I had an amazing summer vacation this year. My husband and I took the kids to visit Europe. The second week was spent in Hungary, Austria, and Germany. As many of my readers know, I was on a time crunch to find where my mother-in-law’s ancestors came from in Hungary with the hopes of visiting. I was successful but unfortunately we were unable to reach Jablonca, Slovakia on this trip. Darn! It just means we will have to go back again!
Although I did not do any research on this trip, it still did not stop the genealogist in me from enjoying the vacation. I learned so much about the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire which my husband’s ancestors lived under. We visited many sights and churches. Of course, I also managed to visit some cemeteries.
St. Gilgen is a small town that sits at one end of Wolfgangsee Lake in the Alps outside of Salzburg.
I found the most beautiful cemetery at the local church in St. Gilgen. St. Aegidius was built new again in 1767. From what I learned, the cemetery that lies next to it dates back to the 1500’s and includes the grave of Mozart’s grandfather.
I am in awe at the amount of work that is put into this cemetery. There were several people at the cemetery watering the different family graves while I was there. It is just beautiful! Here are some photos:
