Karl Laundry

Karl Wäschle (* 24. December 1922 in Ravensburg , † 7. August 2014 ) was a Baden-Wuerttemberg local politician of the CDU . From 1966 to 1987 he was Lord Mayor of the City of Ravensburg.

Life

Karl Laundry was drafted into the Navy in 1940 . He was used as a submarine driver. After the war, he was a consultant in the Ministry of Culture for ten years.

In 1966 he was elected mayor of Ravensburg to succeed Albert Sauer . In 1973 he was elected chairman of the regional association Bodensee-Oberschwaben .

During Waschle's tenure, historical buildings were demolished through department store and multi-storey car parks in Ravensburger Adlerstrasse, as well as the renovation of the concert hall and the beginning of the renovation of Ravensburg's old town, the construction of a shopping center on Gänsbühl, the establishment of pedestrian zones and the closure of the central one Marienplatz for through traffic.

After his resignation as Lord Mayor, in 1987 he was granted honorary citizenship of the city of Ravensburg.

The Ravensburg district association of the Europa-Union Deutschland honored the achievements of its long-term chairman in 2005 with the appointment of honorary chairman and the Europa-Union Germany with the award of the Europa-Union pin in gold in recognition of services to the Europa-Union Germany.

The artist Raimund Waschle was his son.

Honors

• 1983: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1987: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany

Fonts

• 20 years for Ravensburg: a mayor remembers . In: Ravensburg. Views and profiles . Oberschwäbische Verlagsanstalt, Ravensburg 1987, ISBN 3-926891-00-9 , pp. 83-91
• Alassinian Notes. Memories of a Ravensburger Lord Mayor. Oberschwäbische Verlagsanstalt, Ravensburg 1988, ISBN 3-926891-07-6 (the title refers to Laundry's long-term vacation spot Alassio )

Web links

• Literature by and about Karl Laundry in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung , August 8, 2014; Life data according to the obituary in the Schwäbische Zeitung of August 9, 2014
2. ↑ Karl Wäschle: Alassinische notes , Ravensburg 1988
3. ↑ Press review of the Spohn-Gymnasium Ravensburg ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Annual report of the Europa-Union Deutschland Landesverband Baden-Württemberg ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

predecessor	Office	successor
Albert Sauer	Lord Mayor of Ravensburg 1966–1987	Hermann Vogler