Heinrich Römer (Obersteiger)

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Obersteiger Heinrich Römer 1901

Heinrich Römer (born July 4, 1859 in Immekeppel , † November 15, 1931 in Bergisch Gladbach ) was a German climber . As such, he was a long-standing mine official , as the senior employees of mining companies were called at the time, at the Lüderich mine .

Life

Römer first attended the Immekeppel school . He then trained as a climber at the Siegen Mountain School . In 1883 he married Berta Debbelt from Münsterland . At first they lived together in Immekeppel. They had seven children. Five of them died in early childhood. In 1900 they moved to the newly built Steigerhaus in Steinenbrück opposite the old processing plant . Roman's wife died in 1908. Two years later he married Eleonore Settegast, with whom he had a daughter.

As a member of the German Center Party , he was accepted into the Overath local council in 1892 for the district of Steinenbrück . Since 1899 he was also an honorary alderman. He held both offices until 1928.

Römer came from a Catholic family and was accordingly committed. He was a member of the church council of St. Walburga in Overath . He found the way from Steinenbrück to Overath very long. That is why he wanted a church in his home town of Steinenbrück. Together with several like-minded people, Römer founded the St. Barbara church building association on April 13, 1902 . Römer was elected chairman. The foundation stone for the St. Barbara Church in Steinenbrück was laid on May 1, 1914; it was inaugurated two years later on April 2, 1916 .

job

It is not known where his first job was in a mine. There is written evidence that he worked for the Société des Mines et Fonderies de Zinc de la Vieille-Montagne (AG des Altenbergs) at the Lüderich mine since 1888 . He stayed here as a top climber until he retired.

During this time he also headed the volunteer fire brigade of the AG des Altenberg on the Lüderich .

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Georg Sturmberg: Obersteiger Römer - a portrait , in: ACHERA, contributions to the history of the city of Overath, volume 12, published by Bergischer Geschichtsverein Overath e. V., Overath 2017, ISSN  0724-1534 , p. 23ff.
  2. ↑ Our parish St. Barbara in Steinenbrück ( Memento from August 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved on June 2, 2017

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personal data
SURNAME Römer, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Obersteiger
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Immekeppel
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1931
Place of death Bergisch Gladbach