Bestattung Wien

Bestattung Wien is a Vienna-based funeral-services organization that traces its origins to 1907, when it was established as Gemeinde Wien - Städtische Leichenbestattung, or the City of Vienna Municipal Funeral Service. It developed as the capital's principal provider of funeral arrangements and related services, supporting families with ceremonies ranging from small private funerals to large public and state occasions. The organization operates across the main stages of funeral administration and care. Its services include arranging burials and cremations, coordinating exhumations, managing repatriations of human remains, and providing related services for third parties. Repatriation work gives the organization an international dimension even though its principal operating market is Vienna. Since its establishment, it has organized approximately two million burials, according to the referenced encyclopedia material. Its reported annual activity includes roughly 18,500 funeral-related cases, comprising about 8,500 burials and 2,500 cremations, alongside other forms of assistance. Since 1999, Bestattung Wien has been a subsidiary of Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG and operates in the legal form of a GmbH. Its connection with the municipal utilities group reflects the public-service character of its historical role in Vienna. Media reports have described it as holding a quasi-monopoly position in the city's funeral-services market, although the available reference material does not provide a detailed account of the competitive or regulatory framework behind that characterization. Bestattung Wien also has an industrial and manufacturing function through its coffin factory in Atzgersdorf, Vienna's 23rd district. Established in 1919 and wholly owned by Bestattung Wien, the facility produces approximately 25,000 coffins annually. The factory is described as supplying the full coffin requirement of Vienna and around one-quarter of Austria's wider requirement. In 1994, the enterprise received the Austrian state coat of arms in recognition of outstanding services to industry. The organization's headquarters also house the Vienna Funeral Museum. The museum presents funeral customs, mourning practices, and burial traditions, with particular attention to Vienna. This cultural role complements Bestattung Wien's operational work by documenting the social history of death, funerals, and memorialization in the city. Bestattung Wien is therefore both a consumer-facing funeral-services brand and a long-standing municipal-sector institution. Its activities combine ceremonial planning, burial and cremation administration, logistics, manufacturing, international repatriation, and public education. The supplied material identifies nearly 400 employees, including approximately 60 at the Atzgersdorf coffin factory. No separate current financial results, chief executive information, or official website URL is identified in the available references.

Bestattung Wien was founded in 1907 under the name Gemeinde Wien - Städtische Leichenbestattung, establishing a municipal funeral-service function for the Austrian capital. Over the following decades, it became a central institution for organizing funerals and handling the practical responsibilities associated with burial and memorial services in Vienna. Its work has included ceremonies for immediate families as well as larger public and state funerals. A significant operational extension came in 1919 with the establishment of the coffin factory in Atzgersdorf, in Vienna's 23rd district. The factory later became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bestattung Wien. It manufactures coffins for Vienna and contributes a substantial share of coffin production for the wider Austrian market. The facility employs approximately 60 people and is reported to produce about 25,000 coffins each year. In 1994, the organization received the Austrian state coat of arms as recognition for outstanding services to industry. In 1999, Bestattung Wien became a subsidiary of Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG and adopted the legal form of a GmbH. This placed the funeral-services organization within Vienna's municipal enterprise structure while retaining its specialized operational identity. Its subsequent activities have continued to cover burials, cremations, exhumations, repatriations, and associated third-party services. The organization has reportedly arranged around two million burials since its founding. Its annual workload is described as approximately 18,500 cases, including about 8,500 burials and 2,500 cremations. Repatriation services extend its work beyond Vienna by coordinating the return of deceased persons from other countries or the transfer of remains internationally. Media accounts have characterized Bestattung Wien as having a quasi-monopoly in Vienna's funeral-services market, but the available material does not specify the exact legal or economic basis of that description. Bestattung Wien's headquarters also contain the Vienna Funeral Museum. The museum records and interprets Viennese funeral customs, burial rites, and changing approaches to death and mourning. Through this institution, Bestattung Wien functions not only as a service provider but also as a custodian of aspects of Vienna's funeral heritage. The available source describes the organization as employing almost 400 people overall, with the Atzgersdorf factory accounting for about 60 positions. Current executive leadership, detailed ownership structure beyond its Wiener Stadtwerke affiliation, financial performance, and a current official website address are not established by the supplied reference material.

• 1999

  Became a Wiener Stadtwerke subsidiary

  [1]Bestattung Wienen.wikipedia.org

  Bestattung Wien became a subsidiary of Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG and adopted the legal form of a GmbH.

• 1994

  Austrian state coat of arms awarded

  [1]Bestattung Wienen.wikipedia.org

  The organization was recognized with the Austrian state coat of arms for outstanding services to industry.

• 1919

  Atzgersdorf coffin factory established

  [1]Bestattung Wienen.wikipedia.org

  A coffin factory was established in Atzgersdorf, Vienna's 23rd district. It later became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bestattung Wien.

• 1907

  Municipal funeral service established

  [1]Bestattung Wienen.wikipedia.org

  The organization was founded as Gemeinde Wien - Städtische Leichenbestattung, the City of Vienna municipal funeral service.

A long-established, municipally connected funeral-services provider serving Vienna across burial, cremation, repatriation, manufacturing, and funeral-culture education.

• Funeral services

  Burial services

  Bestattung Wien arranges and administers burials in Vienna, including coordination of funeral ceremonies and associated practical services. Burial work forms the largest identified part of its annual case volume, with the reference material indicating approximately 8,500 burials each year.

• Funeral services

  Cremation services

  The organization provides cremation-related undertaking services as part of its broader funeral portfolio. The supplied material identifies approximately 2,500 cremations annually, alongside burials and other forms of funeral assistance.

• International funeral logistics

  Repatriation services

  Bestattung Wien coordinates the repatriation of deceased persons and human remains from locations around the world. These services give the Vienna-focused organization an international logistical role and form part of its broader undertaking activities.

• Funeral merchandise manufacturing · 1919

  Atzgersdorf coffin production

  The Atzgersdorf facility manufactures coffins and is wholly owned by Bestattung Wien. Established in 1919, it is reported to produce approximately 25,000 coffins per year, supplying Vienna's full requirements and about one-quarter of the needs of the rest of Austria.

• Museum and education

  Vienna Funeral Museum

  Located at Bestattung Wien's headquarters, the Vienna Funeral Museum presents funeral customs, burial rites, and the history of death and mourning practices, particularly in Vienna.

1. 1Bestattung Wienen.wikipedia.org