An urgent appeal comes from the city of Olching: Landlords are asked to provide apartments for refugees from Moria in order to free them from the catastrophic conditions on site.
Olching
- From the group of asylum workers, there is clear criticism of the Federal Government's approach.
Germany had agreed to accept 1553 recognized refugees from Greece, but that was not enough.
"That is shameful for a country with 80 million inhabitants," says spokesman Karl-Heinz Theis.
The hope: if the municipalities signal their willingness to take in refugees, the number could still change.
Olching: Finding accommodation for Moria refugees - asylum homes are ruled out
Many communities have already done this, and this was also the subject of heated debate in the district town.
The group of helpers was also able to convince Mayor Andreas Magg to take part in the campaign.
The churches are also there.
However, because the refugees did not come as part of a regular asylum procedure, they could not move into the refugee accommodation of the government of Upper Bavaria.
Mayor Magg explains: “As we unfortunately cannot offer any living space ourselves, we are dependent on Olchingers who have living space to provide it.
I very much hope that in this way we can at least offer a few people a new, safe home. ”This is not about hundreds of people.
“If we took in three or four families, that wouldn't be noticed at all in Olching with its 30,000 inhabitants.
But it would be a nice sign of humanity and solidarity. "
Olching: tradition of taking in refugees
Olching would thus build on a long and lived tradition in the reception of refugees.
Because after the Second World War, the place had 7779 residents - and 1439 displaced people.
However, the numbers were high across the county.
At 18.5 percent, Olching was not that heavily burdened.
In Egenhofen or Holzhausen (Alling) the proportion was more than 40 percent.
The people came by rail and came mostly from Silesia, East Prussia and Czechoslovakia.
In 1946 they made up 20.4 percent of the total population in the district.
They were initially placed in reception centers.
In Olching they lived in two former Wehrmacht barracks on the Amper Canal and on Heckenstrasse.
In 1948, the doctor, Dr.
Schwegler pointed out the untenable and inhumane conditions there.
At that time, however, the community saw itself unable to do anything about it, because it had lost all reserves due to the currency reform.
Nevertheless, 3,000 marks have been invested to improve conditions.
Appeal in Olching: Help for Moria refugees
That is why a non-profit housing association was formed in 1949 with 70 members - half of them refugees.
She built the first 16 apartments on the west bank of the Amper.
Because government money was scarce, support from local companies and farmers was important.
The farmers agreed to take over all transport services free of charge.
The companies signed part of their work as bonds and made them available to the cooperative as capital.
In April 1950 the first house of the Olching-Gröbenzell building cooperative celebrated its topping-out ceremony.
The community then transferred other, larger construction projects to her.
A refugee settlement was to be built on the former railway site.
In Gröbenzell, which at that time still belonged to Olching, the cooperative built on Greenfinch and Sommerstrasse.
The Helferkreis would like to build on this solidarity from back then.
Landlords
can contact info@helferkreis-asyl-olching.de by e-mail.
