Heinrich von Drasche-Wartinberg
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Heinrich von Drasche-Wartinberg (19 April 1811 – 24 July 1880) was an Austria
n industrialist.
located in the south of Vienna
. During the next decades he built up Austria-Hungary's leading brick producing enterprise which today still exists under the name of Wienerberger
. While Drasche had big influence onto the building industry in Austria-Hungary and was ennobled by Franz Joseph I, his workers had to bear with comparatively bad labour conditions. Because of that, Drasche was one of the main targets of the sociocritical reports of Viktor Adler.
When Drasche died in 1880, his son Richard took over the company.
. The two château
x that had been in the possession of Drasche were damaged by bombings in the Second World War and knocked down in 1965 when the motorway A 23 "Südosttangente"
was built. The former palace garden is used today as a public park under the name of Draschepark. The St. Nicholas' Church
in the centre of Inzersdorf harboures a funerary chapel where Drasche and his family are buried.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n industrialist.
Life
After the death of his uncle Alois Miesbach in 1857, Drasche inherited a BrickyardBrickyard
A brickyard is a place or yard where the earthen building material called bricks are made, fired, and stored, or sometimes sold or otherwise distributed from.-See also:...
located in the south of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. During the next decades he built up Austria-Hungary's leading brick producing enterprise which today still exists under the name of Wienerberger
Wienerberger
Wienerberger AG is the world’s largest producer of bricks, and the second-largest European manufacturer of clay roof tiles. It is based in Vienna, Austria...
. While Drasche had big influence onto the building industry in Austria-Hungary and was ennobled by Franz Joseph I, his workers had to bear with comparatively bad labour conditions. Because of that, Drasche was one of the main targets of the sociocritical reports of Viktor Adler.
When Drasche died in 1880, his son Richard took over the company.
Aftermaths
A couple of localities in the south of Vienna are named after Drasche, for example the Draschestraße (Drasche Street) in InzersdorfInzersdorf (Vienna)
Inzersdorf was before 1938 an independent municipality, and is now a part of the 23rd Viennese district Liesing....
. The two château
Château
A château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
x that had been in the possession of Drasche were damaged by bombings in the Second World War and knocked down in 1965 when the motorway A 23 "Südosttangente"
Autobahns of Austria
The Austrian autobahns are controlled-access highways in Austria. They are officially called Bundesstraßen A according to the Austrian federal road act...
was built. The former palace garden is used today as a public park under the name of Draschepark. The St. Nicholas' Church
St. Nicholas' Church, Inzersdorf
St. Nicholas' Church is a historic church building in Inzersdorf, Austria.There's an extensive article about this church in the German language Wikipedia at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfarrkirche Inzersdorf.-External links:*...
in the centre of Inzersdorf harboures a funerary chapel where Drasche and his family are buried.