Döbling Cemetery
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The Döbling Cemetery is a cemetery in the 19th district
of Vienna
, Döbling
.
in the Katastralgemeinde
of Oberdöbling
, in the Hartäckerstraße. The cemetery’s limits are defined in the south by the Peter-Jordan-Straße, in the west by the Borkowskigasse and in the north by the Hartäckergasse. It thus covers an area of 49,981 m² and provides space for 6853 plots.
’s dead were buried at the Heiligenstadt cemetery, while those from Oberdöbling
were buried around the Döbling Parish Church
. The latter was expanded in 1781; records exist of its use until 1783. When the church was torn down and rebuilt in 1826, the graveyard was presumably abandoned.
A new cemetery was founded to replace the graveyard in the course of the elevation of Döbling to an independent parish. This new cemetery was designed to accommodate not just Oberdöbling’s dead, but also those from Unterdöbling, which had been included in the new parish. The cemetery was created at the edge of Unterdöbling, on the road to Grinzing (today known as the Billrothstraße), but it had to be closed in 1885 as it neared capacity. The area was transformed into the Strauss-Lanner-Park in 1928.
-shaped area 7.5 jochs in size (a Joch is an old measurement equivalent to 0.5755 hectares in Austria) on the Türkenschanze. The cemetery was designed by architects Avanzo and Lange to hold 30,000 graves. It was officially opened on 10 June 1885 by the Döbling parish priest, Dr. Hulesch.
The Döbling Cemetery was open to believers of all confessions. A Jewish section was opened in 1888, and on 13 February 1894, the city authorities approved the creation of a burial site for Muslim soldiers of the imperial territorial army. The Muslim section covered an area of 404.4 m² with space for 40 individual graves. Its use for Muslim burials was approved for a period of 20 years; it was expanded by a further 157 m² in 1900. In addition to members of these minorities and the dead from Oberdöbling and Unterdöbling, the cemetery also provided space for deceased persons from Vienna, as many did not want to be buried at the city’s main cemetery, the Zentralfriedhof
and the surrounding suburbs could charge a premium price for the service.
was decorated by painter Hermann Bauch. The storage room, which was conceived to permit the holding of cremation ceremonies, has space for up to 160 people.
The Döbling Cemetery contains 67 graves dedicated in honour of notable individuals
.
Districts of Vienna
The districts of Vienna are 23 named city sections of Vienna, Austria, which are also numbered for easy reference. For centuries, district boundaries have changed...
of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Döbling
Döbling
Döbling is the 19th District in the city of Vienna, Austria . It is located on the north end from the central districts, north of the districts Alsergrund and Währing...
.
Location
The cemetery lies in the south of Döbling on the border to WähringWähring
Währing is the 18th district of Vienna, Austria. It is in the northwest part of the city. In addition to currently hosting a number of Vienna's foreign embassies, Währing was the site of the original burial places of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert.-Location:Währing lies in the...
in the Katastralgemeinde
Katastralgemeinde
A Katastralgemeinde , a German word , is a cadastral subdivision of municipalities in the nations of Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Italian provinces of South Tyrol, Trentino, Gorizia, Trieste, and in Slovenia.A cadastral community records property ownership in a cadastre,...
of Oberdöbling
Oberdöbling
Oberdöbling was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna. It is also one of the 89 Katastralgemeinden.- Geography :...
, in the Hartäckerstraße. The cemetery’s limits are defined in the south by the Peter-Jordan-Straße, in the west by the Borkowskigasse and in the north by the Hartäckergasse. It thus covers an area of 49,981 m² and provides space for 6853 plots.
Older cemeteries in Döbling
Traditionally, UnterdöblingUnterdöbling
Unterdöbling was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna. It is also one of the 89 Katastralgemeinden.- Geography :...
’s dead were buried at the Heiligenstadt cemetery, while those from Oberdöbling
Oberdöbling
Oberdöbling was an independent municipality until 1892 and is today a part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna. It is also one of the 89 Katastralgemeinden.- Geography :...
were buried around the Döbling Parish Church
Döbling Parish Church
The Döbling Parish Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the suburb of Oberdöbling in the 19th district of Vienna, Döbling.- History :...
