Ida Ospelt-Amann
Ida Ospelt-Amann (born February 15, 1899 in Vaduz as Ida Amann ; † March 12, 1996 ibid) was a Vaduz dialect poet and is considered one of the most important Liechtenstein dialect poets. In her poetic work, she dealt mainly with rural life, as well as with her hometown Vaduz and its change over time.
biography
Ida Amann was born in February 1899 as the daughter of Franz Amann and his wife Elisabeth (née Burtscher) and grew up with two brothers, including Rudolf Amann , and four sisters. From 1905 to 1911 she attended elementary school and from 1911 to 1913 the state school (today's secondary school). After finishing school she went abroad, where she worked for one winter season in a sanatorium for tuberculosis sufferers in Arosa . She then worked in the holiday resorts of Portorož and St. Moritz . When her parents bought the “Adler” restaurant in Vaduz in 1917 , she worked there with her sister Emma. On June 14, 1928, she married the forester and hunter Hermann Ospelt.
The two became the hosts of the Pfälzerhütte, which was opened in August 1928 by the Palatinate Sections of the German and Austrian Alpine Club . They worked there until the 1931 season and now took over the “Grüneck” restaurant in Vaduz, including the farm. In 1946 they sold the Grüneck again.
Ida Ospelt-Amann finally had time to be active as a writer. She wrote all of her works in the Vaduz dialect. In 1947/48 she read her first poems at the then popular farmers and winegrowers balls. Over the years she gained some public notoriety. In 1965 she published her first volume of poetry, S'Loob-Bett , followed in 1975 by a second with S'ischt Suusersunntig . She also gave readings and appeared on the radio. On the occasion of her 85th birthday, the book Di aalta Wheels was published in 1984 . In 1991 Vadoz appeared. Mys Hämatdorf a cassette on which she read texts in the Vaduz dialect.
Ida Ospelt-Amann died on March 12, 1996 and was buried in the Vaduz cemetery. She had a total of six children, two sons and four daughters, including the politician Hilmar Ospelt . The cabaret artists Mathias and Ingo Ospelt are her grandchildren.
Honors
For her services to the preservation of the Vaduz dialect, she received the Golden Cross of Merit and honorary citizenship from Vaduz. Prince Franz Josef II awarded her the Knight's Cross of the Princely Liechtenstein Order of Merit .
Publications
- 1965 S'Loob bed
- 1975 S'ischt Suusersunntig
- 1984 Di aalta wheels
literature
- Jens Dittmar: Poetry from Liechtenstein: from Heinrich von Frauenberg to today (2005)
Web links
- Jens Dittmar: Ospelt (-Amann), Ida. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Poems are food for the soul (PDF; 1.3 MB), EINTRACHT - Zeitschrift für Heimat und Customs (1995)
- ↑ Dialect poems by Ida Ospelt (PDF; 1.5 MB), EINTRACHT - magazine for home and customs (2007)
- ↑ 80 years Hilmar Ospelt (insight, April 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ospelt-Amann, Ida |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ospelt, Ida; Amann, Ida |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liechtenstein dialect poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vaduz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1996 |
| Place of death | Vaduz |