Linz’s Hillerstraße was renamed by unknown persons. Just a line, but that gave a tram stop a completely different meaning. The complaint of a woman from Linz was not dealt with for more than a week and it was only when the “Krone” asked for it that action was taken at Linz AG.
“At first I couldn’t believe my eyes, then I looked again and I was shocked,” said a “Krone” reader Wednesday a week ago in a line 2 tram in Linz, on the way to SolarCity, when she made an amazing discovery . Because at the Hillerstrasse stop the sign said “Hitlerstrasse”.
Painful for the city
“I immediately called the city’s citizen service,” says the woman from Linz. But when she got back there more than a week later, the Nazi dictator’s name was still there — embarrassing for a city that had spent a lot of time dealing with historically charged street names in recent years. The “Krone” asked how it is possible that there was no response for nine days.
Problem solved quickly
At Linz AG (responsible for the bus stop) they only wanted to know about it on Friday. The problem (the l was changed into a t with an Edding pen) was then immediately solved. The municipality, in turn, was aware of the complaint. They were forwarded to Linz AG. Why nothing happened for nine days will probably remain an official secret.
Former leader city
“Such Nazi graffiti should be removed as soon as possible. It is unacceptable that no one responds to complaints for days,” emphasizes Robert Eiter, spokesman for the network against the extreme right. After all, Linz was one of the five leading cities of the German Reich.
Legal consequences
If the perpetrators acted without having the intention again, they risk an administrative fine of up to 2180 euros in addition to the reimbursement of the cleaning costs. However, if they wanted to make propaganda for Nazi ideology with their action, they risked criminal prosecution and up to ten years in prison.
Source: Krone
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