THE CEMETERIES OF INNSBRUCK

THE CEMETERIES OF INNSBRUCK
Places of Memory and Rest,
Reflection of Life
Places of memory and rest:
Our cemeteries are – just as others – much more than simple places for mourning and coping with bereavement. They are oases of peace as well
as meeting places in particular for elderly people. In addition, they represent themselves as lovingly cultivated and designed park-like grounds
that are the green lung of the city. Therefore, they also provide an ecological niche with diversified fauna and flora.
Reflection of culture as well as society:
The cemeteries are under monumental protection. You can find beautiful works of art there – be it architectural elements, consecration halls or
funerary monuments – and also horticulturally beautifully planted and arranged graves. People who have made history in our town have found
their final resting place here: No matter if they left us as craftsmen, employees or in the blaze of publicity. There are also a number of celebrity
graves here, for example, the grave of the famous Georg Trakl in Mühlau. However, there are also soldiers‘ graves, memorials for bomb victims
during the Second World War, honorary tombs and numerous other monuments such as the one for honorary citizens, which tell us about the
city‘s history.
The right solution for everybody:
Whether people want an inexpensive burial in the Tomb of the Lonely or a costly sepulchre in their family grave, the Innsbruck cemeteries offer
resting places depending on people‘s wishes, capabilities but also religions.
The trend during the last years is definitely toward cremation. In this respect, the city complies with the wishes of its inhabitants by constructing new, elaborately designed sites for urns in the coming years. Of course, there will still be the option of a classic inhumation in a burial tomb,
a burial monument along the wall or a crypt niche.
The Innsbruck cemeteries:
Innsbruck has more than 18 cemeteries. Seven of which are under city administration and eleven are not. The Eastern and Western cemetery
are the so-called main cemeteries, where deceased from every district of the city can be entombed at one‘s own choice. The five other cemeteries (Cemetery Hötting, New Cemetery Mühlau, Cemetery Arzl, Cemetery Amras, New Cemetery Igls) are so-called special cemeteries for the
burial of deceased from the respective districts.
The administrative centre of the city cemeteries is located at the Western cemetery. The non-city cemeteries are divided into state cemeteries,
country cemeteries and parish graveyards as well as memorials. The latter are for instance the Landesgedächtnisstätte Tummelplatz and the
Soldier Cemetery in Amras, however there are no funerals held there any more.
Our team:
In addition to the employees in the administrative department there are also city cemetery wardens as well as workmen that take care of the
preservation and maintenance of the cemeteries. Our team will gladly advise you and help you with your questions.
Guidance and information:
You can find information about the cemeteries on the website of the city of Innsbruck under the keyword „Friedhöfe“, or you can phone the
administration of the two main cemeteries with the telephone numbers in this brochure. You can find advice and guidance for a funeral and
grief counselling by contacting the undertakers mentioned in this brochure. If you need help with garden work at your grave please contact the
below-mentioned gardeners and florists. Moreover, you will find an attached index with stonemasons in Innsbruck and the surrounding area.
Main cemeteries:
Western cemetery:
Telephone number:
Eastern cemetery:
Telephone number:
Opening hours:
November till February from
March till October from
April till September from
Office Hours:
Monday till Tuesday from
Friday from
Fritz-Pregl-Straße 2,
0512/5360-7142
Kaufmannstraße 1,
0512/5360-7145
7:30 till 17:00
7:30 till 18:00
7:30 till 19:00
8:00 till 12:00
14:00 till 17:00
8:00 till 12:00
Special burial places:
There are people to whom life – for various reasons – has not been kind. The welfare system takes care of them. They too find a dignified and
beautiful resting place on the so-called welfare field. A memorial with their names on it to remember them can be found on the Eastern cemetery.
It‘s especially hard to bid farewell to deceased babies and toddlers. For them there‘s the option to bury them on the children‘s field – on the
Eastern cemetery- with a beautifully designed memorial, which has been designed by the sculptor Georg Loewit.
For people who are alone or want a nameless grave, there‘s the Tomb of the Lonely. At the Eastern cemetery that‘s an earth grave, the Western
cemetery has a tomb; on each cemetery these graves also have a special memorial. For those people who have decided to give their bodies over
to scientific purposes there‘s the so-called anatomical memorial at the Eastern cemetery to remember them.
Characteristics of our cemeteries:
Poetry at the cemetery:
Since 2003, poetry readings have been held at the city cemeteries. Even pantomime as well as music and scenic performances accompany
these artistic moments. Not only death itself or coping with it but also various religious points of view are taken into consideration. Directed by
Paul Fülöp, his poetic texts are presented scenically with the help of other artists.
All Hallows and All Souls‘ Day
All Hallows and All Souls‘ Day are important holidays for remembering
loved ones. Several blessings and commemorations take place on that
day and are always announced punctually in the media and on the
Innsbruck website.
Association of significant
cemeteries in Europe (ASCE)
Since 2012, the city of Innsbruck has been part of the ASCE, a non-profit organisation that fights for the preservation of cemeteries as cultural property. Corporative projects and team work beyond the national
borders help to support the further development and preservation of
cemeteries in each member city of the ASCE.
Waste separation at the cemetery
Of course, the cemetery also has a lot of waste. Since 1995 there have
been bins and containers specifically for the city cemeteries. Organic
waste, plastic candles, metal covers, bio-waste as well as residual waste are collected separately. The waste from damaged memorials is
also disposed of separately as construction waste.
