**** NOSCRIPT-BEREICH HIER EINFÜGEN!! ****


hws_show

Mourning by Family and Friends 

The death of Schimanko caused deep mourning from family.  Richard Lugner said that Schimanko „was the Eden Bar.“  Jeannine Schiller said „he was a bull of a man, very well trained.“
Schimanko left behind 5 children—3 from his first marriage, 2 from his second marriage.  After the death of his first wife he had married a second time.
He was buried in Döbling in the presence of many prominent people.

Heinz Werner Schimanko

Born February 16th, 1944 and died November 22nd, 2005 in Vienna.  He was a prominent figure of the Viennese nightlife.  As owner of numerous hotels and bars, he was crowned the unofficial Nightclub King of Vienna.
Schimanko was born poor, however attained the goal to have a lot of money and be a prominent figure.  His defining characteristics were his bald head, handle-bar mustache and his robust figure (for which he trained hard since his teenage years).  He began his career in the service industry in 1971--even though he was a career soldier (Jagdkommando)—for 500,000 Schillings (approximately 36,500.00 Euros) in a bar in Schwechat.
In 1975, Schimanko bought the Eden Bar in the first district, loved by those in the trendy social circles.  As a 19 year old soldier, he frequently visited the bar and it quickly became a second home to him.  In 1974 he also bought the Moulin Rouge, however sold it later believing he could not run it seriously.  Other establishments that belonged to him were the Cafe Walfisch, Club 24, the Schloss Bar, Eve-Bar, and the Dolce Vita.  In addition to the Eden, he also owned numerous winery real estates, the Hotel Orient, Domizil, and Hotel Opernring.  Until shortly before his death, Schimanko was forging plans for a 24 hour restaurant called Opera, following his image of „a contemporary Cafe Landtmann for opera visitors.“
He was a member of various masonic lodges, in Munich and Leipzig, which during interviews with ORF and in discussions he presented as modern and cosmopolitan unions.  Schimanko was married twice and had 5 children.
Through his ‚hot spot‘ bar he was a well-known component of the Viennese elite.  He died in Vienna from a heart attack.  He also appeared in guest's roles in different TV serials like Kottan Investigates and a Castle in the Wörthersee.

Text: Wikipedia