Abstract (eng)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to reconstruct the history of the family-run business Liebl in Hall bei Admont. In 1842, Josef Liebl I. bought an ironwork from the family Schröckenfux, which he expanded within the first century of its existence. There were produced nails, metal, steel strips and wires. The company sustained business relationships with many suppliers and customers and their influence reached to Vienna, Budapest and Belgrad. In 1845, Jose Liebl I. purchased properties in Bruckbach near Waidhofen an der Ybbs, died, however, in the same year. His son Josef Liebl II. continued the project and built a puddling plant, which he sold to Franz Werndl in 1862.
In 1872, the region around Admont was connected to the railway network through the “Kronprinz-Rudolf-Bahn”. This connection provides the opportunity for the Liebl Company to obtain pig iron and to transport goods in a more profitable way. However, the distance to the railway station still had to be covered with horse-drawn carriage. In the same year, bigger changes were made within the plant and the products were sold to Salzburg, Austria, Hunga-ry, Bohemia and Serbia. From 1872 until 1885, Josef Liebl II., and later his son, participated as limited partners in the sheet metal factory of Trieben.
In 1880, Josef Liebl II. died and his property passed on to his sons Liebl III., Maximilian, as well as to his widow Konstantia. In 1889, Josef Liebl III. and his wife took over the compa-ny; and in 1882, the ironwork was converted into a scythe factory. This factory was shut down in 1907 and Liebl III. moved to Steyr with his family. The Monastery of Admont bought the factory buildings and a power station was built there, which is still running today.