Ehrengrab
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thumb|upright=1.0|Sign, Zentralfriedhof in [[Vienna]]
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thumb|upright=1.0|Sign, Zentralfriedhof in [[Vienna]]
An Ehrengrab (English: 'grave of honor') is a distinction granted by certain German, Swiss and Austrian cities to some of their citizens for extraordinary services or achievements in their lifetimes. If there are no descendants or institutions to care for the gravesites, the communities or cities will take responsibility for the graves and for financing their care.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ehrengrab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.