Stefan Springschitz

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Stefan Springschitz (born August 3, 1895 in Siegendorf ; † August 9, 1987 ibid) was an Austrian construction foreman and politician ( SPÖ ). He was a member of the Burgenland Landtag and a member of the National Council .

Life

Stefan Springschitz was born as the son of master bricklayer Johann Springschitz from Siegendorf. He grew up in a Burgenland-Croatian family and attended elementary school in Siegendorf. Springschitz learned the trade of bricklayer and moved to Vienna, where he worked as a construction foreman. Springschitz fought between 1914 and 1918 in World War I and was captured by Russia.

Springschitz was married.

politics

Springschitz joined the construction workers 'union and the Social Democratic Workers' Party in Vienna and, after his return from the First World War, was municipal councilor in Siegendorf from 1918 to 1919 . Between 1919 and 1921 he emigrated to Pottendorf before returning to Burgenland. Between 1921 and 1934 he was a member of the state committee of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and from 1928 to 1932 a member of the Burgenland State Trade Union Commission. In 1923 he was elected vice mayor, and between 1927 and 1934 he held the office of mayor of Siegendorf. Springschitz was also construction workers secretary in Siegendorf from 1930 and represented the SDAP from June 25, 1930 to February 12, 1934 in the Burgenland state parliament. After the February fighting was suppressed, Springschitz lost his political functions and was imprisoned for several weeks between 1934 and 1938. Springschitz fought in the German Wehrmacht between 1943 and 1945 in the Second World War and was taken prisoner by the Soviets.

After the end of the Second World War, Springschitz was again mayor of Siegendorf from 1945 to 1958 and vice-president of the Chamber of Labor between 1949 and 1959. He represented the SPÖ from February 15, 1946 to November 8, 1949 in the National Council.

literature

  • Johann Kriegler: Political manual of Burgenland. Part I (1923-1938). Eisenstadt 1972
  • Johann Kriegler: Political manual of Burgenland. III. Part (1996-2001). Eisenstadt 2001 (Burgenland Research; 84), ISBN 3-901517-29-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Springschitz, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian building foreman and politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament, member of the national council
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Siegendorf
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1987
Place of death Siegendorf