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Fritz Hedrich - Gedenktafel

Jägerstraße 28, Brigittenau (1200), Vienna

The record

Type
Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
Plaque made
1953
Epoch
Nach 1945
Address
Jägerstraße 28
District
Brigittenau (1200)
City
Vienna (Wien)
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.22908, 16.37124
Object number
109314

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(71) Austriae." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (71) Austriae. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1682 · Austria Archiducatus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1752 · Autriche septentrionale. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1813 · Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1837 · I, II, III, IV Sections. Umgebung von Wien. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The City of Vienna's record

In diesem Hause lebte / Fritz Hedrich / Während der nationalsozialistischen / Herrschaft wurde er zum Tod verurteilt / und am 25. Februar 1944 im Alter / von 29 Jahren hingerichtet. / Er kämpfte für ein freies, / demokratisches Österreich. / Für den Frieden, / und für das Glück der Menschheit. / Mögen die Menschen / sein Opfer verstehen!

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien), in German. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien); it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

In this house lived / Fritz Hedrich / During the National Socialist / rule he was sentenced to death / and on 25 February 1944, at the age / of 29, executed. / He fought for a free, / democratic Austria. / For peace, / and for the happiness of mankind. / May people / understand his sacrifice!

Other plaques nearby

Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). Inscriptions and notes are reproduced unchanged. Stadt Wien · CC BY 4.0
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