Winfried Aßfalg

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Winfried Kretschmann u. Winfried Aßfalg at the award of the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg on April 23, 2016

Winfried Aßfalg (* 1940 in Aitrach ) is a retired special school principal , local researcher and author of several books and biographies on artists of the 18th century and treatises on the town of Riedlingen , of which he has been an honorary citizen since 2010.

Life

Born in Aitrach and raised in Tannheim , where his father held the position of mayor, he first graduated from the then Oberrealschule with grammar school in Memmingen and graduated from high school in Saulgau . After studying at the Pedagogical Institute Weingarten (today the University of Education ) and studying special education in Stuttgart and Tübingen , he worked as a teacher in Saulgau , Mengen and from 1970 to 2003 as the rector of the special needs school in Riedlingen an der Donau.

Aßfalg, trombonist and founding member of the Dixieland band “Stüzles Halbe Stompers”, is involved in urban history research in Riedlingen with a focus on house research and the history of taverns and has compiled several biographies of important Riedlingen residents. Aßfalg is married and has two sons.

voluntary work

Winfried Aßfalg and Winfried Kretschmann at the award of the honorary professor on May 10, 2019
  • 1969–1989: Care and ringing of the white storks in Upper Swabia on behalf of the Radolfzell Vogelwarte, special nature conservation officer of the Tübingen regional council for the white stork in the administrative district.
  • 1975–1985: Member of the cath. Parish council, until 2018: honorary supervisor of the parish and deanery archives in Riedlingen
  • 1978: Palm carrying is revived
  • 1998: Co-initiator of the Albert Burkart Foundation
  • 1999 to 2019: 1st chairman of the Altertumsverein 1851 eV Riedlingen
  • 2003: Takeover of the honorary management of the Riedlingen Museum in the Schöne Stiege house and the Städt. Gallery. Organization of lectures, exhibitions and gallery concerts including the historical fortepiano by Conrad Graf (* 1782 Riedlingen; † 1851 Vienna), opus 819/1824 as part of the gallery concerts with European artists.
  • 2003–2005: Co-initiator for the procurement of the historic fortepiano by Conrad Graf by the KSK BC Foundation with its final location in Riedlingen on the occasion of the city's anniversary.

Honors

Elmar Kuhn hands over the Paul Beck Prize to the Upper Swabian Society (2011)

Publications (excerpt)

  • Riedlingen in old views. Zaltbommel 1978
  • The “Storchenburg” of Mengen. In: Schwäbische Heimat, Heft 4 1980 pp. 278-285
  • Stork fights in Upper Swabia. In: Schwäbische Heimat, Heft 2 1983 pp. 120-124
  • Over a hundred years ago: Free hunting of the white stork. In: Schwäbische Heimat, Heft 2 1984 pp. 177-181
  • Storks in Upper Swabia, commuters between East and West. Nature Conservation Baden-Württemberg Supplement 43, 1986 pp. 305-314
  • 500 years of St. Georg Riedlingen. Riedlingen 1986
  • White stork group of three, a possible detour to pair up. In: Ornithologische Mitteilungen, Heft 11 1988 pp. 279-285 (co-author Prof. Dr. Ernst Schüz)
  • Riedlingen - a center for artists, but not an art center. In: Schwäbische Heimat, Heft 4, 1990 (Part I), pp. 332-341. No. 1, 1991 (Part II), pp. 51-61.
  • Erlebtes Heiligkreuztal, Verl. Current texts 1986, 19922
  • Experienced Riedlingen, Heiligkreuztal, Verl. Current texts 1992
  • The sculptor Andreas Etschmann 1662 / 1664-1708. In: Heilige Kunst 1994 pp. 57-76. Ostfildern 1994
  • Johann Georg Tibianus: Magister, cartographer and poet. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, 2/1994, pp. 19–26.
  • Conrad Graf, “Kaiserl. Kings Hof - Fortepianomacher Wien “. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, 1/1995, pp. 3–30.
  • The radiation monstrance and the measuring chalice by Georg Ignatius Baur in Riedlingen. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, 2/1996 p. 35-42.
  • When the "wind" drives the "ship" into "paradise" - the name of the inn in Riedlingen with a biblical background. In: Schwäbische Heimat, Heft 3 1997, pp. 250–259.
  • Riedlingen an der Donau (in three languages). Gudensberg-Gleichen 1997
  • Former Premonstratensian Abbey of St. Peter and Paul Marchtal, with Maximilian Müller, Catholic parish of St. Peter and Paul, 1998, 20062
  • Christian. Father and son. Sculptor from Riedlingen. A contribution to the art and contemporary history of Swabia in the 18th century. Schwabenverlag, Ostfildern 1998
  • Punish and heal - executioners, bathers and midwives. A contribution to the history of the former Danube town of Riedlingen in the western part of Austria. Bad Buchau 2001, State Prize for Local Research 2002
  • Johann Friedrich Vollmar - a hangman's son becomes an artist. Lindenberg 2002
  • Jacob Schelkle and Conrad Graf in Vienna. Country team relationships cannot be ruled out. In: BC - Local history sheets for the Biberach district. 25th year. Issue 1/2002, pp. 34-36
  • "... better adorned with an honorable consort by the Forchnerischen Pemsel ...". The painter of the frescoes in the St. Martinskirche in Tannheim was identified. In: 300 years of St. Martin Tannheim Church. Pp. 31-35. Tannheim 2002
  • Archive pictures Riedlingen. Erfurt 2003
  • Loud Riedlinger. Celebrities from five centuries. Biberach 2005
  • Sebastian Rau from Riedlingen. Educator, court master, trustee in Vienna. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, issue 2/2005 pp. 47-56.
  • Necrologist as a mirror of life. Two unknown Marchtal artists: Thomas Heckenberger, painter, and Johann Caspar Axmann, sculptor. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, issue 1/2005 pp. 52-62
  • Franz Joseph Kazenmayer (around 1660 / 1684-1755). Sculptor in Riedlingen. On the 250th anniversary of death. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, issue 2/2005 pp. 24-41
  • Riedlingen in a walk, Biberach 2010
  • When writing becomes art. The micrograph Johann Michael Püchler. In: BC - local history sheets for the district of Biberach, issue 1/2011, p. 10-13
  • The riddle about an Augustinian choirwoman in Riedlingen. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, 2/2011 pp. 14-24
  • Ziegelhütte - Reich Labor Service Camp - Student Home. Riedlingen 2013
  • The oldest daily newspaper in Württemberg appears in Riedlingen. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, issue 2/2014 pp. 21-27
  • 500 years of Carnival in Riedlingen. GOLE fools guild celebrates its 150th anniversary. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, issue 1/2015, pp. 53-63
  • In addition to a proper job, also a painter. Richard Hohly (1902-1995) on the 20th anniversary of his death. In: BC - Heimatkundliche Blätter for the district of Biberach, issue 2/2015 pp. 51-55
  • Back then in Riedlingen. Walls, towers, gates. Riedlingen 2017. ISBN 978-3-00-057475-7 .
  • Back then in Riedlingen. The people. Riedlingen 2018. ISBN 978-3-00-060900-8 .
  • Carnival in Riedlingen. Yesterday and today. ISBN 978-3-00-064242-5

Web links

Commons : Winfried Aßfalg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Winfried Aßfalg receives honorary citizenship. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Alb Bote: Order of Merit of the Land for Winfried Aßfalg from April 27, 2016, accessed on April 30, 2016
  3. ↑ Honorary title Professor for Winfried Aßfalg. Retrieved May 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Aßfalg, Winfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German special education teacher, retired principal, local historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Aitrach