Martin Lutz (entrepreneur)

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Johann Martin Lutz (around 1885)

Martin Lutz (born March 17, 1833 in Schwarzach ; † October 3, 1913 in Mannheim - Feudenheim , actually Johann Martin Lutz ) was a German advice writer and entrepreneur.

life and work

His parents were Johann-Martin Lutz and Karoline Lutz, geb. Schwab. The couple had two sons. After completing his school education, Martin Lutz trained as a businessman and then went into the local government .

During this time, Lutz was confronted with problems in local traffic between Feudenheim and Mannheim . The population of the suburbs could only reach the city of Mannheim on foot or by horse and cart. The Mannheim city population also only came to the cemetery near Feudenheim with great effort. While only horse-drawn trams were used in the Mannheim area , there were already steam trains in other cities. In 1882, Lutz applied for the concession to build a steam tram . After two refusals, Lutz was given a strip of 4300 square meters of land against payment of a lease of 2000 gold marks.

Based on the lease, the permission from the Grand Ducal Government could now be applied for, so that the first test drive could take place on May 2, 1884, with a few small problems. The milk railway was officially put into operation on May 5, 1884. The steam tram initially consisted of a locomotive and two trailers. On January 16, 1900, Lutz sold Lutz & Cie, including the systems that had been built in the meantime, to the city of Mannheim for 600,000 gold marks . In 1913, however, the railway was shut down and the line electrified .

Martin Lutz became an honorary citizen of the then still independent community of Feudenheim and was awarded the Order of the Zähringer Lion for his commitment .

Honorary grave of Martin Lutz in the Feudenheim cemetery

Martin Lutz died of a stroke on October 3, 1913 . His grave was placed under monument protection in 1983 by the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office.

Martin-Lutz-Platz

In Mannheim-Feudenheim there is still the Martin-Lutz-Platz , which was named after him. Lutz is the grandfather of the painter Joachim Lutz .

See also

Individual evidence

  • Neue Mannheimer Zeitung from March 16, 1933
  • Mannheimer Morgen p. 22 of April 27, 1984 / no. 98
  • Mannheim Morning of May 11, 1984 / No. 98
  • MVV Report No. 4/84
  • "The cemeteries in Mannheim" (page 256) - ISBN 3-87804-213-2 [1] Editor: Förderkreis historical Grabstätten in Mannheim eV
  • History workshop Feudenheim / Michael Caroli: Feudenheim: Illustrated history of a Mannheim suburb. Mannheim 1991, ISBN 3-923003-53-6
personal data
SURNAME Lutz, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lutz, Johann Martin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German councilor and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwarzach, today's Rheinmünster
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1913
Place of death Mannheim-Feudenheim