Carol Telbisz

Karl Telbisz ( Bulgarian Карол Телбиз, Hungarian Károly Telbisz, rum Carol, . Born November 19, 1854 in Csanád, Hungary, † July 14, 1914 in Temesvár ) was a lawyer and 1885-1914 mayor of Temesvár.

Life

Karl Telbisz was born in Cenad the son of Bulgarian parents from Star Bišnov (now Dudeştii Vechi, dt Altbeschenowa ). He attended high school Raab in Szeged, where he graduated from high school in June 1872. 1872-1877 he studied law at Pest and then received his doctorate in administrative law in Vienna. Telbisz settled in 1888 as a lawyer in Timisoara down and in 1883 the urban upper attorney. In 1885 he was elected for four years as Mayor of Timisoara. The mandate should be used up to his death, in 1914, extended. In 1905 he was made an honorary citizen of Timisoara and 1912 the noble title of Baron, he was awarded. In 1914, he received the Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order.

Mayor of Timisoara

When Karl Telbisz was elected at the age of 31 years as mayor, Timisoara was a fortress. In the three decades of his tenure as mayor entfestigte and he modernized the city. Telbisz let erode the walls and make the cityscape of a precisely elaborated urbanization plan along the lines of western cities.

City ​​Zoning

The fort was connected by wide avenues to the suburbs. During his tenure, also the municipal sewer system has been introduced. Grounds were sold and even created the stones that were recovered from the demolition of the fortress walls, and a municipal fund.

In his time the Piata Victoriei today originated with its famous City Palace, the Post Palais, the building of the Austria - Hungarian Bank and a large number of school buildings.

He has developed the first great city development plan, based on the in many cases today's systematization plans. A study trip in 1880 by Central and Western Europe, where he worked primarily with organizational matters of the major cities of Germany, France and England, can already be considered as a preparation for his future life's work.

Economy

After 1891, the major economic issue in Timisoara had drawn attention to the city, settled here a number of industries. 1910, in Timisoara 1850 commercial establishments, of which 65 factories.

By the time the big companies as the slaughterhouse Abator Comunal, the brick, the power plant were taken, which brought in the city of big profits.

The economy has been supported by numerous measures, such as including, for example:

• The free allocation of building sites
• The 15-year tax exemption
• Subsidies of ten crowns per worker workers

If you have done the mayor that the city itself can hardly pay for the living room of the attracted by industry workers and has thus promoted the road to the peri-urban villages like Sackelhausen, Carnival, Saint Andrew, Rekasch, Shag, and more. Particularly benefited the commuters.

Business and commerce experienced a veritable boom during his tenure in Timisoara. The city had a bread - and build a milk factory.

Health, social care and infrastructure

During his tenure was:

• Set up the first Red Cross station in Hungary
• The first paved road built in Hungary ( 1895)
• The electric tram introduced (1899 )

Much credit mayor Telbisz has also acquired in the field of health and social care:

• The establishment of the municipal orphanage
• The foundation of the civil asylum fund
• The urban proportion of the donated by Anton Sailer Children's Hospital

Promotion of education

A great merit of Karl Telbisz was the promotion of education. During his tenure a number of large school buildings were built almost exclusively of municipal funds:

• Trade school
• The upper secondary school
• The girls' secondary school
• The Deaf and Dumb Institute

In his time the unpaid primary education was introduced and promoted the kindergartens.

1910, in Timisoara 76 urban teaching and educational institutions, such as:

• Seven kindergartens
• 27 elementary schools
• Five boys Biirgerschulen
• Two girls' schools
• Two upper secondary schools
• A secondary school
• A Lehrerpräparandie
• A deaf institute

The following institutions were likewise under the auspices of the Mayor Karl Telbisz built:

1907 signed the application for the establishment of Timisoara University Telbisz.