. The latter was expanded in 1781; records exist of its use until 1783. When the church was torn down and rebuilt in 1826, the graveyard was presumably abandoned.
A new cemetery was founded to replace the graveyard in the course of the elevation of Döbling to an independent parish. This new cemetery was designed to accommodate not just Oberdöbling’s dead, but also those from Unterdöbling, which had been included in the new parish. The cemetery was created at the edge of Unterdöbling, on the road to Grinzing (today known as the Billrothstraße), but it had to be closed in 1885 as it neared capacity. The area was transformed into the Strauss-Lanner-Park in 1928.
The Döbling Cemetery
Permission to found a new cemetery was granted to the communities of Oberdöbling and Unterdöbling by the imperial district authorities in Hernals on 28 April 1880. The site chosen for the new cemetery covered a rhomboidRhomboid
Traditionally, in two-dimensional geometry, a rhomboid is a parallelogram in which adjacent sides are of unequal lengths and angles are oblique.A parallelogram with sides of equal length is a rhombus but not a rhomboid....
-shaped area 7.5 jochs in size (a Joch is an old measurement equivalent to 0.5755 hectares in Austria) on the Türkenschanze. The cemetery was designed by architects Avanzo and Lange to hold 30,000 graves. It was officially opened on 10 June 1885 by the Döbling parish priest, Dr. Hulesch.
The Döbling Cemetery was open to believers of all confessions. A Jewish section was opened in 1888, and on 13 February 1894, the city authorities approved the creation of a burial site for Muslim soldiers of the imperial territorial army. The Muslim section covered an area of 404.4 m² with space for 40 individual graves. Its use for Muslim burials was approved for a period of 20 years; it was expanded by a further 157 m² in 1900. In addition to members of these minorities and the dead from Oberdöbling and Unterdöbling, the cemetery also provided space for deceased persons from Vienna, as many did not want to be buried at the city’s main cemetery, the Zentralfriedhof
Zentralfriedhof
The Zentralfriedhof is one of the largest cemeteries in the world, largest by number of interred in Europe and most famous cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries.-Name and location:...
and the surrounding suburbs could charge a premium price for the service.
Expansion of the cemetery
The Döbling Cemetery was expanded between 1899 and 1901 by 15,584 m² onto land that was either bought or repossessed for this purpose. The site was expanded by a further 9334 m² to 57,271 m² in 1906. The Jewish section was enlarged into an unused section of the cemetery at the same time. The morgue was renovated between 1907 and 1908 and a chapel was built for consecrations. Thereafter, the Döbling Cemetery could not be expanded any further, so in 1911, it was decided to use the Grinzing Cemetery as a replacement. From April 1917, there were no more spaces in the Döbling Cemetery, and Döbling’s dead had to be buried in Grinzing. Only after the ministry for military affairs decided to cease burying Muslim soldiers in Döbling in 1920 was it possible to use space in the cemetery allocated for this purpose for Christian graves instead, although the plots were not prepared until 1929 - 1931. When the cemetery was renovated in 1961, plots which had fallen into decay were freed up for reuse.The morgue
The morgue was renovated in 1925; a second holding room was also added at this time. Further work was conducted in 1931. In 1969, a refrigeration facility was added in the treatment room. Between 1971 and 1972, the storage hall was redesigned in accordance with plans drawn up by architect Erich Boltenstern. The rear wall of the apseApse
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
was decorated by painter Hermann Bauch. The storage room, which was conceived to permit the holding of cremation ceremonies, has space for up to 160 people.
