Andreas Zelinka (; 23 February 1802 – 21 January 1868) was a Czech-Austrian politician. He served as the

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, Austria from 1861 to 1868.

Life

Zelinka was born on 23 February 1802 in

Vyškov Vyškov (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Vyškov consists of 13 mun ...

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. He attended high school in

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. From 1821 to 1825, he studied law at the

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and received his PhD in 1829. Beginning in 1831, he worked as a health inspector and an attorney. In 1848, he was elected to the

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City Council and became its vice-president in 1849. He was awarded the

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in 1850. During his years as mayor he also served in the State Parliament of

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and, from 1867, in the Herrenhaus of the Imperial Council of Austria. As mayor, he participated in planning the

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, the

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(a flood control project) and the

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(Central Cemetery). In 1865, the first sections of the

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were opened. His entire annual salary of 12,000

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was donated to charity. The people of Vienna called him ''Papa Zelinka''. He died on 21 January 1868 in Vienna. In 1869, a street in the

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was named the ''Zelinkagasse'' in his honor. He is also commemorated by a monument in the Stadtpark.

Sources

*Article on Zelinka @ German Wikisource

1802 births 1868 deaths People from Vyškov Mayors of Vienna Politicians from the Austrian Empire Members of the House of Lords (Austria) Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery {{Austria-mayor-stub