Romantikerfriedhof Maria Enzersdorf, Protected historical cemetery in Maria Enzersdorf, Austria.
Romantikerfriedhof Maria Enzersdorf is a cemetery in Maria Enzersdorf, Lower Austria, laid out in 1784 at the municipal border with Mödling. It holds a chapel built in 1785 by Josef von Penkler, a mortuary hall from 1961, a World War I memorial, and graves of members of the Viennese Romantic circle around Clemens Maria Hofbauer.
The cemetery was established in 1784 when Maria Enzersdorf became an independent parish and required its own burial ground. Since then, the site has marked the municipal boundary with the neighboring town of Mödling.
The burial ground draws visitors interested in the Romantic period, as it holds graves of notable writers, painters, and thinkers from the 19th century. These final resting places tell of a time when Vienna was a center of artistic and intellectual life.
The cemetery lies at the municipal boundary with Mödling, and the 1785 chapel, the 1961 mortuary hall and the World War I memorial stand on the grounds. The entrance is at the edge of Maria Enzersdorf, reachable on foot from the town centre; the site is a protected monument, so stay on the paths and leave the grave rows and memorials undisturbed.
The grave of astronomer Maximilian Hell was reused for another burial; only a memorial plaque now marks it. Hell, who died in 1792, had directed the Vienna University Observatory. Visitors can look for this plaque among the older graves.
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