Anton Reinisch

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Anton Reinisch (called the Senseler ) (born January 26, 1763 in Volders , † April 2, 1797 in Spinges ) was a scythe smith in Volders and storm captain of the Rettenberger Schützen.

Alfons Siber: Anton Reinisch the senseler from Volders

Acts of war

As storm captain, he stood out against French troops in the Battle of Spinges (April 2nd and 3rd, 1797), alongside Katharina Lanz and Michael Pfurtscheller . The Senseler , as he was later called, is said to have broken the enemy lines with only a scythe and a club during the battle in Spinges, and in an act of desperation to have killed 15 enemy Frenchmen. 11 bayonet stabs were later counted on his body.

Afterlife

On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of Anton Reinisch's death, a memorial plaque was unveiled on his house in Volders. Archduke Ferdinand Karl , a prominent representative of the Austrian imperial family, was also present at this ceremony . After the unveiling of the memorial stone, so-called "living pictures" were arranged according to the book The Scythe Smith by Volders , written by Josef Friedrich Mair .

At the art exhibition for the centenary of 1809–1909, the artist Alfons Siber from Hall presented a sculpture depicting Volders' senseler. Nothing is known about the whereabouts of the relief.

In 1958, the sculptor Siegfried Hafner created a 2.50 m bronze figure of Anton Reinisch, which has stood on the redesigned church square in front of the Volders elementary school since 1992. Four traditional clubs in Volders have adopted the addition "Senseler" in the club name (Senseler Schützen, Landsturmgruppe Senseler, Senseler Musikkapelle, Trachtenverein Senseler). In memory of the scythe smith, a street was named after him ("Senselerstraße").

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ K. Wurzer: Anton Reinisch, Senseler. In: Municipality of Volders: Volders: A hike through three millennia. Rauchdruck GmbH. & Co. KG, Rum 1984, pp. 157-159.
  2. ^ Description of the celebrations in: Innsbrucker Nachrichten, June 9, 1897, pp. 3 and 4.
personal data
SURNAME Reinisch, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scythe smith in Volders and storm captain of the Rettenberger Schützen
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH Volders
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 1797
Place of death Spinges