St. Marx cemetery

St. Marx cemetery (Sankt Marxer Friedhof) is a cemetery in Landstraße, Vienna, used from 1784 until 1874. It was named after an almshouse nearby.

Related Topics:
Cemetery - Landstraße - Vienna - 1784 - 1874 - Almshouse

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It hosts the graves of

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• Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
• Josef Strauss
• Anton Diabelli
• Count Philipp von Cobenzl
• Georg Donner
• Alexander Ypsilanti
• Franz Pfeiffer
• Baron Ernst Von Feuchtersleben

The most famous is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. However, 17 years after his death, his widow couldn't find his grave, neither could Vincent Novello in 1829. In 1855 a gravestone was erected at the assumed position. Later it was transferred to the group of famous musician graves at Zentralfriedhof. A cemetery worker replaced it with a memorial tablet, which was again expanded by several contributors.

Related Topics:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Vincent Novello - 1829 - 1855 - Zentralfriedhof

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The rest of the cemetery decayed. It was restored, put under historic preservation and opened to the public in 1937.

Related Topics:
Historic preservation - 1937

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