Affable and unremarkable
He owned a number of properties in the region and paid his dues at the fishermen’s club. Most neighbours remember him as an affable, if unremarkable, fellow.
After mandatory schooling, Fritzl studied electric engineering at a polytechnic school and got a first job with steel company Voest. From 1969 to 1971 he worked for a construction material company in Amstetten, where he gained a reputation as an intelligent worker and a good technician. Then he went into the service industry and took over an inn 15 years ago.
