Franz Waldöstl

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Franz Hubert Waldöstl baptismal name: Franciscus Hubertus Waldöstl (born November 3, 1793 in Neudek ; † March 10, 1871 ibid) was a Bohemian city judge, tax collector, trader, school supervisor and rifle captain of Neudek. He initiated the construction of the Neudeker Kreuzweg.

Life

Franz Waldöstl was the son of the merchant and ringsmith Johann Joseph Waldöstl Jun. (* 1746 in Neudek; † June 26, 1829 there) who probably held the office of city judge until 1820 and his wife Anna Elisabeth nee. Forester († June 9, 1814 in Neudek) from Rothau. His twin brother died shortly after giving birth. Members of the family, which had been based in Neudek since the beginning of the 17th century, worked as blacksmiths for generations and later also worked as carpenters. His grandfather, the blacksmith Ferdinand Waldöstl (* 1700 in Neudek), was mayor in 1750. There is a legend of the family in several variants, which tells of the origin of the name of the city on the one hand and the unusual family name Waldesel , which the family originally carried, on the other .

Franz Waldöstl learned the trade of a merchant and traded in general goods in Neudek. He was the inventor of a vinegar-making apparatus. Until the implementation of the municipal regulations in 1842, he held the office of city judge free of charge. Since the old town hall had become dilapidated during his tenure, he tried to raise the financial means to build a new town hall. He also worked as a school supervisor and was Neudeker rifle captain. Because of the construction of a state road to Neuhammer in 1829, the Neudek snipers had to give up their old shooting range. But since the shooting club's treasury was used up for the purchase of new property, Waldöstl, as leader of the Neudeker snipers, vouched for a property loan with his assets. His merit is above all the establishment of the well-known Neudeker Kreuzweg, which was built between 1851 and 1858. The financial basis for this was formed by the estate of Neudek's citizen widow Maria Anna Häckl from whose fortune Waldöstl, who acted as her executor, founded a Kreuzweg foundation. In 1866 Waldöstl began the celebration of the golden wedding. He died in 1871 at the age of 78.

family

Franz Waldöstl married Mathildis Susanna Rümmler (born March 10, 1803 in Waitzengrün, † December 12, 1880 in Neudek) on July 1, 1816 in Heinrichsgrün, daughter of Franz Rümmler, district hunter in Silberbach and Katharina Elisabeth, née Katharina Elisabeth. Bossert from Tübingen. At the time of the wedding, the bride was 14½ years old. The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Franciscus Hugo (born October 20, 1817 in Neudek No. 115; † in Prague)
  • Elisabeth Susanna (born October 14, 1819 in Neudek No. 114)
  • Antonius Eduard (born August 28, 1821 in Neudek No. 115)
  • Joannes Hermanus (born April 6, 1823 in Neudek No. 115)
  • Maria Olivia (born June 7, 1825 in Neudek No. 115, † January 19, 1916)
  • Emilia (born July 25, 1827 in Neudek No. 115)
  • Anna Ernestina (born November 12, 1829 in Neudek No. 115)
  • Elisabetha Paulina (born November 10, 1831 in Neudek No. 115)
Plaque

Honors

On the summit of the Neudeker Kreuzweg there is a memorial plaque on a rock that reminds of the founder and the builder.

literature

  • Josef Pilz : History of the City of Neudek 2nd Edition , Ed .: Stadtgemeinde Neudek 1923
  • Jürgen Peter Sandner: Neudek Elbogen Karlsbad Beautiful cities in the Ore Mountains and Egerland Chronicle and illustrated book , 1st edition, Augsburg 2003, ISBN 3-923914-70-9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The general assumption that he was born in 1791, as can be read in the death register entry, and the son of Franz Waldöstl is a mistake. See margin note in the marriage book entry and baptism book entries of his children.
  2. ↑ Erzgebirge Museum - 557. The origin of the name Neudeck. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Jan Šťastný: Address book of the trading bodies and factories of the Kingdom of Bohemia for the year 1847 . Printed by the kk Hofbuchdruckerei by Gottlieb Haase Söhne, 1847 ( google.de [accessed on April 23, 2018]).
  4. ^ Karl Franieck: Weekly newspaper for Karlsbad and the surrounding area . Franiek, 1870 ( google.de [accessed April 23, 2018]).
  5. ^ Sudeten history. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Prager Abendblatt 1867 - 1918 . Staatsdr., 1876 ( google.de [accessed April 23, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Jindřichovice 25 | Porta fontium. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Waldöstl, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waldöstl, Franz Hubert (full name); Waldöstl, Franciscus Hubertus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian city judge, tax collector and notary
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Neudek
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1871
Place of death Neudek