War memorial to those who died in the Second World War

War memorial to those who died in the Second World War is a memorial in Gemeindebezirk Simmering, Vienna. War memorial to those who died in the Second World War is situated nearby to World War II military cemetery, as well as near the monument Memorial to the Yugoslav victims of the Second World War buried in Austria.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church and Kriegerdenkmal (Plastik »Klagende Mutter«).

St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church

Church

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St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Vienna Central Cemetery in the 11th district, Simmering. It was constructed from 1908 to 1911 to designs by the architect Max Hegele. St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church is situated 1 km north of War memorial to those who died in the Second World War.

Kriegerdenkmal (Plastik »Klagende Mutter«)

Memorial

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Kriegerdenkmal (Plastik »Klagende Mutter«) is a memorial, which is situated 470 metres northwest of War memorial to those who died in the Second World War.

Funeral Museum

Museum

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The Bestattungsmuseum Wien is a museum in Vienna, Austria. With around 1,000 exhibits, the Vienna Funeral Museum gives a comprehensive overview of funeral customs, burial rites, funerary art and the special Viennese perspective on death and provides information on the historical and current funeral services in Vienna. Funeral Museum is situated 1¼ km north of War memorial to those who died in the Second World War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kledering and Schwechat.

Kledering

Village

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Kledering is a village.

Schwechat

Town

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Schwechat is a city southeast of Vienna known for the Vienna International Airport and Schwechater beer. The city is home to the refineries of the Austrian national oil company OMV. Schwechat is situated 3 km east of War memorial to those who died in the Second World War.

Simmering

Suburb

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Simmering is the 11th district of Vienna, Austria. It borders the Danube and was established as a district in 1892. Simmering has several churches, some museums, schools, old castles, and four cemeteries, one of them being the Wiener Zentralfriedhof, one of the largest cemeteries of Europe. Simmering is situated 3 km north of War memorial to those who died in the Second World War.

War memorial to those who died in the Second World War

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Kriegerdenkmal für Gefallene des Zweiten Weltkriegs”
Category: historic site
Location: Gemeindebezirk Simmering, Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.14264° or 48° 8′ 34″ north

Longitude

16.43598° or 16° 26′ 10″ east

Open location code

8FWR4CVP+39

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13812373500

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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