Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945

Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945 is a memorial in Gemeindebezirk Simmering, Vienna. Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945 is situated nearby to the monument Memorial to the Victims Who Fought for a Free Austria, 1934–1945, as well as near the building Aufbahrungshalle 3.

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Denkmal für Opfer des Bombenkrieges 1944-1945”
Inscription: “Hier ruhen über 400 Opfer des Bombenkriegs 1944-1945”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church and Memorial to the Victims Who Fought for a Free Austria, 1934–1945.

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 530 metres northwest of Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945.

Memorial to the Victims Who Fought for a Free Austria, 1934–1945

Monument

The Vienna City Memorial is a memorial located at the Vienna Central Cemetery and dedicated to "the victims for a free Austria 1934–1945". It was donated by the City of Vienna, designed by Fritz Cremer, Wilhelm Schütte and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and handed over to the public by Mayor Theodor Körner on 1 November 1948. Memorial to the Victims Who Fought for a Free Austria, 1934–1945 is situated 200 metres northwest of Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945.

Funeral Museum

Museum

Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 790 metres north of Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schwechat and Zwölfaxing.

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 2½ km east of Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945.

Zwölfaxing

Village

Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zwölfaxing is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Zwölfaxing is situated 4½ km south of Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing Campaign 1944–1945.