Graves dedicated in honour of notable individuals (see Ehrengrab)
.
| Name | Dates | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Auspitz | 1837–1906 | Politician and economist |
| Josef Bergauer | 1880–1947 | Author |
| Helene Bettelheim-Gabillon | 1857–1946 | Author |
| Lorenz Böhler Lorenz Böhler Lorenz Böhler was an Austrian physician and famous surgeon.Böhler is most notable as one of the—or even the—creator of modern accident surgery. He was the head of the AUVA-Hospital in Vienna, Brigittenau, that was later named after him: Lorenz-Böhler-Unfallkrankenhaus... |
1885–1973 | Surgeon, founder of modern accident surgery |
| Karl von Borkowski | 1829–1905 | Architect |
| Alfred Burgau | 1897–1964 | Actor |
| Hugo Charlemont | 1850–1939 | Painter |
| Egmont Colerus | 1888–1939 | Author |
| Josef Danilowatz | 1877–1945 | Painter |
| Babette Devrient-Reinhold | 1863–1940 | Actor in theatre and film |
| Richard Eybner | 1896–1986 | Actor |
| Karl Fellinger | 1904–2000 | Doctor |
| Theodor Gomperz Theodor Gomperz Theodor Gomperz , Austrian philosopher and classical scholar, was born at Brno .He studied at Brno and at Vienna under Hermann Bonitz. Graduating at Vienna in 1867 he became Privatdozent, and subsequently professor of classical philology . In 1882 he was elected a member of the Academy of Science... |
1832–1912 | Philosopher and author |
| Caroline von Gomperz-Bettelheim Caroline von Gomperz-Bettelheim Caroline von Gomperz-Bettelheim, or Caroline Bettelheim, pseudonym: Tellheim was a Hungarian-Austrian court singer and member of the Royal Opera, Vienna. Her younger brother is Anton Bettelheim.... |
1845–1925 | Opera singer |
| Ernst Haeusserman | 1916–1984 | Theatre director |
| Ludo Hartmann | 1865–1924 | Politician and proponent of education for all |
| John Haswell John Haswell John Haswell was an engineer and locomotive designer.He was born on 20 March 1812 in Lancefield, Glasgow, Scotland, studied at Anderson's University in Glasgow and worked for 22 years in the shipbuilding office of William Fairbairn & Co.In 1837 at the prompting of Matthias Schönerer, who was also... |
1812–1897 | Engineer and railway constructor |
| Kurt Heintel | 1924–2002 | Actor |
| Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:... (transferred to Jerusalem in 1949) |
1860–1904 | Author and founder of modern Zionism Zionism Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state... |
| Anton Hlavaček | 1842–1926 | Painter |
| Josef Kainz | 1858–1910 | Actor |
| Franz Kopallik | 1860–1931 | Painter |
| Ernst Lecher Ernst Lecher Ernst Lecher was an Austrian physicist who, from 1909, was head of the First Institute of Physics in Vienna. He is remembered for developing an apparatus— "Lecher lines"—to measure the wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic waves... |
1856–1926 | Physicist |
| Maximilian Leidesdorf Maximilian Leidesdorf Maximilian Leidesdorf was an Austrian psychiatrist born in Vienna.In 1845 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, afterwards visiting asylums in Italy, Germany, England and France. In 1856 he received his habilitation in Vienna, where he practiced medicine for the... |
1819–1889 | Psychiatrist |
| Adolf von Lieben | 1836–1914 | Chemist, uncle of Robert von Lieben Robert von Lieben Robert von Lieben was a notable Austrian physicist.Robert von Lieben was born to Leopold von Lieben and Anna von Lieben.-Education:... |
| Konrad Loewe | 1856–1912 | Actor |
| Julius Mannaberg | 1860–1941 | Doctor |
| Heinz Moog | 1908–1989 | Actor |
| Engelbert Mühlbacher Engelbert Mühlbacher Engelbert Mühlbacher was an Austrian historian.Born in Gresten, he received his classical education in Linz, Upper Austria being his family's home region. In 1862 he became a novice among the Austin Canons in Sankt Florian. After completing his theological studies there, he was ordained priest in... |
