Anderlfabrik

Anderlfabrik

The Anderlfabrik is an abandoned textile factory west of Kleedorf in the municipality of Schrems , Lower Austria .

history

The clover mill on Braunaubach , first mentioned in a document in 1595 , has been used for hand weaving since 1821. In 1851 Wilhelm Altmann from Vitis bought the mill and set up a mechanical weaving mill that was operated with water power. In 1856 a Vinzenz Schwarz took over the business. Gradually the mill was expanded for a factory operation.

In 1879, Johann Anderl , a woven goods manufacturer from Vienna's Webgasse , took over the Kleemühle and relocated his production here for cost reasons. In the beginning there were only a few mechanical looms, but numerous homeworkers were employed in the surrounding villages, who were supplied with material by factors. Trade shops existed in Gastern and Kautzen . Towards the end of the 19th century, water power was switched to steam power and a dyeing and bleaching plant was built. Johann Anderl's sons, Conrad and Adolf, took over the business and lived as directors in the civil servants' residence built on the site. Houses were built for the workers. Home weaving was gradually abandoned.

In 1938 the company was due to financial difficulties under receivership . In 1943, the metal and electrical goods group Felten & Guilleaume , which manufactured products essential to the war effort, was assigned to the factory and residential buildings of the weaving mill and textile production was stopped. As early as 1946, Hans Anderl, the current owner of the company, tried to rebuild the weaving mill and finish , but Felten & Guilleaume did not leave the building until 1948. In 1950 a vigoga spinning mill was established . At that time the company had around 220 employees. In 1967, when Anderl's nephew, Richard Hein, took over the company, the building and machinery were completely out of date and the workforce was reduced to 20 people.

The former textile company produced sheets for the hospitals in Vienna, diapers for babies, gauze and linen for tire production. For the main export to the Orient, fabrics were made with silver threads. In its prime, 275 people were employed here. With the decline of the textile industry , the Anderlfabrik also had to close in 2004.

Trivia

The documentary Over the Years paints a picture of the mood of the former workforce after the Anderlfabrik closed.

literature

• Franz Schanza: Anderlfabrik , self-published, Schrems 2016
• Gerhard A. Stadler: The industrial heritage of Lower Austria. History-technology-architecture . Böhlau, Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-205-77460-0 , p. 388-392 .

Web links

Commons : Anderlfabrik, Kleedorf (Schrems municipality)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• "Kleedorf - a factory village of the Waldviertel textile industry" (1992) - Scientific film by Waltner Lisl from the collection of the Federal Institute for Scientific Film (ÖWF) in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The art monuments of Austria. Dehio Lower Austria north of the Danube 1990 . Kleedorf, Anderlfabrik, p. 510

Coordinates: 48 ° 46 '42 "  N , 15 ° 2' 35"  E