Rudolf Pikola

Rudolf Pikola (born May 25, 1916 in Munich , † February 13, 1970 in Miesbach ) was a German politician and writer .

Rudolf Pikola grew up in Regensburg , where he did a banking apprenticeship after graduating from high school. Interrupted from military service 1939–45, he studied education and lived in Miesbach from 1945. Here he taught at the elementary school and was one of the founders of the adult education centers in Hausham (1946) and Miesbach (1947). In addition, he began to work as a writer and often appeared in folk plays written by him. As a writer, he wrote numerous works with a local history background, including the Singspiel Die Wallenburger Verlobung . In addition, as mayor, he promoted the cultural life of the city and the district of Miesbach in particular. In 1968 he was awarded the golden Ludwig Thoma Medal for his achievements in this area .

In 1960 he was surprisingly elected as the SPD candidate for the first mayor of the city of Miesbach. This was preceded by a public discussion about his person as a teacher at the elementary school, which had come from the sponsors of the school and could not be understood by the citizens. As mayor, Pikola developed an extensive development program for Miesbach and laid the foundation for its later development.

After his death, Rudolf Pikola was buried in the Miesbach forest cemetery. Many of his close political friends attended the funeral, including Hans-Jochen Vogel and Waldemar von Knoeringen .

literature

• Gloetzl, Fritz u. a .: Miesbach. A historical foray in words and pictures. Hausham: Fuchs, 1983.
• Langheiter, Alexander: Miesbach. A cultural guide. Miesbach: Maurusverlag, 2006.
• Schmöller, Günther: Important men in and from Miesbach. Munich 1972.