War graves – soldiers‘ graves
There are a number of war graves at the Innsbruck cemeteries that
are taken care of by the Austrian Black Cross, the War Graves Commission of BMI, but also by private individuals. The people buried there
are dead soldiers, bomb victims and victims from several nations and
various religious beliefs who were persecuted for political or racist
reasons during the First and Second World War.
The biggest number of war graves can be found at the Soldier Cemetery in Amras where a large annual international commemoration takes
place. War graves are memorial sites, cultural monuments and cenotaphs for peace.
The crematorium
History of cremation:
Cremation is next to the inhumation burial one of the oldest forms of burial in the history of mankind. Urn graves from 1200 to 800 B.C. were
found in the palace park of Amras castle.
During the period of the Enlightenment the concept of cremation regained popularity especially in the bourgeois class and in intellectual circles. Medical discoveries proved that cremation was advantageous where hygiene was concerned. The Protestant church had a neutral outlook
on cremation as early as 1911 with respect to the hygiene. In 1963 the Divine Office of the Catholic Church permitted cremation too.
Cremation with dignity and deference:
The crematorium in Innsbruck offers not only cremation on the highest technical level but also reverent and dignified conditions for the last
journey on earth. The building was the result of an architectural competition and looks similar to a modern place of worship. It‘s situated to the
south of the Eastern cemetery, which as a place of peace and reflection stands in contrast to the technical facility. Built on the brink of the third
millennium, the crematorium in Innsbruck meets all ecological requirements.
Every corps is cremated inside of a flatbed furnace. The temperature during the cremation rises up to approximately 1200° Celsius. To guarantee avoiding confusion of the remaining ash, a refractory fire clay plate – that can withstand the great heat – with a cremation number on it is
added at each cremation and accompanies the mortal remains till the day of the burial.
„Die Flamme“ – association of the friends of cremation in Tirol
We support the acceptance of the idea of cremation. Annually on the first of March and October urns are buried festively in the Tomb of the Lonely in cooperation with the municipality. Commemorations of the association take place on the first of November in Innsbruck at the Western
and Eastern cemetery but also in Kufstein, Kirchbichl and Wörgl.
For its members the association provides, if desired, a funeral orator free of charge. If you have questions concerning the cremation we will
gladly provide information.
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Administration
Western Cemetery
about 47,700 m2
Fritz-Pregl-Straße 2
Fritz-Pregl-Straße 2
Ms. Pech
5360-7142
Eastern Cemetery
about 67,700 m2
Kaufmannstraße 1 (old part)
Wiesengasse 100 (new part)
Kaufmannstraße 1
Ms. Feichtner
5360-7145
Cemetery Hötting
about 6,000 m2
at the Höhenstraße
Mr. Schretter,
0664/154 90 41
Fritz-Pregl-Straße 2
5360-7142
Cemetery Mühlau
about 10,400 m2
at the Mühlenweg
Mr. Fertschnig,
0664/154 90 42
Fritz-Pregl-Straße 2
5360-7142
Cemetery Arzl
about 3,000 m2
at the Canisiusweg
Mr. Fertschnig,
0664/154 90 42
Fritz-Pregl-Straße 2
5360-7142
Cemetery Amras
about 1,300 m2
Philippine-Welser-Straße
Kaufmannstraße 1
Ms. Feichtner
5360-7145
Cemetery Igls
about 2,600 m2
at the Viller Steig
Kaufmannstraße 1
Ms. Feichtner
5360-7145
Non-municipal Cemeteries
Location / Address
Administration
Old Military-Cemetery
Anzengruberstraße
„Burghauptmannschaft
Österreich“
Rennweg 1
Mr. Kanneider
58 71 86-40
Cemetery Mariahilf
Kaspar-Weyrer-Straße
Mr. Müller
0676/88 508 8442
„Liegenschaftsverwaltung“
Landhaus 1
Mr. Ing. Kraiser
508-2300
Cemetery Wilten
Pastorstraße
Mr. Kerber,
0664/200 46 08
„Stift Wilten“
Klostergasse 7
57 21 05
e-mail:
friedhof@stift-wilten.at
Cemetery of the Church Wilten
Basilika Wilten
Pastorstraße
Parish Wilten
Haymongasse 6a
58 33 85
Cemetery St. Nikolaus
Church St. Nikolaus,
Schmelzerg
Funeral Institute C. Müller
Pradler Straße 29
34 51 51
Old Cemetery Hötting
Old Church Hötting
Schulgasse / Steinbruchstraße
Funeral Institute C. Müller
Pradler Straße 29
34 51 51
New Cemetery of the Church Hötting
New Church Hötting
Schulgasse
Funeral Institute C. Müller
Pradler Straße 29
34 51 51
Cemetery of the Church Mühlau
Church Mühlau,
Schlossfeld
Parish Mühlau
Schlossfeld 2
26 74 21
Cemetery of the Church Igls
Church Igls, Hilberstraße
Parish Igls-Vill
Widumweg 4
37 73 94
Cemetery of the Church Vill
Church Vill, Dorfstraße
Parish Igls-Vill
Widumweg 4
37 73 94
Cemetery of the Soldiers in Amras
Wiesengasse/Amraser Straße
„Schwarzes Kreuz Tirol“
Mr. Hotter
57 61 28
„Landesgedächtnisstätte Tummelplatz“
Tummelplatzweg
Representative
Hans Zimmermann
0664 1064898
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