Franz Beetle

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Franz Käfer (born September 22, 1891 in Ederding , † September 22, 1962 in St. Pölten ) was an Austrian politician ( SDAPDÖ , later KPÖ ) and the 26th mayor of St. Pölten.

Life

Franz Käfer was born on September 22nd, 1891 as the son of a worker in Ederding near Herzogenburg. He had two older brothers in addition to a twin sister. After visiting the school he graduated from the heater test and worked from 1921 to 1934 in the gloss pulp mill in St. Poelten. In 1922 he became chairman of the Glanzstoff works council , and in 1927 municipal council in St. Pölten. He held both functions until the dissolution of the SDAPÖ in 1934.

Beetle had been in command of the Republican Schutzbund for the Wagram Department since 1932 . After the Austrian Civil War , he was arrested and served a ten-month prison sentence for high treason. Disappointed by these events, he joined the banned KPÖ in 1935. After the annexation of Austria , he worked again as a stoker in the gloss fabric factory, but did not join the NSDAP . That is why he was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp on September 1, 1939 and remained there until 1942. He then went back to his job as a stoker, but had to report to the police every third day.

With the occupation of St. Pölten in 1945, the KPÖ became legal again, and Käfer was in charge of setting up an auxiliary police force. On May 16, 1945 he was appointed mayor by the city commander of the Red Army. In December of the same year he resigned from office to enable a new formation based on the previous election. This had Wilhelmstein gods won with the SPÖ. However, this resignation was not accepted by the occupying power and both he and all municipal councilors remained in office. Only after the next election in 1950 did he hand over the office to his successors. He then worked for a long time as a city councilor for the school system. He died on September 22nd, 1962 in St. Pölten.

Honors

  • Franz-Käfer-Strasse in St. Pölten - Wagram

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Wagram, from Mühlendorf to preferred residential district , chapter Politics , pages 208-213
  2. ↑ The city museum for the period 1945-1955  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.stadtmuseum-stpoelten.at  
predecessor Office successor
Günther Benedikt Mayor of St. Pölten
1945–1950 		Wilhelm Stone Gods
personal data
SURNAME Beetle, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (SDAPDÖ, KPÖ)
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Ederding
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1962
Place of death St. Polten