1843–1903 | Historian and practitioner of diplomatics Diplomatics Diplomatics , or Diplomatic , is the study that revolves around documentation. It is a study that focuses on the analysis of document creation, its inner constitutions and form, the means of transmitting information, and the relationship documented facts have with their creator... |
| Maria Németh (married name Grünauer) | 1897–1967 | Opera singer |
| Heinrich Obersteiner | 1847–1922 | Neurologist and psychiatrist |
| Georg Oeggl | 1900–1954 | Opera singer |
| Alfred Orel | 1889–1967 | Musicologist |
| Hans Robert Pippal | 1915–1998 | Painter |
| Josef Redlich | 1869–1936 | Lawyer and politician |
| Oswald Redlich | 1858–1944 | Historian |
| Rudolf Ribarz | 1848–1904 | Painter |
| Ferdinand von Saar Ferdinand von Saar Ferdinand Ludwig Adam von Saar was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet.... |
1833–1906 | Author |
| Ferdinand Schmutzer | 1870–1928 | Graphic artist, photographer and portraitist |
| Egon Schweidler Egon Schweidler Egon Schweidler, was an Austrian physicist.-Biography:He was born in 1873 as the son of the court and Gerichtsadvokaten Emil von Schweidler born in Vienna. After studying physics and mathematics, he earned his doctorate with a dissertation "On the internal friction of mercury and some Amalgamen"... |
1873–1948 | Physicist |
| Otto Skorzeny Otto Skorzeny Otto Skorzeny was an SS-Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS during World War II. After fighting on the Eastern Front, he was chosen as the field commander to carry out the rescue mission that freed the deposed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity... |
1908–1975 | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| Kurt Sowinetz | 1928–1991 | Actor |
| Otto Tressler | 1871–1965 | Actor |
| Erich Tschermak | 1871–1962 | Geneticist and botanist |
| Gustav Tschermak | 1836–1927 | Mineralogist |
| Eduard Veith | 1858–1925 | Painter |
| Eduard Volters | 1904–1972 | Actor |
| Rudolf Weyr | 1847–1914 | Sculptor |
| Emil Zuckerkandl | 1849–1910 | Anatomist and anthropologist |
Other graves of famous persons
Other famous people buried in Döbling are:| Name | Dates | Profession |
|---|---|---|
| Felix Benedict | 1860–1917 | Opera singer |
| Moritz Benedikt | 1849–1920 | Journalist |
| Jörg Böhler | 1917–2005 | Surgeon (son of Lorenz Böhler Lorenz Böhler Lorenz Böhler was an Austrian physician and famous surgeon.Böhler is most notable as one of the—or even the—creator of modern accident surgery. He was the head of the AUVA-Hospital in Vienna, Brigittenau, that was later named after him: Lorenz-Böhler-Unfallkrankenhaus... ) |
| Maria Cebotari Maria Cebotari Maria Cebotari was a celebrated Moldavian soprano and actress born in Bessarabia, Russian Empire , who made her career in Germany & Austria.-Biography:... |
1910–1949 | Opera singer |
| Rudolf Chrobak | 1843–1910 | Gynaecologist |
| Gustav Diessl Gustav Diessl Gustav Diessl was an Austrian artist, and film and stage actor.-Biography:Diessl was born Gustav Karl Balthasar in Vienna. In 1916, he was an extra on different stages in Vienna but was soon recruited into the army for World War I... |
1899–1948 | Actor |
| Friedrich Engel-Jánosi | 1893–1978 | Historian |
| Erik Frey Erik Frey Erik Frey was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in over 110 films between 1936 and 1988.He was born and died in Vienna, Austria.-Selected filmography:* Eroica * 1... |
1908–1988 | Actor |
| Friedrich Goldscheider | 1845–1897 | Ceramics dealer |
| Gertrude Grob-Prandl | 1917–1995 | Opera singer |
| Reinhold Häussermann | 1884–1947 | Actor, father of Ernst Haeusserman |
| Ernst Hartmann | 1844–1911 | Actor |
| Emil Hertzka Emil Hertzka ----Emil Hertzka was an influential and pioneering music publisher who was responsible for printing and promoting some of the most important European musical works of the 20th century.-Early life and education:... |
