His agenda was already full: in the last ‘Steirerkrone’ interview, Hannes Androsch, who died this week, spoke about projects he wanted to realize in Ausseerland next year. There was no thought that the 86-year-old would not be able to experience all this again.
Before it came to politics, Hannes Androsch in the last “Steirerkrone” interview looked ahead to the year 2025. There will be an exhibition of the salt mines stored there in the Altaussee Salt Mine in the heart of the Sandling, next to the loser. of one of the two “bread mountains” in the region, dedicated to the art looted by the Nazis and the end of the war 80 years ago. “Fortunately, salt workers saved this European art treasure a few hours earlier,” said the “Salt Baron” proudly.
The fact that he would open this anniversary show next year was deliberately planned in the overly busy schedule of the most famous Ausseer. And he was also looking forward to the construction of a theme trail on the Loser. There was no thought that the 86-year-old would not be able to experience all this again.
When Hannes Androsch invited us to his typical country house in mid-October, autumn in the idyllic spa town of Altaussee was at its best, two gardeners were removing leaves from the lawn and pruning the vines that climbed up the wooden facade. “Otherwise they’ll grow in your window, Doctor,” said one. Androsch thanked him kindly.
Conversation in the living room furnished with antique farmhouse furniture
The successful entrepreneur welcomed us into his living room, furnished with antique farmhouse furniture, where he received business partners. In this familiar atmosphere, he talked about domestic politics in the way journalists have valued for decades: precise, witty, eloquent and without fear of offending anyone. He wanted to wake up the politicians negotiating a coalition – “with a calmness, as if you had all the time in the world, even if your hat was on fire.” The next day the headline of ‘Krone’ read: ‘Androsch settles the SPÖ’.
“Well, we stung a hornet’s nest,” he smiled afterwards on the phone. Many old companions called him and congratulated him. “Now you’ll have to excuse me, I just got a call from America,” Androsch said.
Source: Krone
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