Showing posts with label Mühlau Cemetery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mühlau Cemetery. Show all posts

Poetry and music at Mühlau Cemetery

Poetry and music at Mühlau Cemetery
On Saturday, 26 July 2025, visitors gathered in the quiet atmosphere of Mühlau Cemetery in Innsbruck, Austria, for an evening rich in contemplation, poetry, and cross-cultural resonance.

About the event

The event, centred on the theme “Trust, Love, Eternity”, featured a unique blend of musical and poetic expression.

Armenian and Turkish chants by Armağan Uludağ filled the space with reverence and depth, accompanied by the gentle flute melodies of Nora Hassan and the resonant rhythms of Bernhard Noriller on drums and percussion. Additionally, Alexander Legniti and Paul Fülöp added a lyrical dimension to the evening by reciting original texts that invited reflection on human connection, inner truth, and timeless love.

Despite the bad weather, the atmosphere at the Mühlau Cemetery remained captivating. Moments of quiet attention and sincere reactions helped shape a meaningful experience that lingered well beyond the final note.

Poems

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I love you,
from the depth of my heart,
and you knew,
it is more than a part
of it,
cause it would fit
for more than a part of it.

Legniti Alexander ©
Sirmione, October 12, 2022

AND THERE IS LOVE!
We are who we are,
and nothing more,
but we have to dare
to be what we are
and adore
the gift of life,
the earth ground
and the sky
that we found
above:
And there is love!

Legniti Alexander © to Austin and all of us
Innsbruck, October 20, 2017

Photos and video

New Cemetery Mühlau (Innsbruck, Austria)

New Cemetery Mühlau (Innsbruck, Austria)
The New Mühlau Cemetery, commonly referred to as the Mühlau Cemetery, is the final resting place of Georg Trakl and many other notable poets.

About the cemetery

The construction of a new cemetery in Mühlau was agreed on in 1914/15 and it was built in 1926 according to the plans of architect Willi Stigler. In 1986 a generous expansion towards the north according to the plans of Luis Nothdurfter was carried out.

Several well-known personalities found their final resting place here, such as:

  • Georg Trakl,
  • Ludwig von Ficker,
  • Josef Leitgeb,
  • Gerhild Diesner,
  • Wilfried Kirschl,
  • Heinrich Caesar Berann,
  • Hermann Alexander Graf Keyserling,
  • and others.

The most famous among them is certainly the poet Georg Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists.

Other characteristic features of the cemetery are its location directly at the edge of a wood, the stunning view of Innsbruck and the unbelievably mountain scenery.

Today, the Mühlau Cemetery covers an area of approximately 10,400 m2.

Cemetery address

at the Mühlenweg

Administration Ccontacts

Fritz-Pregl-Straße 2
Tel.: 0664/154-90-42 or 0512/5360-7142