Augustin Weigl
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Relief Augustin Weigl (tombstone at Stein an der Donau cemetery )
Augustin Weigl (born August 28, 1845 - † February 5, 1914 ) was an Austrian manufacturer and pioneer of tourism in the Wachau . He is considered the father of the Wachau .
Life
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The Weigl monument in Dürnstein
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Weiglwarte on the Sandl
The Viennese citizen's son ran an estate in Tragöß before he got the position of factory director at Theyer & Hardtmuth in Stein an der Donau . With his move to Stein he became a pioneer and promoter of commercial tourism in the Wachau. In 1864 he opened the Donauwarte on the Braunsdorfer Berg as vice chairman of the Krems-Und-Stein section of the Austrian Tourist Club . Together with Reichsrat member Karl Jedek , he initiated the excursion boat trip between Krems an der Donau and Melk - the first boat sailed in 1888.
Recognitions
- Augustin-Weigl-Weg in Stein an der Donau
- Augustin-Weigl-Promenade in Dürnstein
- Weiglwarte on the Sandl
Publications
- with Freytag-Berndt u. Artaria : Wachau. Map on a scale of 1: 100,000 with a short guide, Freytag-Berndt u. Artaria, Vienna 1897.
- with Rudolph Ritter von Enderes: guide through the Danube valley from Melk to Grein and Bad Kreuzen. Publishing house F. Oesterreicher, Krems an der Donau 1904.
- with Rudolph Ritter von Enderes: Guide through the Lower Austrian Kremstal from Krems to Albrechtsberg and Hartenstein. F. Oesterreicher Verlag, Krems an der Donau 1906.
- with Rudolph Ritter von Enderes: Guide through the lower Kamptal from Hadersdorf to Altenburg Abbey and Horn. Publishing house F. Oesterreicher, Krems an der Donau 1907.
- with Rudolph Ritter von Enderes, Alois Präxler, Josef Huber: Guide through the Wachau and a brief description of the larger localities in the same. Verlag F. Oesterreicher, Krems an der Donau 1910, 6th completely revised version 1923.
literature
- Walter Wenzel: The Weigl-Warte and its namesake. Austrian Tourist Club, Wachau Section.
Web links
Commons : Augustin Weigl - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Augustin Weigl in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary by Augustin Weigl. In: Wiener Landwirthschaftliche Zeitung. Illustrated magazine for the whole of agriculture / Wiener Landwirthschaftliche Zeitung. General illustrated magazine for the whole of agriculture / Wiener Landwirthschaftliche Zeitung. Illustrated newspaper for the whole of agriculture / Wiener Landwirtschaftliche Zeitung. General illustrated magazine for the whole of agriculture / Wiener Landwirtschaftliche Zeitung. Illustrated newspaper for the whole of agriculture , Wiener Landwirtschaftliche Zeitung, April 4, 1914, p. 5, left. (Online at ANNO ).
- ↑ polpi.net ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Weigl, Augustin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian tourism pioneer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1845 |
DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1914 |