Stelzhamerbund
The Stelzhamerbund was founded in 1882 by Hans Commenda sen. , Anton Matosch and Hans Zötl in Vienna .
In addition to the preoccupation with the life and work of the namesake Franz Stelzhamer , this literary association has earned a reputation for Upper Austrian dialect and dialect literature.
After the " Anschluss of Austria " in 1938, the Stelzhamerbund existed for almost a year and was dissolved by the state in 1939. Hans Commenda jun. It deserves the credit for having re-established this literary society after the Second World War . From the merger with the Association of Upper Austrian Dialect Poets in 1946, the name of the association was Stelzhamerbund der Freunde Upper Austrian Dialect Poetry . 2012 they returned to the original short club name Stelzhamerbund .
The goals - preservation, promotion and dissemination of the Upper Austrian dialect - have not changed from the year it was founded until today.
Well-known dialect poets from other dialect regions have joined the association, from Burgenland to Vorarlberg and South Tyrol to Bavaria. They also take part in the two competitions with which the Stelzhamerbund promotes contemporary literature: The Franz Stelzhamer Prize (since 2011) is awarded for short stories in dialect, the Franz Hönig Prize (since 2013) for rhymed poems. The group "neue mundart" initiated by Karl Pömer cultivates inconsistent poetry.
Chronology of the chairmen
- 1882–1938 Hans Zötl
- Banned from 1939–1945
- 1946–1954 Hans Commenda
- 1955–1961 Karl Gattermeyer
- 1962–1964 Wilhelm Schaumberger
- 1964–1985 Wolfgang Dobesberger
- 1985–1991 Katharina Dobler
- 1991–2000 Karl Pömer
- 2000–2006 Gertraud Stöckler-Schatzdorfer
- 2006–2009 Karlheinz Sandner
- 2009– Klaus Huber
The Stelzhamerbund-Mitteilungsheft was further developed by Klaus Huber in 2010 to become the quarterly magazine wortgarten .