Traiskirchen Photo Gallery by hwyhobo at pbase.com

Traiskirchen

Austria, home of the Flüchtlingslager Traiskirchen, Götzendorf, Korneuburg, and others. Home to refugees from many countries since the 1950s. If you have photographs from any of those refugee camps, please contact me. I would like to expand this gallery. I will, of course, credit you for the photograph.

Entrance to Refugee Camp in Traiskirchen

Traiskirchen "Hilton"

comment

Dasha Bohlen		23-May-2012 21:57
I was there in 1985 and it wasn't a pleasent time. People stealing, overcrowded in a huge room. Coming from a country of Czechoslovakia this was a big culture shock and shock in general.

Zuzka		15-May-2012 23:22
I was there in 1969 and again in 1971 after my family escaped from Czechoslovakia. Back then living in Traiskirchen was really rough. We had no hot water and had 30+ people living in one room. Single guys were housed in the hallways on cots.

Mikos		08-Feb-2012 13:06
I was 9 when my family were there in '86 and stayed 6 months waiting to go to Australia. My dad was taking heaps of pictures so have plenty in storage. One picture stands out,he took a picture of all my play mates...maybe 7 or 8 (maybe more?) kids in the picture from all nationalities. We were there when Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened and we weren't allowed to walk on the grass barefoot.

Attila		25-Oct-2011 17:10
I was there from August 1986 - April 1988 as "Hilton" resident. Most of it good times. I am a US Citizen today living in New England.

Andy Andreas Andrzej Turchan		03-Jun-2011 04:35
I remember the entrance . I've entered the camp in 1980 and left for Canada in 81 . Still remember walking thru the gate , being taken upstairs , being held there for three weeks before being let out and being intervied . Got job at Coca Cola thru my Chech friend Vlado . Worked as mitfahrehr . Had Austrian passport . Could've stayed in Austria , but decided to go to Canada . Made the right choice , but remember very fondly times in Traiskirchen and Vien /Vienna/ . I'm originally from Krakow/Wieliczka so I guess it's only natural that I had this great connection with Austria . Krakow was part of the Austro Hungarian Empire . Anyone I knew back then out there ? Email me at nascotts@telus.net .

Mr Piotr		02-Feb-2011 22:52
I was just talking to my friend about the route we took to get to Canada and I decided to look up some pictures of the camp. WOW what a flashback....I was only 10 when my mother and little sister entered the camp (fater went through the camp before in previous years)but I remember every detail. it has been 20 years since I seen the place.

Guest		20-Jan-2011 02:20
Hi, I was in this camp in 1976-77. Looks pretty much like I remember it.

halina		02-Jan-2011 19:29
I was there from October 1981 to March 1982. Now in USA. thanx for pictures.

hwyhobo		09-Dec-2010 10:46
Gen, your email address failed. Please contact me through a link at the top of the page ("contact me"). Pozdrowienia.

Gen.		23-Nov-2010 00:39
I was in Triskirchen refugee camp from 1981 - 84 ,I remeber many hundred polisch refuges at this time waiting for emigration permisison go to Australia RPA,Canada and USA,after 30 years where they are ??? How I can added picture to your gallery ?? Czy sa tu traskirchenowcy z USA !!!???

ILONA MARTONFI		17-May-2009 00:44
May 16 2009 Ilona Martonfi I was born in Budapest. My family and I lived in the Ungarnlager Korneuburg, April 1945 for six months. I was three-years-old.

hiwet a berhe		15-Mar-2008 00:19
I lived in the camp for 18 months early 1979 to June 1980. I have lived in the USA since then. Lot's of memories - I did not have the resources to take pictures at that time. Thanks PS post more pictures of the camp if available.

Ted Rutkowski		09-Nov-2007 02:14
hej witamy znowu w Austri jak dobrze ze Hobo to skleil tu tadek rutkowski --Floryda musimy sie tam znowu spotkac

Guest		24-Oct-2007 05:38
I lived in that camp for 10 months and never had any pictures. Thank you for posting those pictures. It took me back to 1999.

click on thumbnails for full image