Willi Reiland
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.
Willi Reiland | |
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 Reiland pictured around 2010 | |
| Born | 2 November 1933 Trutnov, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 14 November 2015 (aged 82) Aschaffenburg, Germany |
| Resting place | Old Town Cemetery, Aschaffenburg, Germany |
| Nationality | Czechoslovak |
| Spouse | Eliva Hattig (1962–2015; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and career
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.
A decade later, Reiland was made lord mayor of Aschaffenburg, a role in which he remained for thirty years. He retired on 30 April 2000.
Personal life
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][2][3]
Death
Reiland died in 2015, aged 82.[4] He was interred in an honorary grave in Aschaffenburg's Old Town Cemetery.[5]
Further reading
References
- "Farewell to Willi Reiland" – Main-Echo, 20 November 2015
- 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.