Brother Straubinger
The brother Straubinger (skilled craftsman or carpenter) is a literary figure , invented at the beginning of the 19th century by the Landshut medical student Carl Theodor Müller . At that time he was working in the Löwenapotheke in Straubing .
The figure of the brother Straubinger is generally considered to be the synonym of the hardworking craftsperson who walks carefree and happily from one city to the next to prove his skill and craftsmanship. Later the figure was often associated with vagabonds and vagabonds.
From Straubing, the brother Straubinger found his way into many poems, songs and operettas, including the operetta of the same name by Edmund Eysler , which premiered in Vienna in 1903 .
Straubinger's brother was shown on local emergency notes. In 1962 the Straubinger family erected their own monument to their brother Straubinger (created by Karl Tyroller ): He was met near the former Steinerthor in the Wittelsbacher Park, a bit hidden between tall trees. In 2005 this monument was moved directly to the newly built Steiner-Thor-Platz as part of renovation work.
During the parade of the traditional opening of the Gäuboden Folk Festival , the move is led by the Straubinger brother.