Remembrance and Commitment

Remembrance and Commitment is a memorial in Gemeindebezirk Simmering, Vienna. Remembrance and Commitment is situated nearby to the cemetery Islamische Gruppen, as well as near the monument Memorial to the Victims Who Fought for a Free Austria, 1934–1945.

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 570 metres northwest of Remembrance and Commitment.

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 220 metres northwest of Remembrance and Commitment.

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 780 metres north of Remembrance and Commitment.

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 Remembrance and Commitment.

Zwölfaxing

Village

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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 Remembrance and Commitment.