23rd Viennese district and its old places . Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-7141-6217-8
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 7 '53 " N , 16 ° 17' 38" E