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Liechtenstein politician (1882–1949)
Ludwig Ospelt
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
In office
6 March 1932 – 4 April 1939
Mayor of Vaduz
In office
1936–1942
Preceded byBernhard Risch
Succeeded byDavid Strub
In office
1930–1933
Preceded byBernhard Risch
Succeeded byBernhard Risch
Personal details
Born31 January 1882
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Died27 October 1949 (aged 66)
Zurich, Switzerland
Political partyProgressive Citizens' Party

Ludwig Ospelt (31 January 1882 – 27 October 1949) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1932 to 1939. He also served as the mayor of Vaduz from 1930 to 1933 and again from 1936 to 1942.

Life

Ospelt was born on 31 January 1882 in Vaduz as the son of builder Joseph Anton Ospelt and Mathilda Wachter as one of six children. He attended construction school in Innsbruck. He worked as a construction worker in the Russian Empire under Johann Beck. He took over his father's construction business in 1918 following his death, which he ran until 1946.

From 1921 to 1924 he was a member of the Vaduz municipal council as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. From 1930 to 1933 and again from 1936 to 1942 he was the mayor of Vaduz. During this time, the Liechtenstein state hospital was expanded in 1931, St. Josef church was built, the Vaduz town hall was built in 1933, and a school building in Ebenholz was built in 1937.

From 1932 to 1939 Ospelt was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. During this time, he was a member of the finance commission and the state committee. In 1936 he made a proposal to the Landtag for a pension scheme. He was the consul of the Netherlands in Liechtenstein from 1922 until his death. Throughout World War II, Ospelt campaigned for Liechtenstein's continued independence.

Honours

References

  1. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Ospelt, Ludwig". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. Goop, Cornelius (13 August 2024). "Beck, Johann (1858–1918)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. Mayr, Ulrike; Sele, Patrick (31 December 2011). "Vaduz (Gemeinde)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. Vogt 1987.

Bibliography

  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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