Ring of Honor of the City of Wuppertal

With the ring of honor of the city of Wuppertal , the independent city of Wuppertal has been honoring people who have made a special contribution to the well-being and reputation of the city since 1967. The award is presented by the Wuppertal City Council.

shape

The ring of honor is made of 750/1000 gold. On the top it has a white gold plate on which the Wuppertal coat of arms is chased in yellow gold . The version contains the inscription Ehrenring der Stadt Wuppertal . The name of the recipient and the date of the award are engraved on the inside.

Body

The mayor and the parliamentary groups of the council of the city of Wuppertal are entitled to make proposals . Until the office of the upper town director was merged with the mayor's office, this too.

Certificate and ceremony

A certificate is issued for the award of the ring of honor, which is to be signed by the mayor. It has the following wording:

“ The Council of the City of Wuppertal decided in its meeting on ... to award Mr. / Ms. ... the Ring of Honor of the City of Wuppertal in grateful recognition of his / her services to the City of Wuppertal.
Wuppertal, the ... Lord Mayor "

The presentation of the ring of honor including the certificate takes place in a solemn form by the mayor, if possible at a meeting of the city council.

statute

With the statutes of March 18, 1996, the city council decided to establish and award the ring of honor of the city of Wuppertal (based on §§ 7 and 41 of the municipal code for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the version of the announcement of July 14, 1994 (GV NW S 666 / SGV NW 2023)). The statutes came into force the day after their publication. 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 Wuppertal after the death of the borrower. It is handed over to the city archive for storage / exhibition. This ring can be withdrawn again in the case of unworthy behavior.

Bearer of the ring of honor

Awarded on February 20, 1967:
- Klaus Brauda (1901–1970), politician
- Alfred Dobbert (1897–1975), politician
- Eugen Huth (1901–1976), politician
- Wilhelm Goeke (1903–1973), retired city director D.
Awarded on April 14, 1969:
- Clare Blaeser (1900–1996), city councilor
- Kurt Herberts (1901–1989), entrepreneur
- Hermann Herberts (1900–1995), politician
- Friedrich Hetzelt (1903–1986), alderman
- Kurt Matthes (1914–2012), politician
- Erich Mittelsten Scheid (1907–1993), entrepreneur
- Hans Rauhaus (1904–1998), politician
- Heinrich Schmeißing (1905–1979), politician
- Ernst Hellmut Vits (1903–1970), entrepreneur
Awarded on May 25, 1970:
- Heinz Frowein (1905–1994), mayor
Awarded on April 26, 1971:
- Wilhelm Zelter (†), City Planning Officer
Awarded on September 29, 1971:
- Werner Stelly (1909–1997), City Director
Awarded on November 13, 1972:
- Ruth Kolb-Lünemann (1924–1999), city councilor
- Bruno Wescher (†), city councilor
Awarded on February 18, 1974:
- Walter Jahnke (1914–1988), city councilor
Awarded on November 29, 1976:
- Karl Otto Dehnert (1919–2004), mayor
- Paul Hanisch (†), prelate
- Josef Henn (†), city councilor
- Johannes Schlingensiepen (1898–1980), senior church councilor
Awarded on September 14, 1977:
- Friedrich Platte (1917–2009), City Director
Awarded on June 8, 1979:
- Otto Schmidt (1902–1984), Lord Mayor
- Johannes Rau (1931–2006), Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia
Awarded on September 30, 1980:
- Gottfried Gurland (1918–2002), Lord Mayor
Awarded on March 30, 1981:
- Kurt Drees (1925–1998), mayor
Awarded on June 21, 1982:
- Rainer Gruenter (1918–1993), founding rector of the Bergische Universität
Awarded on July 4, 1983:
- Horst Jordan (1923–2006), entrepreneur representative
- Heinz Salewsky (†), city councilor
- Margret Zapf (†), city councilor
Awarded on March 18, 1985:
- Karl Ibach (1915–1990), city councilor
- Klaus Kriesche (1932–2011), city councilor
Awarded on November 28, 1988:
- Gerd Scholz (* 1935), city councilor
Awarded on September 30, 1991:
- Vincent Fitzpatrick (†)

Awarded on June 6, 1994:
- Heinz Bleicher (1913–1999) Chairman of the Jüd. Religious community
- Werner Draudt (1921–2016), mayor
- Hanna Jordan (1921–2014), set designer
- Marlies Steffen (1925–2018), city councilor
- Marlis Tempel (1929–2015), city councilor
- Hans Zaum (1912–2003), entrepreneur
Awarded on May 20, 1996:
- Jörg Mittelsten Scheid (* 1936), entrepreneur
- Karl Nöthen (1933–2020), entrepreneur
Awarded on February 3, 1997:
- Ursula Kraus (* 1930), Lord Mayor
Awarded on December 11, 1997:
- Günter Wand (1912–2002), musician
Awarded on December 17, 1997:
- Hermann-Josef Richter (* 1944), politician
- Pina Bausch (1940–2009), dancer, choreographer
Awarded on October 3, 1998:
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927–2016), politician
Awarded on February 27, 1999:
- Heinz Hoffmann (1914–2008), athlete, trainer
Awarded on September 4, 2000:
- Rudolf Dreßler (* 1940), politician
- Gert Lothar Haberland (1928–2014), manager and pharmacologist
Awarded on September 18, 2000:
- Willfried Penner (* 1936), politician
Award ceremony on May 27, 2002:
- Jürgen Abeler (1933–2010), entrepreneur
- Reinhard Grätz (* 1940), member of the state parliament
Council decision of February 28, 2005
- Werner Jackstädt (1925–2005), entrepreneur and patron
Werner Jackstädt died before the ring could be presented to him.
Award ceremony on January 30, 2006:
- Heinz-Olof Brennscheidt (1934–2020), entrepreneur and patron
Award ceremony on November 13, 2006:
- Eberhard Robke (* 1936), entrepreneur
Award ceremony on May 31, 2007:
- Lore Jackstädt (1924–2019), entrepreneur's widow and patron
Award ceremony on October 20, 2008:
- Tony Cragg (* 1949), visual artist
Award ceremony on October 14, 2011:
- Erich Bethe , entrepreneur and patron
Award ceremony on March 10, 2012:
- Wim Wenders (* 1945), director
Award ceremony on June 25, 2013:
- Eugen Trautwein (* 1938), entrepreneur
Award ceremony on March 6, 2014:
- Ernst-Andreas Ziegler (* 1938), journalist, university lecturer
Award ceremony on May 19, 2016:
- Carsten Gerhardt (* 1968), management consultant
Award ceremony on July 11, 2017:
- Karlheinz Emmert (* 1933), city councilor
- Arno Gerlach (* 1941), city councilor

Web links

Statutes on the foundation and awarding of the ring of honor of the city of Wuppertal (PDF; 42 kB) on Wuppertal.de
Honorary ring bearers of the city of Wuppertal (PDF) on Wuppertal.de (as of January 2020)
List of winners of the ring of honor on Werner-Steinbach.de ( Memento from March 7, 2004 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

^ Judaism in the Bergisches Land Working Group of Nazi Memorials and Places of Remembrance
^ Karl Ferdinand Nöthen: Obituary notice: Westdeutsche Zeitung. In: wz.de. trauer.wz.de, accessed on January 29, 2020 .