Baptist Hempfling

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Baptist Hempfling (born January 14, 1918 in Kronach ; † June 15, 2017 there ) was a German local and state politician ( CSU ).

Career

Hempfling attended elementary school and the advanced training school in Kronach and then completed an apprenticeship as a typesetter. From 1939 to 1945 he took part in the Second World War as a member of Jagdgeschwader 104 . He fell into American captivity and was brought to a mine in France , from where he escaped on November 16, 1946. After returning to Kronach, he worked as a typesetter. From April 1949 he was managing director of the daily Kronacher Volksblatt .

In 1946 Hempfling joined the CSU. He was elected local chairman of the CSU in Kronach in October 1947 and district chairman for the Franconian Forest in February 1952. In 1948 he took over a mandate in the Kronach district council, where he was particularly active in social policy committees. In April 1952 he moved into the city council of Kronach and became second mayor. From November 1954 to November 1970 he was also a member of the Bavarian State Parliament .

From 1970 to 1984 he was first mayor of Kronach. During his term of office, the territorial reform fell , in the course of which twelve communities were incorporated into Kronach. The town hall, the indoor and outdoor pools and the Europabrücke were rebuilt. In 1983 the Franconian Gallery opened at Rosenberg Fortress .

Honors

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Baptist Hempfling . Franks-commemorates. June 19, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 30, No. 172, September 13, 1978.
personal data
SURNAME Hempfling, Baptist
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local and state politicians (CSU)
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Kronach
DATE OF DEATH 15th June 2017
Place of death Kronach