Gebhard Schwärzler

Gebhard Schwärzler ( baptized name : Josef Gebhard , born March 20, 1815 in Schwarzach , † March 24, 1896 in Schwarzach) was an Austrian politician and manufacturer from Vorarlberg .

Life

Gebhard Schwärzler was born as the legitimate youngest child of Joseph Schwärzler (mill owner in Tellenmoos and Fergger , March 9, 1776 in Wolfurt - February 20, 1847 in Schwarzach) and Christina Schneider (August 30, 1773 in Bildstein - May 15, 1834 in Schwarzach ) born. The marriage resulted in six other children (Josef, 1799 - 1799; Anna Maria, * February 18, 1800; Katharina, April 20, 1806 - 1830; Maria Anna, * November 7, 1807; Johann Kaspar, September 29, 1809 - 20 July 1825; Magdalena, June 30, 1812 - September 16, 1836).

On July 16, 1838 he married Maria Anna Viktoria Pircher from Bregenz (first name: Marianna, born August 5, 1814 in Bregenz, † January 1, 1867 in Schwarzach). The marriage had eleven children (Josef Gebhard, July 20, 1839 - August 11, 1839; Maria Anna Franziska, July 5, 1840 - April 25, 1926; Franz Josef Friedrich, July 16, 1841 - October 3, 1860; Carl Ludwig , August 18, 1842 - February 5, 1844; Josef Gebhard, August 18, 1843 - August 25, 1879; Carl Bernhard, August 20, 1844 - November 28, 1912; Paulina Franziska, August 6, 1845 - May 7, 1895; Josef, July 16, 1847 - March 17, 1886; Franziska, first name: "Fanny", August 16, 1848 - April 11, 1926; Theodor, March 19, 1850 - March 19, 1850; Ludwig, April 11, 1852 - April 11, 1926; April 1852).

By marrying Maria Anna Franziska, Johann Kohler became the son-in-law of Gebhard Schwärzler and Marianna. Schwärzler and Kohler both shared a similarly conservative political stance and were both community leaders of Schwarzach and members of the state parliament.

Education

Schwärzler attended elementary school (trivial school) in Schwarzach until 1827. 1827 and 1828 the kk Kreis-Hauptschule in Bregenz and then from 1828 the Haupt-Normalschule in Rovereto and in 1832/1833 he was in Freiburg , Switzerland to improve his French language skills .

activities

Business activity

Gebhard Schwärzler's father was already active in textile production from 1800 and began in 1816 as one of the first in Vorarlberg with the colored weaving and from 1823 to 1843 with the production of cotton goods. The son worked early and took over the cotton goods production in 1843 and in 1847, after the death of his father, the other businesses as a universal heir, although these businesses continued to operate under the Jos. Schwärzler were operated. Around 1842 Gebhard Schwärzler also ran a general store, which he ran until 1878, when his son Josef took over.

In 1849, manufacturers in Vorarlberg, u. a. Schwärzler and Carl Ganahl founded an association of Vorarlberg's industrialists , which was forbidden by the authorities. Before 1851 he had a quarry built in the Schwarzachtobel, which he operated until 1871 (see also: Schwarzachtobler sandstone ).

In 1858 Gebhard Schwärzler built a three-storey factory building near the Schwarzach for a twisting, winding and weaving mill, which still exists today , and the water is diverted to operate a waterwheel . A first steam engine was also installed around 1865 . 1883 sold Schwaerzler the factory for 20,000 guilders to the company FM Hämmerle in Dornbirn . From 1863 he was engaged in a silkworm breeding and planted mulberry trees .

Political activity

Schwärzler was a member of the community committee and was elected mayor in Schwarzach in 1857 and held this office until 1875.

For the first time Schwärzler was elected to the Vorarlberg state parliament ( 1st legislative period , 1861–1867) (rural community Bregenz-Bregenzerwald) in 1865 and represented a conservative political stance. He was then re- elected to the state parliament in 1868–1870 ( second legislative period ).

Others

Gebhard Schwärzler played a key role in determining the route of the Lindau – Bludenz railway through the lower Alpine Rhine Valley , so that the community of Schwarzach has its own train station to this day. At the same time he tried by many means to ensure that other communities did not benefit from this station to the same extent. In this way, he wanted to prevent Walter Zuppinger from gaining quick access to his factory and providing a convenient connection to Rickenbach ( Wolfurt ). The Bahnhofstrasse, which today still leads in a straight line from the Schwarzach train station to Rickenbach, had to be fought for against the bitter resistance of Schwärzler.

His personal and financial commitment to founding the Valduna charity (today: Rankweil State Hospital ) continues to have an impact today. The work carried out under Schwärzler to create arcades in the cemetery from 1868 shaped the site.

In 1869 Schwärzler organized the first industrial and commercial exhibition in Vorarlberg, which took place in Schwarzach from October 3rd to October 14th ( chairman of the exhibition committee ).

In the spring of 1872, Schwärzler had the Bregenzerwald Inn (also called Wälderhof ) built directly opposite the station building, which was run by his son Carl Bernhard until 1879. The inn was sold in 1879 and the building - like the previous train station - demolished in 1978.

Honor

A street in the community of Schwarzach was named after Gebhard Schwärzler, which he had made possible in 1870/1871 with considerable financial resources and by transferring land in order to enable a direct connection with the town center and the then newly built Schwarzach train station.

Trivia

On the basis of a vow because of his serious illness, he promised to build a Lourdes chapel (see: Lourdes Chapel (Schwarzach) ).

literature

• Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , Bregenz 2017, Roderer Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89783-862-8 ( online ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Also: Schwerzler or Schwertzler written. The family originally comes from Wolfurt and was at times the largest clan association there (see: Siegfried Heim in Schwerzler and Schwärzler , Heimat Wolfurt, issue 16, October 1995, p. 3 ff - online ).
2. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , pp. 29 and 38.
3. ^ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 35.
4. ↑ Her parents were Maria Anna Haitinger, * on January 2, 1779 in Bregenz ; † 1860 ibid and Franz Josef Pircher, * 1783; † April 3, 1830 in Bregenz. The father ran a hardware store in Bregenz and a freight forwarder in Fußach .
5. ↑ Maria Karolina Schwärzler, married Karoline Redler , was illegally executed by the Nazis on November 8, 1944 in Vienna .
6. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , pp. 10 f and 14.
7. ^ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 9 f.
8. ^ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , pp. 35 f, 43.
9. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 38 f, 41.
10. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 41.
11. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 56.
12. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , pp. 47 ff, 52 ff, 115.
13. ^ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 54.
14. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 56.
15. ^ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , pp. 57 and 70.
16. ↑ Richard Eberle in the beginnings of the Zuppinger factory - the water flow , p. 3 ( online ).
17. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , pp. 20, 77 f.
18. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , p. 89 ff.
19. ↑ Hans Kohler, Turn of Time - Gebhard Schwärzler - An Entrepreneur of the 19th Century , pp. 112 and 120 ff.