Wenzel Wolfert

Wenzel Wolfert actually called Wenzl Wolfert the Postillion Wolfert or Neudeker Wenzl (born August 28, 1820 in Widhostitz , † April 29, 1877 in Fischern near Karlsbad ) was a Bohemian stagecoach . He was considered the most famous postilion in Austria.

Life

Wolfert was a child of the first Patental- disability Adam Christian Wolfert (* 1790 in Hohenstollen ; † October 17, 1865 in Neudek ) and Maria Anna nee Herzog (* 1800 in Widhostitz; † June 15, 1882 in Fischern) was born in Widhostitz near Podersam . His parents married shortly after his birth on February 11, 1821. He grew up in Neudek in the Ore Mountains , where his father worked as a postilion at the station there. His paternal grandfather came from Sauersack .

At the age of 18, Wolfert joined the Neudek post office as a postilion , until he moved to the station in Karlsbad in 1840 . In 1848 he had an accident while on a business trip and his superior asked the Upper Post Office Administration in Prague for another position for Wolfert in the post office , but he remained a postilion. In 1852 he received the honorary outfit. Wolfert achieved notoriety above all as a capable charioteer and excellent post horn player . His virtuoso post horn playing made him unforgettable for the guests and became legendary during his lifetime. Various stories have grown up around him. During his service he could get very rough at times, so in 1852 the post office administration in Prague reprimanded him for his improper behavior. An anecdote tells of a meeting in Schönlind with the miracle doctor Johann Baptist Rölz .

The Karlsbader Wochenblatt wrote about Wolfert: At that time he was a sought-after personality among his spa guests. Everyone asked to go with him - even the Emperor's mother, Archduchess Sofie , always had to go to Wolfert whenever she left Karlsbad after she had finished using the spa. In his album, which he created to enter the personalities who drove with him, there were a. the names of: King Wilhelm of Prussia , King Otto of Greece , Prince Bismarck , Prince Camill Rohan , Baron Rothschild , Dr. Löschner , Countess Hardegg , Alexander Prince of Prussia , Therese Princess von Thurn-Taxis , Count Belcredi , Count Mensdorf , Landgrave von Fürstenberg , Archbishop of Olomouc . Wolfert also promoted Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1864 when he was in the city. This was supposedly so enthusiastic about the postilion that he invited him to his place. When the emperor once again stayed in Carlsbad, blew Wolfert from Hirschsprung rock the imperial anthem .

For health reasons and because the stagecoach ride had gradually lost importance on the railroad , he resigned on December 6, 1868. Wolfert died on April 29, 1877 and was buried by fishermen in the cemetery. From the Vienna Post Museum u. a. three of his four memorial books are kept.

family

Wolfert married Katharina born on January 29, 1849 in Karlsbad. Scherzer (* 1825 in Neudonitz; † July 26, 1901 in Fischern). Several children were born from the marriage.

Works

Songs and poems

Farewell song
The discovery of Karlovy Vary
Joy and sorrow

Honors

On his gravestone in the fishermen's cemetery is the inscription:

He was popular as a postilion / drove many princes and lords / His post horn delighted everyone / That is why posterity does him honor.

literature

The Post in Karlsbad: Historical account of its development, Imperial-Royal Post and Telegraph Office , A. Haafe, 1906, pp. 289–292
Pavel Andrš: Slavní nejdečtí rodáci. Rodáci, osbnosti, návštěvníci. Famous native Neudekers. Natives, personalities and visitors, Nejdek: Město Nejdek, 2007
Constantin von Wurzbach : Wolfert, Wenzel . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 58th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1889, p. 23 ( digitized version ).

Individual evidence

^ Archivaltools State Regional Archives in Leitmerit. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .
↑ Karlovy Vary 067 | Porta fontium. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .
^ Contributions to Sudeten German folklore . 1908 ( google.de [accessed April 2, 2018]).
↑ Christine Kainz: Austria's Post: from messenger post to postman . Ch. Brandstätter, 1995, ISBN 978-3-85447-584-2 ( google.de [accessed April 2, 2018]).
↑ Karlovy Vary 058 | Porta fontium. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .
↑ Louise Kotz (Baroness.): What I experienced !: What I noticed! : Memories of mixed content . In Commission at FA Credner, 1859 ( google.de [accessed on April 2, 2018]).

personal data
SURNAME	Wolfert, Wenzel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wolfert, Wenzl (real name); Wolfert, Postillion; Wenzl, Neudeker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bohemian stagecoach
DATE OF BIRTH	August 28, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH	Widhostitz
DATE OF DEATH	April 29, 1877
Place of death	Fishermen near Karlsbad

[1] Archivaltools State Regional Archives in Leitmerit. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .

[2] Karlovy Vary 067 | Porta fontium. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .

[3] Contributions to Sudeten German folklore . 1908 ( google.de [accessed April 2, 2018]).

[4] Christine Kainz: Austria's Post: from messenger post to postman . Ch. Brandstätter, 1995, ISBN 978-3-85447-584-2 ( google.de [accessed April 2, 2018]).

[5] Karlovy Vary 058 | Porta fontium. Retrieved April 2, 2018 .

[6] Louise Kotz (Baroness.): What I experienced !: What I noticed! : Memories of mixed content . In Commission at FA Credner, 1859 ( google.de [accessed on April 2, 2018]).