Reinhard Dyk

Reinhard Dyk (born September 19, 1945 in Münzbach ) is a retired Upper Austrian civil servant and Linz city politician ( ÖVP ).

Life and education

Dyk graduated from the Linz Commercial Academy in 1963 , studied social economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz from 1966 to 1970 and received his doctorate there in 1976. From 1970 to 1988 he was in the service of the Upper Austrian provincial government, where he was responsible for housing subsidies and spatial planning .

Political activity

From 1973 he was ÖVP municipal council , from 1988 cultural councilor and from 2001 to 2003 Vice Mayor of the City of Linz .

From 1988 he was responsible for the agendas of road and bridge construction, lighting and surveying, and from 1991 to 2001 for cultural affairs, and from 1997 also for urban parks, gardens and green spaces.

During his tenure, the Ars Electronica Center was opened in 1996 and the Lentos Art Museum in 2003 . In 1998 Linz was the European Month of Culture. With the creation of a cultural development plan and its work as a city culture council, Linz became a model for other cities in this area.

Examples of renovations and revitalization under his responsibility are the renovation of the KulTurm on the Pöstlingberg , the revitalization of the former people's kitchen into an architecture museum. Linz Fest, Pflasterspektakel or 4020. More than music contributed to the revitalization of the cultural scene in Linz.

The rose garden on the Pöstlingberg, the powder mill park in Urfahr, the landscape park in the solarCity Linz and the new Linz city park were created during his tenure. The Art Nouveau park on the Bauernberg, which is unique in Austria , has been placed under monument protection.

Other functions in the social and cultural area

In his role as City Councilor for Culture and Deputy Mayor, he was a member, chairman or deputy chairman of various committees, including a. as chairman of the supervisory board of the Ars Electronica Center (1998 to 2003) and chairman of the cultural committee of the Austrian Association of Cities . Furthermore he was

• President of the Upper Austrian Art Association (2005 to 2007)
• President of the Urfahrer Kulturverein Besser Leben (2008 to 2011)
• Managing Director of the Hartheim Castle Learning and Memorial Foundation (2004 to 2010)

Awards

• 2005: Ring of Honor of the City of Linz
• 2007: Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria

literature

• Dr. Reinhard Dyk - 10 years cultural advisor for the city of Linz , in: Kulturbericht Oberösterreich, Volume 56, Linz 2002, Volume 1, p. 22.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kulturentwicklungsplan Linz, in: Webpräsenz der Stadt Linz ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2005 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. 
2. ↑ KulTurm website
3. ↑ Reinhard Dyk, in: Web presence of Besser Leben
4. ↑ State correspondence No. 149 of July 2, 2010. In: land-oberoesterreich.gv.at. July 2, 2010, accessed on May 20, 2020 (section Kuratorium Hartheim, Managing Director Dr. Reinhard Dyk adopted ). 
5. ↑ Ring of Honor Awards. Mayor Dr. Franz Dobusch awards rings of honor to retired deputy mayor D. Hans Nöstlinger, retired deputy mayor D. Dr. Reinhard Dyk and General Director i. R. Dkfm. Maximilian Stockinger. In: inz.at. April 21, 2005, accessed May 20, 2020 . 
6. ↑ List of winners of the Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria . Retrieved December 9, 2015.