Ring of honor of the city of Minden

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The Ring of Honor of the City of Minden is an award from the East Westphalian city ​​of Minden and has been awarded since 1964 to personalities who have made a greater contribution to the well-being and reputation of the City of Minden in the local political, economic, social, cultural and sporting fields. It is one of the highest honors in the city of Minden.

Design and history

The ring of honor of the city of Minden is made of gold and shows the city coat of arms. The words: "Ring of honor of the city of Minden for (name of the honored)" are engraved on the ring. The town of Minden's ring of honor was announced in the statutes of October 11, 1963. The statutes came into force the day after their publication. Modified December 21, 2000.

The right to wear the ring of honor is only available to the borrower and expires upon his / her death. The award may not be given away or sold by the recipient or the heir. The ring of honor reverts to the city of Minden after the death of the borrower.

Bearer of the ring of honor

Surname year Died Reason
Hans Gelderblom 1964 † 1966 Reconstruction of Minden Cathedral after World War II, 1st bearer of the ring of honor
Werner March 1973 † 1976 Architect of the reconstruction of the cathedral and old town hall
Hertha Wehrenbrecht 1980 † 2012 Mother of the Diakonie in Minden
Werner Pohle 1989 † 2012
Inge Meidinger-Geise 1993 † 2007
Reintraud Schimmelpfennig 1997 † 2002 Theologian, promoting the ecumenical spirit in Minden
Ilse Finkeldey 1996 long-time city councilor and CDU senior citizens' union chairwoman
Paul Jakobi 1998 Provost at Minden Cathedral, publicist
Wilfried Kampa 1999 Building contractor and foundation founder
Inge Dührkoop 2003 † 2015 Long-term city councilor for the SPD parliamentary group, district councilor and active AWO member
Karl-Heinz Gerold 2005 Long-time city councilor and chairman of the building committee for 25 years
Günther Henneking 2008 Holder of the Federal Cross of Merit, author of railway uniforms
Birger Hausmann 2016 Founder of Germany's oldest amateur cabaret "Die Stichlinge".

Source: Homepage of the city of Minden. The city of Minden limits the bearers of the ring of honor to 25 living people.

Decision-making body

The mayor and the parliamentary groups of the City Council of Minden are entitled to make proposals . The city council of Minden decides in a closed session with a simple majority.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The City of Minden: Description of the Ring of Honor , accessed on May 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Mindener Tageblatt: Diakonie's mother dies at the age of 94
  3. ↑ Homepage
  4. ↑ Homepage of the ack-minden , accessed on May 8, 2012.
  5. ^ Homepage of the city of Minden
  6. ↑ Obituaries of the Mindener Tageblatt, accessed on July 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Website of the city of Minden
  8. ↑ Mindener Tageblatt: A weakness for uniforms of the railway edition of February 14, 2012, here it is only described that he received the ring of honor
  9. ↑ [1]
  10. ↑ Homepage of the city of Minden: Municipal awards , accessed on May 17, 2018.