Andreas Hörtnagl
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Andreas Hörtnagl (born 28 November 1942) is an Austrian politician.
Born in Matrei am Brenner, Hörtnagl was mayor of Gries am Brenner from 1980 to 1992.
He became well known because of the conflict with his predecessor Jakob Strickner, who had praised himself in the German magazine Bunte because he had helped Josef Mengele to escape to Italy over the so-called Rat-Line. Hörtnagl was ashamed for the behaviour of his predecessor, and he regretted Strickland's attitude to holocaust survivors. Strickner sued him because of the offence of his honour; however he had no success before the court.
In 1991, at Bishop
Hörtnagl he was not re-elected as a mayor in 1992. However the university Innsbruck and the Bishopric Innsbruck presented him high honours for his dedication.
In 1992 he and