Bad Ischl Friedhof is the town

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Bad Ischl Bad Ischl (Austrian German ) is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the Traun River in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. The town consists of the Katastralgemeinden ''Ahorn'', ''Bad Ischl'', ''Haiden' ...

in Austria. It is on the State of Upper Austria's list of protected historical sites. The cemetery was originally located at the . In 1719 it was moved to its present location on Grazer Straße where it is laid out on land behind the Sebastiankapelle. The Sebastiankapelle (

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's chapel) was built in 1692 by Johann Lidl von Lidlsheim in gratitude to Saint Sebastian for his family's escape from the

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. Johann Lidle and his second wife are thought to be buried beneath its altar. Later members of the family are buried in the Friedhof. Like the cemetery behind it, the chapel is on the list of protected historical sites in Upper Austria. Friedhof in Ischl by Rudolf von Alt, 1838

Friedhof in Ischl by Rudolf von Alt, 1838

There are many notable burials in the cemetery, including the writer

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, who once called it "the most beautiful place in the world."

Notable burials

People buried in the Bad Ischl Friedhof include: * Karl Andreas Bernbrunn (1787–1854), actor and theatre director * Rudi Gfaller (1882–1972), composer * Leopold Hasner von Artha (1818–1891), Austrian statesman *

Heinrich Lammasch Heinrich Lammasch (21 May 1853 – 6 January 1920) was an Austrian jurist. He was a professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and served as the last Minister-President of Austria (or Cisleithania) for ...

(1853–1920), jurist and the last Minister-President of Austria *

Franz Lehár Franz Lehár ( ; hu, Lehár Ferenc ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is ''The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe''). Life ...

(1870–1948), composer * Stefan Meyer (1872–1949), physicist *

Leo Perutz Leopold Perutz (2 November 1882, Prague – 25 August 1957, Bad Ischl) was an Austrian novelist and mathematician. He was born in Prague (now capital of the Czech Republic) and was thus a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He lived in Vienn ...

(1882–1957), writer *

(1911–1990), writer * Oscar Straus (1870–1954), composer * Spas Wenkoff (1928–2013), opera singer * Therese Wiet (1885–1971),

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singer There is also a memorial near the grave of Franz Lehár for the Austrian tenor

Richard Tauber Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian tenor and film actor. Early life Richard Tauber was born in Linz, Austria, to Elisabeth Seifferth (née Denemy), a widow and an actress who played soubrette roles at the local theat ...

(1891–1948) who is buried in London.

References

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