Soldatenfriedhof Mauthausen, War cemetery in Mauthausen, Austria

Soldatenfriedhof Mauthausen is a war cemetery in Reiferdorf, about 3 km northeast of Mauthausen. Its trapezoidal grounds measure roughly 100 m wide and 120 to 160 m long, with two chapels, several monuments and thousands of graves. The western section, owned by Italy since 1957, holds individual crosses for Italian dead; group crosses mark the Serbian mass graves, and a wooden cross commemorates about 2,000 unidentified concentration camp victims.

Founded in 1915, this cemetery initially served as a burial ground for prisoners who died in the Mauthausen war camp, which held 40,000 soldiers during World War I. The site records the human cost of a major military installation during that conflict.

The 4.5-metre Carrara marble sculpture by Paolo Boldrin, himself interned in the camp, was unveiled on 14 June 1922; its base bears inscriptions in German and Italian. Grave markers differ by group: individual stone crosses for 4,971 Italians, collective memorial stones for about 8,000 Serbs, and a plain wooden cross for some 2,000 unidentified concentration-camp victims.

The cemetery lies in Reiferdorf, about 3 km northeast of Mauthausen. The site measures roughly 100 m wide and 120 to 160 m long, with the Italian-owned western section holding individual graves. Look for the 4.5 m Carrara marble monument by Paolo Boldrin, inaugurated on 14 June 1922.

The grounds are divided into two administrative areas: one belongs to Austria's federal real estate company, while the western section has been Italian territory since 1957. This split management reflects the international importance of the site.