Adolf-Schemel Street

In the district of Salzburg Süd, the Adolf-Schemel-Straße has commemorated since 1967 the first Landeshauptmann of Salzburg after the end of World War II. Adolf Schemel was born on June 30, 1880 in Salzburg, entered the Landesdienst in 1903, and held various positions; thus, he was active from 1911 to 1922 in the Bezirkshauptmannschaft Salzburg, subsequently employed until 1931 in the Gewerberat of the Landesregierung, and until 1934 as head of the department for school matters in the Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung. Under Austrofascist rule, he was a member of the Länderrat, but after the "Anschluss" on March 12, 1938, he was stripped of his offices and imprisoned. He spent seven months in custody, although no charges were brought against him. Immediately after the end of the war, he was proposed by the US-American occupying power as Landeshauptmann and held this office until December 12, 1945. Adolf Schemel died on April 27, 1961.