Austro-Hungarian military cemetery of Vahrn, Austro-Hungarian war cemetery between Brixen and Vahrn, South Tyrol, Italy

The Austro-Hungarian military cemetery of Vahrn lies between Bressanone and Vahrn, near the old Brenner state road. It holds 1,226 Austro-Hungarian soldiers of the First World War, whose stone crosses bear Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian and Italian surnames. A second area holds 106 German and Austrian dead of the Second World War, and Russian prisoners lie under a slab on the right side.

The cemetery holds 1,226 Austro-Hungarian soldiers of the First World War, most of them moved here from the Austro-Hungarian cemetery at Dobbiaco, where 1,259 bodies had first been laid. A second area contains 106 German and Austrian dead of the Second World War, and Russian prisoners of war lie beneath a slab on the right side. During the Nazi occupation under Operationszone Alpenvorland the grounds were reworked to the regime's aesthetic standards.

The surnames on the stone crosses are Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian and Italian, evidence of the empire's multinational army. In a second area lie 106 German and Austrian dead of the Second World War, and under a slab on the right side are buried Russian soldiers who died as prisoners.

The cemetery is located on a hill outside town and can be reached by walking from Vahrn's center or driving, with parking available nearby. The site is open during daytime hours year-round at no charge and offers a quiet setting for visitors who want to spend time reflecting.

The memorial chapel behind the central stone sarcophagus was built in 1916 to a design by architect Ernst Pfretschner, in Tyrolean style. The crosses and tombstones are of stone, and the surnames on them are Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian and Italian, showing the empire's multinational army.