Franz Rudolezky
The Franz Rudolezky company , also spelled Rudoletzky , was an export sauerkraut factory in Priesenitz near Brno in Moravia during the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy . It has received multiple awards and its distribution was set up throughout the dual monarchy.
history
Back then, sauerkraut was an integral part of a healthy meal in the region and valued for its nutrient-rich properties. With increasing industrialization in the 19th century, one began to produce sauerkraut in larger quantities. For this purpose, several herb manufacturers in Moravia formed cooperatives . The herb cooperative in the Brno area once consisted of the members Mödritz , Morbes , Priesenitz and Schöllschitz . Although Mödritz was well known for the cultivation of cabbage and its processing, the Priesenitzer sauerkraut was a product that could be found throughout the dual monarchy.
The company was founded in 1882 and led by Franz Rudolezky. Besides sauerkraut also were gherkins inserted. Rudolezky was able to lead the company to great prosperity in a relatively short time. The sauerkraut factory was named " First and largest, multiple award-winning establishment of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy ".
Franz Rudoletzky received several awards for the products. Not long after it was founded, he received the bronze medal at the exhibition in Brno in 1888, Vienna in 1890 the silver medal, Brno in 1892 the bronze medal, Prague in 1893 the great gold medal, Vienna in 1898 the diploma, Olomouc 1902 the gold medal, Olomouc 1902 the Silver Regional Culture Medal, in 1901 the Silver Medal from the Moravian Trade Association “ for the essential improvement and improvement of sauerkraut production in Moravia ” and the Kk State Prize Medal on the occasion of the national exhibition in Brno in 1905.
Around 1900 the daily production power was 50,000 kilograms. The herb was manufactured by a completely machine-based operation that was state-of-the-art at the time, and the production method was based on a specially proven method. There was its own bindery with steam operation. On the roof ridge of the house owner in Priesenitz, the name of the company owner Rudolezky was emblazoned in cast iron letters, testifying to his prosperity. It was exported to all countries by rail and ship. There were more than 20 branches in the entire monarchy and abroad, including in Prague , Vienna , Budapest , Lviv , Krakow , Tarnów , Tarnopol , Zara , Cattaro , Pilsen , Reichenberg , Aussig , Bodenbach , Trieste , Görz , Graz , Innsbruck , Sarajevo , Fiume , Königgrätz , Zwittau and Mährisch-Ostrau .
The imperial court near Vienna also became aware of the name Rudolezky. According to tradition, the emperor deigned to take a tour of an exhibition in Vienna. Rudolezky, who took part in the exhibition, used this opportunity to draw the emperor's attention to his sauerkraut and offered a sample with gold cutlery. The food must have made an impression on the emperor. For his services and because of the quality of his products, Franz Rudoletzky was appointed imperial and royal purveyor to the court , and in 1913 his name appears for the first time in the court calendar.
After Franz Rudolezky, his daughter, who had married the company's accountant, Mr. Pórubski, later took over the company. The company later became the property of the Brothers Grimm.
Johann Grimm (born February 17, 1896 in Brünn-Unter-Gerspitz) went to school in Priesenitz. After finishing school, he started an apprenticeship with his cousin Franz Rudolezky. In the First World War he was drafted into the army and fought on the Eastern Front, where he was taken prisoner by the Russians. In 1918 he returned home and worked again in the nursery of his parents Johann and Marie Grimm. He later worked again at the F. Rudolezky sauerkraut factory. In 1931 he and his brother and Rudolf took over or bought the sauerkraut factory from the daughter of the founder, who has since died. This operation was exemplary until 1945.
After the family was expelled in Odsun , Johann Grim was sent to a labor camp on May 31, 1945. He fled to his family in Austria, which was shortly afterwards transferred to Oberwittstadt in Germany, from where they moved years later to Osterburken, a few kilometers away. The old factory in Priesenitz fell into disrepair as the German-speaking residents were expelled from the Brno area. The Czechs only took over the production years later, but the company went bankrupt.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leopold Polzer: The herb cooperative in our area once consisted of the members Mödritz, Morbes, Priesenitz and Schöllschitz . In: BRUNA - Home Association of Brno e. V. (Ed.): Brünner Heimatbote. Official BRUNA news bulletin. tape 59 , no. 2-3 , 2006, ISSN 0007-263X , p. 102 ( archive.org [PDF; 1.8 MB ; accessed on October 12, 2009]).
- ↑ invoice by Franz Rudolezky before 1909
- ↑ Handbook of the Supreme Court and the Court of His K. and K. Apostolic Majesty for 1913 . Vienna. Printing and publishing of the kk Hof- und Staatsdruckerei . P. 460.