An obelisk and a huge glass plate commemorate the singer Falco, whose real name was Hans Hölzel. The Viennese musician died on February 6, 1998, at the age of just 40, in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Fans still regularly lay flowers today.

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Falco (real name Johann "Hans" Hölzel; born February 19, 1957 in Vienna; † February 6, 1998 near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) was an Austrian musician. His title Rock Me Amadeus reached the top of the US Billboard charts as the only German-language song to date. [1]

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Him in honor of the unique musician.

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