Elisabeth Reinke

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Elisabeth Reinke (born August 11, 1882 in Hemmelsbühren near Cloppenburg , † March 26, 1981 in Vechta ) was a German writer and local politician in the Oldenburger Münsterland .

Life

Elisabeth Reinke was the eldest daughter of the economic council and community leader Joseph Anton Meyer (1855–1933) and his first wife Johanna geb. Leiber (1855–1887), who died five years after the birth of her daughter. She first attended the secondary girls 'school in Cloppenburg, and later a girls' boarding school in Nijmegen in the Netherlands . As was customary at the time, she then worked as a house daughter in order to complete her training - although this was unusual on her father's farm.

On August 20, 1908, she married the lawyer Alwin Reinke (1877–1949) from Rechterfeld . The couple had three daughters and a son who died in World War II . After the marriage, the couple first moved to Oldenburg . After her husband was called up for military service during the First World War in 1916 , Reinke returned to his father's farm and began writing. Her first well-known publication was the novella Jungheit , which contained autobiographical features and set in the Oldenburger Münsterland , she succeeded in 1920. After her husband returned in 1919, the Reinke couple undertook extensive trips to the Spanish Biscay coast in the 1920s . The resulting records have not yet been published.

Reinke's collection of legends and fairy tales from the Oldenburger Land is of greater importance. She took many of these stories from the book Superstition and Legends from the Duchy of Oldenburg by Ludwig Strackerjan . In the process, she revised various pieces, translated some of them into Low German and added her own poems by herself and her husband.

Reinke was also active in various associations and campaigned for the maintenance of the Low German language . In this respect, your literary work must also be viewed against the background of your commitment to your home region. In 1919 she was a co-founder and board member of the Heimatbund for the Oldenburger Münsterland . She was actively involved in the creation of the Lower Saxony dictionary , which was published in Göttingen from 1935 onwards . She was also involved in the Westphalian Archives for Regional and Folklore Studies in Münster and in the Oldenburg Low German Authors' Association Schrieverkrings . She became known regionally through numerous contributions in High and Low German for various home newspapers and regional newspapers and also wrote some Low German pieces that deal with rural life and life in small towns. Her last work was the documentary representation of her family farm in Hemmelsbühren during the lifetime of her father. She completed the manuscript in 1962.

In addition to her literary and cultural activities, Elisabeth Reinke was also politically active. From 1946 to 1948 she was a member of the CDU city and district councilor. In 1958 she was honored with the Federal Cross of Merit and in 1968 with the Golden Anton Günther Memorial Medal of the Oldenburg Foundation.

Fonts (selection)

  • Youthfulness. A story from the Oldenburger Münsterlande. Vechta. 1920.
  • The chest. The most beautiful legends and fairy tales and tales from the Oldenburger Land. Bremen. 1922. 2nd edition: 1933. 3rd edition: 1956.
  • Pieter Poppe, typescript. Vechta. 1925. Verden. 1929.
  • Gertrud Middemann. A piece of van Leewder and Läwen in 3 doors. Play. Verden. 1932.
  • Red colored of Swartbund. Verden. 1933.
  • May 4th 1654. Withdrawal of the Swedes from Vechta. Outdoor play. Vechta. 1933.
  • Poems. Loeningen. 1938.
  • The game of Saint Elizabeth. 1946.
  • Sophie Behrens. Verden. 1949.
  • Politics up'n Dörpen. One act. Verden. 1952.
  • De drüdde Deel. Play. Vechta. No year (1954).
  • Love trade. Novel. 1955.
  • The wind turns sik. One act. Vechta. 1956.
  • Dat egg. One act. Vechta. 1957.
  • History of the court at Hem melsbühren. Vechta. 1962. Typescript.
  • To Agnes Husmann. A village crime story. Without location information. Without a year.

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SURNAME Reinke, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Hemmels fees at Cloppenburg
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1981
Place of death Vechta