Annabichl Central Cemetery
The central cemetery Annabichl is the largest cemetery in the municipality of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee and is located in the northern part of the state capital, at the southwestern foot of the Maria Saaler mountain, not far from Klagenfurt Airport . With a size of 20 hectares, it is also the largest cemetery in Carinthia . There are more than 50,000 graves in the cemetery.
history
Before that, the deceased were buried at the St. Ruprecht cemetery. The first burials took place in 1901. In 1906 the cemetery was consecrated by Bishop Joseph Kahn .
Transport links
The final resting place of many Klagenfurt citizens can be reached on the one hand by public transport: a station of the Austrian Federal Railways as well as a stop at the reversing loop of the city bus lines are in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance.
In the 20th century, a tram line ran from Klagenfurt Central Station via the city center here. In 1963 this was discontinued.
Grave of the poet Josef Friedrich Perkonig
Well-known personalities buried here
- Hans Ausserwinkler (1919–1989), Mayor of the City of Klagenfurt
- Ingeborg Bachmann (1926–1973), Austrian writer
- Georg Bucher (1905–1972), Austrian actor
- Josef Wolfgang Dobernig (1862–1918), Austrian politician and journalist
- Josef Eckert (1854–1909), German meadow technician
- Johann Thaurer von Gallenstein (1779–1840), Austrian lawyer and writer
- Josef Grabner (1897–1991), Austrian painter
- Florian Gröger (1871–1927), Austrian politician and governor of Carinthia
- Ferdinand Heinrich Wilhelm von Helldorff (1868–1921), manorial and factory owner, founder of the Klagenfurt Art Association
- August Jaksch von Wartenhorst (1859–1932), Austrian historian
- Ferdinand Jergitsch (1836–1900), founder of the first fire brigade in Carinthia
- Thomas Klimann (1876–1942), Austrian soldier and politician
- Thomas Koschat (1854–1914), Austrian composer and choir director
- Emmerich Kristler (1889–1919), Austrian lieutenant
- Switbert Lobisser (1878–1943), Austrian Benedictine monk, painter and wood cutter
- Gustav von Metnitz (1862–1915), Mayor of Klagenfurt
- Günther Mittergradnegger (1923–1992), Austrian choir director and composer
- Josef Friedrich Perkonig (1890–1959), Austrian storyteller, playwright and author
- Franz Pichler-Mandorf (1885–1972), Austrian politician and mayor of the city of Klagenfurt
- Friedrich Rainer (1903–1947), NSDAP Gauleiter and Reich Governor of Salzburg and Carinthia
- Arnold Riese (1871–1912), Austrian politician
- Othmar Rudan (1900–1985), Austrian author
- Herbert Strutz (1902–1973), Austrian writer
- Vinzenz Schumy (1878–1962), Austrian politician and governor of Carinthia
- Peter Suppan (1844–1902), Austrian folk song singer and composer
- Michael Tangl (1861–1921), Austrian historian
- Ferdinand Wedenig (1896–1975), Austrian politician and governor of Carinthia
- Julius Yllam (1885–1942), Austrian colonel
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Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′ 7 ″ N , 14 ° 19 ′ 2 ″ E