Emil Steigner

Wine press, replica by Emil Steigner, 1984

Emil Steigner (* 27. December 1908 in Erfweiler bei Dahn, † 29. January 2001 in Dirmstein ) was a cooper master, which is characterized by a variety of activities to care craftsmanship and cultural traditions in his Palatine had merit Location Dirmstein. He became known nationwide through the establishment of the small wine museum and the replica of a wine press , which has been set up on the edge of the Dirmsteiner Kirchplatz since 1984 and which clearly shapes the townscape.

education and profession

Around 1930, Steigner was on the road as a craftsman in southwest Germany during his training . He also learned traditional woodworking , which largely used hand-held tools instead of machines . During his professional life, he made utensils mainly from wood, as they were common in agriculture and especially in viticulture . This not only included wine barrels and open hand-made paper , but also wooden rakes with carved teeth, scythes and small handcarts . In addition, he created artistic objects, for example by working out the gnarled parts of grapevines into " grapes " so that they could be used to decorate wine bars .

He continued to run the winery , which Steigner had taken over from his father-in-law, until the 1970s. It continues to operate under the name Emil Steigner e. K.

retirement

When Steigner had reached retirement, he opened the Small Wine Museum next to the Laurentius Church in his Dirmstein workshop, which dates back to the 17th century , in which he exhibited typical objects from earlier rural life. They either had historical value or were faithfully reproduced by him. His most important replica is the large wine press, which has stood on the edge of the church square since 1984, 20 meters from Steigner's former workshop.

Web links

• Location of Emil Steigner's wine press on: Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dirmstein. Proweb, accessed June 1, 2010 .