Soldatenfriedhof Mauthausen, War cemetery in Mauthausen, Austria
Soldatenfriedhof Mauthausen is a war cemetery in Austria that covers a rectangular area and contains multiple monuments, two chapels, and thousands of graves. The site features a carefully organized layout with separate burial sections for different nationalities.
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 marble monument erected in 1922 carries inscriptions in German and Italian, honoring soldiers from eleven different nations. The varied grave markers and monuments show how many countries remember and honor their fallen here.
Visitors can use a public registry inside the Italian Chapel to find names and grave numbers of those interred here, including soldiers, partisans, and civilians. The site is easy to walk through, making it straightforward to locate specific graves.
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.
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