Association of Palatinate Friends

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The Bund der Pfalzfreunde in Bayern eV is a non-profit association based in Munich, which has set itself the task of cultivating the historical relationships between Bavaria and the Palatinate . The President of the Association is Ilse Aigner , President of the State Parliament .

task

The historical connection between Bavaria and the Palatinate (Bavaria) goes back to the year 1214, when the House of Wittelsbach to the Duchy of Bavaria also received the Palatinate County near the Rhine . This dynastic and later state connection lasted into the 20th century. The Bund der Pfalzfreunde in Bayern eV would like to remember this common historical legacy and maintain mutual relationships in all areas of culture, art and literature as well as science. Therefore, the Association of Palatinate Friends is particularly dedicated to the promotion of science and research, art and culture as well as popular education, etc. a. by

  • the awarding of Johann Christian von Hofen rock - Medal to individuals who have supported the objectives of the Federation in a special way
  • The presentation of the Johann Christian von Mannlich Prize to preferably young Palatinate artists in Bavaria (painters, sculptors, graphic artists, photographers)
  • the award of the Elector Karl Theodor Prize for outstanding academic theses related to Bavaria-Palatinate
  • public lectures and events as well as literature and pamphlets about Bavaria-Palatinate

The Bund der Pfalzfreunde in Bayern eV works closely with the Bayern-Pfalz-Stiftung and the Landesverband der Pfälzer in Bayern eV, which runs the Palatinate Residenz-Weinstube and publishes the magazine “Die Pfalz”.

history

After the end of the Second World War, the Palatinate was under French occupation and became part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate , which was founded on August 30, 1946 . In Bavaria, however, efforts were made to reintegrate the Palatinate into the Free State of Bavaria as the former 8th Bavarian administrative district . A number of activities were intended to serve this goal: In 1949 the regional association of the Palatinate in Bavaria was founded as the umbrella organization for the Palatinate associations. On March 10, 1950, the Bavarian State Parliament decided to set up a Palatinate Committee to which 28 members, including all members of the Council of Elders, belonged. The Bavarian State Parliament and the Senate made official trips to the Palatinate, which sparked protests from the Rhineland-Palatinate state government. In the State Chancellery and in the ministries, as well as in numerous district offices and large cities, Palatinate departments were set up and Palatinate officers appointed. Bavarian state parliament members and members of the government founded the Association of Palatinate Friends in Bavaria in 1950. The founding meeting took place on March 21, 1950 in the plenary hall of the Maximilianeum . However, the Bavarian efforts did not lead to the hoped-for success. For a referendum initiated in 1956, only 7.6% in the Palatinate, and thus less than the required 10%, of the Palatinate people eligible to vote, so that there was no referendum on the return of the Palatinate to Bavaria. This failure led in the following years to the political ambition of regaining the Palatinate on the Bavarian side. The Association of Friends of the Palatinate in Bavaria limited itself to maintaining historically grown relationships with the Palatinate.

Chairperson

Traditionally, the President of the Bavarian State Parliament is the 1st chairman of the Association of Palatinate Friends in Bavaria. The chairmen of the association have been:

In the Bavarian State Parliament, the President is supported in her duties as chairwoman of the Association of Palatinate Friends by a Palatinate Commissioner, since 2011 by Markus Nadler. The predecessor was Berndt Jäger, who already took on this task under President Heubl.

Johann Christian von Mannlich Prize

Johann Christian von Mannlich, self-portrait

The Association of Palatinate Friends has been awarding the Johann Christian von Mannlich Prize to young people from the Palatinate since 1974 and, since 2013, to Bavarian artists. The prize is advertised for students and graduates at an art academy, art college or university specializing in art, in the fields of painting, sculpture, graphics and photography. It is named after Johann Christian von Mannlich , who was a multi-talented artist and was committed to training and promoting young artists. Mannlich has also made lasting merits through his commitment to the preservation and development of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.

Award winners

literature

  • Dirk Klose: The Association of Palatinate Friends since 1956 - Solitaire of the former Bavarian Palatinate policy . In: Golden lion and white-blue diamonds . 60 years of the Landesverband der Pfälzer in Bayern eV Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-938831-13-7 , pp. 74–77
  • Christof Botzenhart: The Bavarian-Palatinate Committee of the Bavarian State Parliament (1950-1959) . In: Rainald Becker (Ed.): Actors - Relationships - Ideas . Laßleben, Kallmünz 2010, ISBN 978-3-7847-1218-5 , pp. 443-457
  • Hermann Rumschöttel: There is a lot of Palatinate in the Free State of Bavaria - and also a lot of Bavaria in the Palatinate , in: Bayernspiegel 03-04 (2016), pp. 6–12

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Association of Palatinate Friends in Bavaria eV awards Elector Karl Theodor Prize for the first time . Report on the website of the Bavarian Parliament. Retrieved February 6, 2015
  2. ^ Statute of the Federation of Palatinate Friends in Bavaria V. of September 16, 2014 on the website of the Association of Palatinate Friends . Retrieved September 24, 2014
  3. ↑ Speech by Landtag President Böhm on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Palatinate Committee in the Bavarian Landtag on March 10, 2000. Retrieved on February 6, 2015
  4. ↑ Dirk Klose: The Association of Friends of the Palatinate since 1956 - Solitaire of the former Bavarian Palatinate policy . In: Golden lion and white-blue diamonds . 60 years of the Landesverband der Pfälzer in Bayern eV Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-938831-13-7 , pp. 74–77
  5. ↑ Die Pfalz 2013, No. 2, Volume 64, p. 1.
  6. ↑ Die Pfalz 2011, Issue 2, Volume 62, p. 15.
  7. ^ Announcement 2015 on the website de Bundes der Pfalzfreunde. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Report on the website of the Bavarian Parliament. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Report on the website of the Bavarian Parliament. Retrieved December 4, 2015.