1869–1932 | Director of Universal Edition Universal Edition Universal Edition is a classical music publishing firm. Founded in 1901 in Vienna, and originally intended to provide the core classical works and educational works to the Austrian market... |
| Peter Herz | 1895–1987 | Author, librettist, cabaret artist and lyricist |
| Wilhelm Jerusalem Wilhelm Jerusalem Wilhelm Jerusalem was an Austrian Jewish philosopher and pedagogue.... |
1854–1923 | Pedagogue and philosopher |
| Max Kassowitz | 1842–1913 | Paediatrician |
| Ignaz von Kuffner | 1892–1938 | Entrepreneur, son of Moriz von Kuffner Moriz von Kuffner Moriz von Kuffner was a Jewish-Austrian industrialist, art collector, mountaineer and philanthropist. From the 1880s to the early 1910s he made a fortune in the brewery business, and became a significant sponsor of Vienna's social and cultural life as well as a mentor of astronomy... |
| Ignatz Lieben | 1805–1862 | Merchant and banker |
| Robert von Lieben Robert von Lieben Robert von Lieben was a notable Austrian physicist.Robert von Lieben was born to Leopold von Lieben and Anna von Lieben.-Education:... |
1878–1913 | Physicist and inventor |
| Franz von Matsch | 1861–1942 | Painter and sculptor |
| Josef Mikl Josef Mikl Josef Mikl was an Austrian abstract painter of the Informal style.-Biography:Born in Vienna, he received his first training at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt, studying at the prominent Viennese academy from 1949-1956 under Josef Dobrovský... |
1929–2008 | Painter and graphic artist |
| Wilhelm Miklas Wilhelm Miklas Wilhelm Miklas was an Austrian politician who served as the third President of Austria, from 1928 until its annexation by Nazi Germany in the Anschluss 1938.-Early life:... |
1872–1956 | President of Austria President of Austria The President of Austria is the federal head of state of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the constitution, in practice the President acts, for the most part, merely as a ceremonial figurehead... (1928–1938) |
| Susi Nicoletti Susi Nicoletti Susi Nicoletti was a Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in comedy films.... |
1918–2005 | Actor |
| Heinrich Reinhardt Heinrich Reinhardt Heinrich Reinhardt a German–Argentine chess master.In 1932, he tied for 3rd-5th in Hamburg–Altona . In 1935, he won a match against Herbert Taube in Hamburg . In 1937, he tied for 3rd-4th in Berlin... |
1865–1922 | Composer |
| Helene Schneeberger | 1843–1898 | Actress |
| Franz von Schönthan | 1849–1913 | Journalist and author |
| Emmerich Schrenk | 1915–1988 | Actor |
| Karl Škoda | 1878–1929 | Engineer and industrialist |
| Rudolf Sommer | 1852–1913 | Actor |
| Adolf von Sonnenthal Adolf von Sonnenthal Adolf von Sonnenthal , Austrian actor, was born of Jewish parentage in Budapest. Though brought up in penury and apprenticed to a working tailor, he cultivated his talent for drama, and was fortunate in receiving the support of a co-religionist, the actor Bogumil Dawison, who trained him for the... |
1834–1909 | Actor |
| Eduard Todesco | 1814–1887 | Entrepreneur, banker and philanthrope |
| Moritz Todesco | 1816–1873 | Entrepreneur, banker and patron of the arts |
| Rudolf Weys | 1898–1978 | Writer of cabaret and author |
| Alexander Witeschnik | 1909–1993 | Composer |
| Johann Zacherl Johann Zacherl Johann Zacherl was an Austrian inventor, industrialist and manufacturer. Johann Zacherl made a fortune in the late 19th century by selling dried flower heads of Chrysanthenum cinerariifolum as an insecticide.- Biography :... |
1814–1888 | Manufacturer |
| Karl Ziegler | 1886–1944 | Chamber singer |
Further reading
- Felix Czeike: Historisches Lexikon Wien, Band 2. Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 1993, ISBN 3-218-00547-7, S. 46f.
- Werner T. Bauer: Wiener Friedhofsführer. Genaue Beschreibung sämtlicher Begräbnisstätten nebst einer Geschichte des Wiener Bestattungswesens. Falter Verlag, Wien 2004, ISBN 3-85439-335-0.