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==Resources==
===Online Resources===
*'''1300s-Current''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60541/?event=_austria_5028 Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Austria&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=country_17 Cemeteries in Austria] at Find a Grave - index & images
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Cemetery Search] at BillionGraves - index & images
'''Vienna'''<br>
*'''1600-1930''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A543515 Vienna cemetery records (Friedhofsprotokolle), 1600-1930](*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images 
'''Jewish'''<Br>
*[https://secure.ikg-wien.at/Db/Fh/ Cemetery Database] at Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wein  - index & images
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/ JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry] at JewishGen - index
*''Judenbichl die jüdischen Friedhöfe in Innsbruck'' by Thomas Albrich. Haymon, Innsbruck, 2010. {{WorldCat|699852083|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


==Background==
=== Cemetery inscriptions (Friedhofsinschriften) ===
Cemeteries in Austria are typically well-maintained public spaces that serve as places of rest for the deceased. They are often managed by local municipalities and offer various options for internment, including traditional ground burials, columbariums, and niche walls.


Ground burials involve placing the deceased in a coffin and interring it in a designated grave site. Columbariums are structures that house niches where urns containing cremated remains can be placed. Niche walls are similar to columbariums but offer a more vertical arrangement for urns.
Research use: Often death information in early parish registers is very meager.  Used to identify adults and surviving children in parish registers.


The specific practices and rituals associated with internment in Austria can vary depending on religious affiliation and regional customs. However, there are some common elements, such as the use of flowers, prayers, and eulogies to honor the deceased and comfort the bereaved. Additionally, Austria has a strong tradition of commemorating the dead on All Saints' Day (November 1), when families visit cemeteries to light candles and pay their respects.
Record type: Lists of gravestone burial inscriptions and sextons records.
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
==Strategy==
Time Period:  1350-present.
==References==
 
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Content: Name, age, birth date, birthplace, death date, burial place, sometimes relatives.
 
Location:  Local city and state archives.
 
Population coverage: 20%.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Austria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>
 
=== Vienna Cemeteries ===
 
The City of Vienna has put most of its Cemetary Records online, by searching who is buried in the same grave you can put families together. Sometimes the birth day is given in addition to the day of burial.<br>[http://www.friedhoefewien.at/eportal/ http://www.friedhoefewien.at/eportal/] <br>
 
[http://www.viennatouristguide.at/Friedhoefe/Index/z_index_friedhof.htm Cemeteries in Vienna]. 
 
For Jewish graves in Vienna and several other cities in Niederösterreich consult the website below:
 
[http://friedhof.ikg-wien.at/search.asp?lang=en http://friedhof.ikg-wien.at/search.asp?lang=en]


== References  ==


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Cemetery inscriptions (Friedhofsinschriften)[edit | edit source]

Research use: Often death information in early parish registers is very meager. Used to identify adults and surviving children in parish registers.

Record type: Lists of gravestone burial inscriptions and sextons records.

Time Period: 1350-present.

Content: Name, age, birth date, birthplace, death date, burial place, sometimes relatives.

Location: Local city and state archives.

Population coverage: 20%.[1]

Vienna Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

The City of Vienna has put most of its Cemetary Records online, by searching who is buried in the same grave you can put families together. Sometimes the birth day is given in addition to the day of burial.
http://www.friedhoefewien.at/eportal/

Cemeteries in Vienna.

For Jewish graves in Vienna and several other cities in Niederösterreich consult the website below:

http://friedhof.ikg-wien.at/search.asp?lang=en

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Austria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.