Alois Anderka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alois Anderka

Mayor of Ostrava

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1825

Place of Birth: Nové Lublice, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1886

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alois Anderka (25 June 1825, Nové Lublice, Austrian Silesia – 7 April 1886, Moravská Ostrava) was the second mayor of Ostrava 1864-1873. In 1858, he entered politics.
In 1861 he was elected into the local committee and in 1864 was elected mayor. He cooperated with the occupying Prussian forces during the war between Austrian-Prussian War.
He managed to minimise the damage caused by the soldiers.
After a peace was concluded, he was decorated by the Emperor. In 1868 he managed to receive a permit to create a main school in Moravská Ostrava.
In 1869 he managed to organise a railroad to be placed between Ostrava and Frýdlant. Also, a public gaslight was established in 1870, a new city graveyard was opened in 1871. However, his investive activities caused a deficit on 170,000 gold pieces to be made, resulting in Anderka not being named mayor in 1873.
He however remained in communal politics, serving in the local committee, dying on 7 April 1886, due to a lung disease. He was succeeded by Konstantin Grünwald.