| Franz Wielander | |
 Franz Wielander at age 100. | |
| Centenarian |
Franz Wielander (born 21 January 1914) is a Austrian centenarian who is the oldest living man in Austria.
Biography
Franz Wielander was born in Austria-Hungary (now Austria) on 21 January 1914.
He married Hermine on 12 October 1940. The couple had at least one son: Rudolf Wielander. In 1941, he had to join the Wehrmacht. He was in captivity in Siberia for two years. It was not until 1947 that the couple saw each other again, after Russian captivity at the St. Georgen train station.
His wife Hermine Wielander died in 2017 at the age of 98.
He became the oldest living man in Austria upon the death of 106-year-old Anton Kronberger (1913–2020) on 14 June 2020.
Franz Wielander currently lives in his house in St. Podn, Lower Austria, Austria, at the age of 110 years, 88 days, where he is cared for by his son and daughter-in-law.
References
- "Einfach solid gelebt" Meinbezirk.at, 12 February 2014
- Franz Wielander: Humor im stolzen Alter Meinbezirk.at, 23 January 2015
- 75 Jahre gemeinsam durch's Leben Meinbezirk.at, 20 October 2015
- Ältester St. Pöltner feierte 104. Geburtstag NÖN.at, 30 January 2018
- Ältester St. Pöltner feiert 105. Geburtstag ORF NÖ, 23 January 2019
- Ältester St. Pöltner feierte 105. Geburtstag NÖN.at, 24 January 2019
- Ältester St. Pöltner feiert 106. Geburtstag Krone.at, 24 January 2020
- Ältester St. Pöltner - Franz Wielander ist 107 Jahre alt NÖN.at, 28 January 2021
Gallery
| Austria's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Leopold Vietoris • Samuel Botscher • Anton Bohdal • Johann Bogl • Wilhelm Mahler • Franz Harrer • Josef Kastenhuber • Leopold Engleitner • Albin Pichler • Gunter Fronius • Felix Madl • Franz Peter Winkler • Theodor Zafred • Johann Diesenhofer • Josef Pux • Julius Frauerwieser • Leopold Kriegbaum • Johann Simair • Otto Filipsky • Josef Schadler • Marko Feingold • Alois Mayrhofer • Anton Kronberger • Franz Wielander • Josef Peer |