family history
The Czerweny family from Arland
The Czerweny family were big industrialists in the match industry and originally came from the south-east Bohemian town of Trutnov, on the edge of the Giant Mountains on the Aupa. The founding father Franz Czerweny (born March 26th, 1848, died April 13th, 1921) was made a kuk commercial councilor in 1907 and an officer's cross holder of the Franz Joseph Order in 1911 because of his outstanding achievements. Among other things, he donated a workers' dormitory in Deutschlandsberg, which still exists today, and Arnfels Castle, including an outbuilding, for charitable and/or non-profit purposes. He also gave the community of Deutschlandsberg a source area for the Mäktische high spring water pipeline with a protective area of 23 hectares. Because of his services, he was knighted by Emperor Karl I and awarded the title "Edler von Arland". The name Arland stands for the cities of Arnfels and Landsberg (Deutschlandsberg).
The family crest shows a silver eagle on a triangle in the middle. Above the eagle are placed a small crown and an armored arm holding a torch. In the lower part there are three silver poles. The motto of the family is: "Free the eye, clear the will, complete the deed.
The family crest shows a silver eagle on a triangle in the middle. Above the eagle are placed a small crown and an armored arm holding a torch. In the lower part there are three silver poles. The motto of the family is: "Free the eye, clear the will, complete the deed.
Florian Pojatzi (geb. 15. 1. 1830; † 17. 8. 1917)
The area of activity was beginning with the father-in-law of Franz Czerweny von Arland, Florian Pojatzi mainly in Styrian Deutschlandsberg, formerly Landsberg. Deutschlandsberg is about 28 km from Arnsfeld, which is on the border with Slovenia. Here in southern Styria, between Klagenfurt and Graz, Florian Pojatzi founded the Deutschlandsberg match factory in 1856 and expanded it in 1881 to include the factory in Stainz-Stallhof, 16 km further north. These were soon among the most modern match companies in the monarchy. From 1880 onwards, the companies employed around 700 workers. Another 1,000 people found a good side income by making the wooden cans needed for packaging. Pojatzi, whose social services were exemplary for the workers, withdrew from the business in 1892.
Franz Czerweny von Arland (born March 26, 1848, † April 13, 1921)
Since 1876 his son-in-law Franz Czerweny von Arland was a public shareholder of the Fl. Pojatzi & Comp. and from 1899 sole owner. In 1903, Franz Czerweny von Arland initiated the merger of all major factories into SOLO-Zündwaren- und Wichsefabriken AG. Before the merger, the Fl. Pojatzi & Comp. already more than 1200 employees and a turnover of over 2 million crowns. These consisted of Deutschlandsberg and Stainz ("Pojatzi"), Graz, Klagenfurt ("Sirius" from 1920), St. Pölten (1921-25 "Orion"), Hallwang near Salzburg, Vienna ("Pollack") and Linz ("Union "). This created one of the largest companies in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy with 3,000 employees and a turnover of 7 million crowns for the production of matches, which produced until 1982. As the last location in Austria, the production of matches was abandoned in Deutschlandsberg in the same year.
The Czerweny lighter machine
The Czerweny von Arland family achieved world fame through their two sons Viktor Franz Florian (born March 14, 1877, died September 27, 1956) and Robert Franz Anton (born August 28, 1878, died May 3, 1962) in 1898 with the development of the first automatic matchstick "Czerweny" which was given a place of honor in the technical museum in Vienna and can still be seen today. This epoch-making Czerweny automatic machine produced a million matches an hour under the supervision of two to three workers. From 1908 the patented machine was produced in large numbers by Maschinenfabrik Voith in St. Pölten and exported all over the world. The Czerweny automatic matchstick is still in use today.
The brothers Viktor Franz Florian and Robert Franz Anton founded two lines, the older one in Graz (Styria) and the younger one in Germany, which still exists today.
The brothers Viktor Franz Florian and Robert Franz Anton founded two lines, the older one in Graz (Styria) and the younger one in Germany, which still exists today.
Ing. Dr. Martin Czerweny von Arland
Today, after more than 185 years of family history, which was characterized by brilliant rises and times of economic weakness, but always by inventions and innovations, the current name owner and son-in-law of Dr. Otto Friedrich Czerweny von Arland from the Robert line in Vienna and St. Wolfgang.
He tries to let the history of the CZERWENY EDLE VON ARLAND family live on as innovative inventors and entrepreneurs in contemporary ways of life and business. Today, the UBVA Group consists of a good dozen company holdings in the service, retail, real estate and project development sectors and constantly employs around 50 people in 7 countries.
He tries to let the history of the CZERWENY EDLE VON ARLAND family live on as innovative inventors and entrepreneurs in contemporary ways of life and business. Today, the UBVA Group consists of a good dozen company holdings in the service, retail, real estate and project development sectors and constantly employs around 50 people in 7 countries.