List of personalities from the city of Pinkafeld
This list contains personalities who are connected to the small town of Pinkafeld in Burgenland . The list does not claim to be complete.
Honorary citizen and holder of the ring of honor of the city of Pinkafeld
The municipality of Pinkafeld awards the ring of honor and the badge of honor in gold, silver and bronze for great services. Holders of the ring of honor are also honorary citizens:
- Hermann Gmeiner (1919–1986). The founder of the SOS Children's Villages received the Ring of Honor from the city of Pinkafeld on June 13, 1969.
- Karl Kleinrath; the long-time vice mayor Pinkafeld was awarded the ring of honor on December 27, 1985.
- Josef Karl Homma (1891–1966), Pinkafelder Mayor from 1936–1938 and Director of the Burgenland State Archives from 1945–1958, received the Ring of Honor posthumously on March 14, 1966.
- Theodor Kery (1918-2010). The former governor of Burgenland granted the municipality generous financial support for infrastructure, schools, business development and associations, for which he was awarded the ring of honor in 1987.
- Alfred Kranich (1930–1998), member of the Burgenland state parliament and mayor of Pinkafeld, year of awarding: 1973.
- Adolf März, was particularly committed to the expansion of the HTBL Pinkafeld , the year of the award was 1977.
- Reinhold Polster (1922–2009), Deputy Governor of Burgenland, campaigned for the municipality in particular in the area of Pinkafelder infrastructure (water supply from the changeover area, Pinka regulation, expansion of freight routes), year of awarding: 1977.
- Adolf Posch, first freely elected mayor of the post-war period, year of award: 1964.
- Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949), Christian social politician, Army Minister, Austrian Federal Chancellor. In his role as Minister of the Army, Vaugoin supported the establishment of the Pinkafelder Feldjägerkaserne.
- Josef Wiesler - Due to his support, the municipality received financial support for the expansion of the infrastructure (water pipeline construction, construction of freight roads, bridge construction), year of award: 1987.
sons and daughters of the town
Personalities of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries
Bishop Michael Haas , born in Pinkafeld in 1811
- Ádám Batthyány (1609–1659), owner of the Bernstein rule (1644–1669), who belonged to Pinkafeld at that time
- Barbara Batthyány, Ádám Batthyány's second wife, took over the now independent rule Pinkafeld in 1659
- Paul II Batthyány (1639–1674), ruler 1669–1674
- Joseph Michael Weinhofer (1778–1859), homilet and catechist , pastor in Pinkafeld for 53 years.
- Franziska Batthyány (1783–1861). The Countess's Pinkafelder castle was the meeting point of the “Viennese Romantics” around Klemens Maria Hofbauer , who also included Zacharias Werner , Johann Emanuel Veith and Eduard Jakob von Steinle .
- Michael Haas (1810–1866), Bishop of the Diocese of Sathmar .
Personalities of state and state politics
- Franz Fiedler (1898–1956), member of the Burgenland State Parliament (1949–1953)
- Nikolaus Freyberger (1865–1944), member of the Burgenland State Parliament (1923–1930) and Second President of the State Parliament (1924–1925 and 1927–1930)
- Karl Fuith (1884–1966), regional party leader of the Christian Social Party (1932–1934) and member of the Burgenland Landtag (1930–1934)
- Andrea Gottweis (* 1961), member of the Burgenland State Parliament since 1996
- Julius Grabner (1903–1984), 3rd President of the Burgenland State Parliament, member of the Burgenland State Parliament (1949–1953)
- Ernst Guth, Member of the Austrian National Council (1953–1956)
- Emmerich Haas (1896–1955), Member of the Burgenland State Parliament (1949–1953)
- Norbert Hofer (* 1971), since 2005 Vice Party Chairman of the FPÖ , since 2006 member of the Austrian National Council and since October 29, 2013 third President of the National Council, 2016 presidential candidate
- Alfred Kranich (1930–1998), member of the Burgenland Landtag (1960–1973)
- Kurt Maczek (* 1955), member of the Burgenland State Parliament since 2005
- Anton Pradl (1892–1966), Austrian chair master and member of the Burgenland Landtag (1934–1938)
- Franz Stampf (1899–1981), member of the Burgenland State Parliament (1949–1953)
Personalities from art, culture and journalism
- Sonja Ammann (* 1965), journalist and screenwriter (Vienna's Lost Daughters)
- Gerald Groß (* 1964), journalist, TV presenter
- Margarete Jahrmann (* 1967), media artist
- Eugen Jakab (* 1943), chamber musician, professor of piano
- Dieter Kirchlechner (* 1932), actor, screenwriter and director
- Franz Kirnbauer (1955–2009), cultural journalist and editor
- Otto Schmidt (1953–2009), journalist, reporter at ORF , publisher of Wiener G'schichten
Other personalities
- Christian Friesl (* 1960), 1997–2003 President of the Catholic Action Austria, since 2001 Head of Education and Society in the Federation of Industrialists
- Emmerich Gamauf (1899–1969), horsehair sieve bottom weaver
- Gernot Kerschbaumer (* 1983), orienteer (gold and silver medalist at the military world championships in orienteering, Brazil 2011)
- François Kraut (1907–1983), geologist and mineralogist, university professor in Paris
- Sepp Linhart (* 1944), Japanologist, university professor in Vienna
- Helmut Rauch (1939–2019), nuclear physicist
Mayor of Pinkafel since 1921
| from ... to | Surname | Political party | function |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Republic of Austria (1921–1933) | |||
| 1921-1923 | Franz Brenner | - | Austrian municipal administrator |
| 1923-1930 | Julius Lehner | - | mayor |
| 1930-1932 | Karl Vestner | - | Government commissioner |
| 1932-1933 | Julius Lehner | - | mayor |
| Period of the corporate state - Federal State of Austria (1933–1938) | |||
| 1933-1936 | Rudolf Schwarz | - | Government commissioner |
| 1936-1938 | Josef Karl Homma | - | mayor |
| Period of National Socialism - German Empire (1938–1945) | |||
| 1938-1945 | Robert Stöger | NSDAP | mayor |
| Occupation in the Soviet Zone (1945–1955) | |||
| 1945-1946 | Johann Hammerl | ÖVP | mayor |
| 1946-1950 | Ludwig Zartl | ÖVP | mayor |
| 1950-1955 | Adolf Posch | ÖVP | mayor |
| Republic of Austria (since 1955) | |||
| 1955-1967 | Anton Braun | ÖVP | mayor |
| 1968-1973 | Alfred Kranich | ÖVP | mayor |
| 1974-1975 | Franz Ringhofer | ÖVP | mayor |
| 1975-1990 | Eugene Kainrath | ÖVP | mayor |
| 1990-1997 | Franz Schuetter | ÖVP | mayor |
| 1997-2002 | Kurt Tripamer | ÖVP | mayor |
| 2002–… | Kurt Maczek | SPÖ | mayor |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franz Zeiss: Pinkafeld 1945–1987. Self-published by the municipality of Pinkafeld, Pinkafeld 1987, p. 34 ff
- ^ Family Batthyány 17th century on the homepage of the Batthyány family http: //www.batthyany.at,/ accessed on October 16, 2010
- ↑ Emmerich Gamauf on regiowiki.at
- ^ The mayor of Pinkafeld, panel in the Pinkafeld town hall