Matthias Blazek (born 1966) is a German local historian and journalist.
Matthias Blazek was born in Celle and spent his youth in Hanover, where he completed his Abitur at the Lutherschule Hannover in 1987. [1]
From 1987 to 1999 he served as a military signaller in the German Army, including five years at the German military base in Fontainebleau, France, from 1994–1999. From 1999 to 2002 he completed his studies at the College of General Administration in Hildesheim. Today he lives with his family in Adelheidsdorf. [2]
Since 2001 Blazek has voluntarily served as a municipal councillor; initially as a citizen member of the SPD, then as an independent member of the Group of Citizens for Adelheidsdorf. He led the Finance Committee of Wathlingen from 2006 to 2011 and is currently the leader of the group Alliance '90/The Greens Council of Wathlingen. [3]
Since 1997 Matthias Blazek has written numerous local history books and scholarly articles. From 2007 to 2008 he was editor of the Celler Blickpunkt. His articles frequently appear in the Cellesche Zeitung , especially in the special supplement „Sachsenspiegel“ (Saxon Mirror). [4]
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