Bernhard Rösler

Bernhard Rösler (born June 9, 1906 , † December 2, 1973 in a traffic accident ) was a German entrepreneur of Rösler Draht AG in Schwalmtal on the Lower Rhine (founded in Essen in 1872 ). He was last married to Joyce Rösler, they had no offspring together. On November 3, 1972, he was granted honorary citizenship by the municipal council of the Schwalmtal municipality based on a resolution at the meeting of September 27, 1972 .

The Rösler settlement, which was built for the employees of the wire factory from 1934, is named after the company. A gym and a stadium in the Schwalmtal district of Amern also bear the name Rösler . He was honorary chairman of the sports club VSF Amern 1910 eV Bernhard-Rösler-Straße in Schwalmtal is named after him.

Until his death he was a member of the Düsseldorf Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG . The Bernhard Rösler Foundation bears his name. It supports needy employees of Rösler Draht AG, promotes the local preservation of monuments, nature conservation and the education of talented and financially needy children.

In 1959 he donated the bell III to the church of St. Anton in Amern . The bell was cast by Hans Hüesker from Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher in Westphalia. The description of the inscription on the cast bronze bell reads:

"BELL III BERNHARD - BELL
On the coat the coat of arms of the municipality of Amern
and picture: St. Bernhard von Clairveaux

LET US STAND UNDER JESUS ​​CROSS, LET US GO
TO JESUS ​​MOTHER!
THAT OUR HEART BEATS TO THOSE WHO WEAR
THE KEY PETRI, HELP
, HOLY BERNARDUS!
GIVEN BY MANUFACTURER
BERNHARD RÖSLER IN AMERN,
IN THE YEAR OF MR 1 9 5 9 "

- Norbert Jachtmann : Bell music in the Heinsberg region

The Rösler Draht AG was taken over by the Belgian Bekaert AG in 1994 . In the early 1990s it had around 700 employees; in 2000 there were around 200 employees. At the end of 2009 , 80 of the remaining 125 employees were laid off.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ On that day there was a general Sunday driving ban .
2. ↑ Christie's: Workshop of Dieric Bouts (Haarlem c. 1415-1475). The Mater Dolorosa. In: Online Auction website for Art Auction Sales. © Christie's 2011, August 13, 2011, accessed August 13, 2011 . 
3. ↑ GN-EDITORIAL: Anni Bühl is the fifth honorary citizen of Schwalmtal . Frontier News. January 29, 2009. Accessed on July 29, 2011: “Most recently, Dr. Ernst van Aaken was awarded this title in 1979, before that Willi and Bernhard Rösler. "
4. ↑ Thomas Dornseifer, Heiner Kröse: The Rösler settlement. (No longer available online.) September 10, 2005, archived from the original on February 13, 2010 ; accessed on July 29, 2011 : "If you will, you can say that the Rösler settlement is between Holland and Germany." Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Schwalmtal municipality : Rösler stadium and gym . The mayor. July 29, 2011. Accessed on July 29, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Karl-Heinz Bischofs: Association history . VSF Amern 1910 eV July 29, 2011. Accessed on July 29, 2011: “1956: Planning of a new sports field in the city center of Amern by the chairman, Dr. Josef Krauthausen and the honorary chairman Bernhard Rösler. "
7. ↑ Design statute Bernhard-Rösler-Straße (DOC) The council of the community Schwalmtal. June 3, 1997. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
8. ↑ Abs, Hermann Josef , Alfred Herrhausen : Report for the Year 1973 ( English , PDF) Deutsche Bank. S. 111. May 8, 1974. Retrieved June 14, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

   "It is our sad duty to announce the deaths of the following members of our Regional Advisory Councils: (...) Bernhard Rösler, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Managing Directors, Rösler Draht AG"

   "It is our sad task to announce the deaths of the following members of our regional advisory councils: (...) Bernhard Rösler, chairman of the supervisory board, general directors, Rösler Draht AG"

9. ^ The Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia , District Government of Düsseldorf: List of Foundations for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Foundation details Bernhard Rösler Foundation . State government of North Rhine-Westphalia. February 13, 1976. Retrieved on July 29, 2011: "Foundation purpose / s: training funding, monument preservation, nature conservation, environmental protection, support for employees"
10. ^ German Information Center for Cultural Promotion , Ralf Krebstakies: Bernhard Rösler Foundation . Federal Association of German Foundations. July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
11. ^ Norbert Jachtmann: Bell music in the Heinsberg region. (PDF; 1.7 MB) (No longer available online.) February 2, 2010, p. 363 ff. , Archived from the original on January 18, 2014 ; Retrieved August 24, 2011 . 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.  
12. ^ NV Bekaert SA : Mergers, acquisitions, divestments ( English ) July 29, 2011. Accessed on July 29, 2011: "10.10.94 Acquisition Rösler Draht AG (Germany)"
13. ↑ Rheinische Post : Betafence dismisses 80 people
14. ↑ rp-online October 11, 2017: The Schwalmtal community is looking for new companies for the old Rösler site