Obj. ID: 54773 Memorial to Roma victims in the cemetery in Loipersdorf, Austria, 2024
Memorial Name
No official name
Who/What is Commemorated?
115 Romnija and Roma from Loipersdorf, victims of Nacism.
Description:
The memorial is situated in the local Catholic cemetery.
The memorial is a steel stele with a corner in its middle. It is made of six steel plates, which are pierced by numerous holes. Identical inscriptions in German and Romani are placed in a "window" in the upper part of the stele.
Inscription:
German:
Zum Gedenken
an die
Romnja und Roma -
Frauen, Männer und Kinder
aus Loipersdorf,
die von 1938 bis 1945 Opfer
des Nationalsozialismus
wurden.
Romani:
Gondolipe
upro Romnja taj Roma –
dschuvla, murscha taj
tschave andar Lujpischdoaf,
save usar 1938 dschi 1945
opfertscha le
nacijonalsocijalismusistar
ule.
Translation: In memory of the Romnja and Roma - women, men, and children from Loipersdorf, who were victims of National Socialism from 1938 to 1945.
Commissioned by
Municipality of Loipersdorf/Kitzladen in cooperation with the Roma associations of Burgenland and funded by the state of Burgenland.
Two identical memorial signs in Loipersdorf and Kitzladen were erected by the municipality of Loipersdorf/Kitzladen in cooperation with the Roma associations of Burgenland and funded by the state of Burgenland.
They were unveiled on April 8, 2024, the International Roma Day.
Gedenkweg website, https://www.gedenkweg.at/loipersdorf.
OeAD ERINNERN:AT website, https://www.erinnern.at/bundeslaender/burgenland/artikel/gedenkzeichen-in-loipersdorf-und-kitzladen-enthuellt.
The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism / Der Nationalfonds der Republik Österreich für Opfer des Nationalsozialismus (website), https://www.nationalfonds.org/detailansicht/6363.