Willi Reiland
Willi Reiland | |
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 Reiland pictured around 2010 | |
| Born | 2 November 1933 Trutnov, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 14 November 2015 (aged 82) Haibach, Germany |
| Resting place | Old Town Cemetery, Aschaffenburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Lord Mayor |
| Spouse | Eliva Hattig (1962–2015; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
Willi Reiland (2 November 1993 – 14 November 2015)[1] was a German politician. He was lord mayor of the Lower Franconian town of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria, Germany, for thirty years.
Early life and career[edit]
In 1946, when Reiland was aged twelve, he and his family were expelled out of Czechoslovakia. They moved to Haibach in Lower Franconia, Germany.
He attended secondary school in Aschaffenburg, then studied law in Würzburg, receiving his doctorate in 1960.
In 1962, he was elected member of the Bavarian State Parliament. He remained in the role until 1970,[2] when he was made lord mayor of Aschaffenburg. He remained in that role for thirty years, retiring in April 2000.
Personal life[edit]
In 1962, Reiland married Elvira Hattig, with whom he had two sons.
In 1977, the couple were presented to the Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during a visit to Perth, Scotland, a twin town of Aschaffenburg. Eleven years later, Reiland opened Perth's St John's Shopping Centre.[1][3][4]
Death[edit]
Reiland died in 2015, aged 82.[5] He was interred in an honorary grave in Aschaffenburg's Old Town Cemetery.[6]
Further reading[edit]
- Carsten Pollnick: Aschaffenburger Stadtoberhäupter Würzburg: Volksblatt Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 1983, ISBN 3-429-00875-1
- Stadt Aschaffenburg – Dr. Willi Reiland Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Aschaffenburg 1970–2000 ISBN 3-922355-23-4
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Farewell to Willi Reiland" – Main-Echo, 20 November 2015
- ^ "Profile of Dr. Willi Reiland, Member of the Landtag of Bavaria 1962-1970" (in German). Bayerischer Landtag. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ St John's Shopping Centre – Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
- ^ "Mayor of Aschaffenburg visits St John's Shopping Centre for 30th Anniversary". St John's Shopping Centre. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Freudenberger, Peter (2015-11-16). "Aschaffenburgs Altbürgermeister Willi Reiland gestorben". main-echo.de. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Freudenberger, Peter (2015-11-21). "Der bewegende Abschied von Willi Reiland". main-echo.de. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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