Ossuary of the cemetery of Cave del Predil

Along provincial road SP76 between the village of Cave del Predil and Lake Raibl, in the municipality of Tarvisio, visitors can explore a small cemetery which, besides containing the graves of the local population, also includes an ossuary holding the remains of more than 300 Austro-Hungarian dead, many of them belonging to the 7th Regiment of Klagenfurt.

A plaque placed at the cemetery entrance immediately reminds visitors of the presence of the ossuary, clearly visible on top of the hill to the right. The structure was built by a local company in 1952 and is periodically maintained by the Austrian Black Cross Association. It is generally visible only from the outside except on All Saints’ Day, on 2 November and on 4 December, Saint Barbara’s day, when a laurel wreath is also laid.