Andreas Hörtnagl

Andreas Hörtnagl ( born November 28, 1942 in Matrei am Brenner ) is an Austrian politician.

Life

Andreas was Hörtnagl 1980-1992 Mayor of Gries am Brenner.

Hörtnagl is best known for his conflict with his predecessor Strickner Jacob, who had boasted in the German magazine Bunte in order to have helped Josef Mengele to escape to Italy via the so-called " rat line ". Mayor Hörtnagl ashamed of the behavior of his predecessor and apologized to the survivors of the Holocaust. Strickner sued him for defamation, but had no success with it in court.

In 1990, after the Civil War in Romania and the collapse of communism in Europe, the church of Gries am Brenner took under his leadership as the only town in Austria 113 asylum seekers from 7 nations. The bulk of this former asylum seekers are Austrian citizens today.

In 1991, Andreas Hörtnagl in cooperation with Bishop Reinhold Stecher in his community, the first geared to Christian charity L'Arche community for the disabled and non-disabled people in Austria. Houses, this device can be found today in several communities of the Wipptal.

In 1992 he founded with Andreas Maislinger and Walter Guggenberger the association " memorial service " and thus allowed young Austrians participation in foreign Holocaust memorials. Since 2000 he has been Deputy Chairman of the Association of Austrian foreign service.

Awards

The University of Innsbruck awarded him in 1991 for his involvement with the " Medal of the University " and the Diocese of Innsbruck in 1995 with the " Silver Medal " from. The State of Tyrol honored him in 2005 with the Medal of Merit and in 2010 with the Order of Merit of the country. In 2012 he was awarded by President Heinz Fischer, the Golden Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria.

  • Mayor (Tirol )
  • Carriers of the Medal of Merit of the State of Tyrol
  • Carrier of the Order of Merit of Tyrol
  • Winner of the Golden Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • ÖVP member
  • Austrian
  • Born in 1942
  • Man
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