Memorial Plaque for Martin Weingerl

North of the Kreuzkirche Perau, between the church and the Drau, are the walls of the old parish house. Through a gate one enters the courtyard, inside on the left side, on the inner side of the wall, there is a large stone slab with the inscription “KÖSTV Tauriskia gedenkt ihrer Toten”. Below it is a bronze book with two pages for turning. The first name with the addition “Im KZ verstorben” is Martin Weingerl, followed by many names of soldiers who died in the war, members of the Christian middle school fraternity Tauriskia, which has existed in Villach since 1927. Martin Weingerl, born in 1883 in Zagreb, was a member of Tauriskia and head of their Expositur in Feldkirchen. In July 1934, he participated in the prevention of the NS putsch, which led to his removal from office and arrest after the “Anschluss” to the NS regime. In December 1939, he was registered in the KZ Sachsenhausen, where he died on 30 March 1940.