Knowledge test of the fire brigade youth: record participation in Weißkirchen!

Knowledge test of the fire brigade youth: record participation in Weißkirchen!

In the heart of Styria, in Weißkirchen, an impressive knowledge test of the fire brigade youth of the Judenburg area took place on March 8, 2025. Under the guidance of Abi Mario Leitner and OBM Andreas Steinberger, a total of 158 participants, including a third girl and 14 career changers, took part. This high field of participants reflects great interest in the fire brigade youth. It should be emphasized that 38 of these young people achieved the coveted knowledge test badge in bronze, while all 31 participants in silver were successful. For the golden badges, 35 young people in the subject areas such as organization, formal exams and equipment science were able to work out, such as "https://www.fireworld.at/2025/10/stmk-wissensstest-2025-der-feuerwehr Youth-mit-mit-mit-teitungen/"> FIREWORLD.AT was.

While the fire brigade youth celebrated, the Folklore Museum in Styria looks at an interesting historical figure. Josef Schneiber, born in St. Gallen in 1908, worked as a priest in various religious and social positions for decades. He was not only a pioneer in the ecumenical approach of the churches, but is also recognized by his close relationship with personalities such as Viktor Geramb and Alexander Silveri. These connections show the interaction between the church and society in the tumultuous time before the connection of Austria to the German Reich. It is particularly exciting that Schneber was trained as a medical soldier in 1940; His letters from this time testify to his wish to serve on the front. Today he is given a monument in the museum's traditional hall, with his traditional costume at the scene, which was acquired at the time, as Museum-joanneum.at