Eugene Keidel

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Eugen Keidel (1968)

Eugen Keidel (born September 4, 1909 in Mannheim ; † December 31, 1991 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German politician and Lord Mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau from 1962 to 1982. Although he was a member of the SPD , he was also able to go far into the bourgeoisie Find great support.

Life

His family had been living in Baden for a long time and had a liberal attitude. His father was the farmer and agricultural functionary Georg Keidel . He began his studies at the Albert Ludwig University and had been a member of the Corps Rhenania Freiburg since 1929 . His studies in law and political science also took him to Munich , Berlin and Heidelberg . 1937 doctorate he in Heidelberg for a doctor of law .

From 1938 to 1946 Eugen Keidel worked in a managerial position at the Buckau R. Wolf machine factory in Magdeburg . In 1937 he joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) and became a member of the National Socialist People's Welfare (NSV). In his denazification process , he was classified first as a follower, then as exonerated. In 1944/45 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht . He joined the city administration of Karlsruhe in 1947, where he remained until 1962 (from 1955 as city ​​director ). There he was first responsible for the reorganization of the economic and supply facilities before becoming head of the school and culture department.

In 1962 Keidel ran for the office of Lord Mayor in Freiburg, where he succeeded Josef Brandel first with a narrow margin, then, in the second ballot on October 7, with a majority of 65 percent . His opponent was Gerhard Graf , then one of the mayors of Freiburg.

During Eugen Keidel's tenure, the city expanded to the west with the new districts of Landwasser and Weingarten . He also had a decisive influence on the construction of the thermal bath (Eugen-Keidel-Bad) that was later named after him . The expansion of the city ring as well as one of the first pedestrian zones in Germany and the development of new water catchment areas go to his account. He also converted the municipal utilities and transport companies into independent companies and initiated the incorporation of nine municipalities ( Lehen , Opfingen , Waltershofen , Tiengen , Munzingen , Hochdorf , Ebnet , Kappel and Mundenhof ).

After he was confirmed in office in 1970 with 78.1 percent, he retired on November 15, 1982 as the longest-serving federal German mayor (of a larger town). His successor was Rolf Böhme . Eugen Keidel died on New Year's Eve 1991 after a short illness. The funeral service took place in the Freiburg Minster .

Eugen Keidel had been with Claire Keidel, born in Karlsruhe, since 1954. Wittmer who died in 2010.

Eugen Keidel Tower on the Schauinsland

In addition to the Eugen-Keidel-Bad , the Eugen-Keidel-Turm , built in 1981 on the Schauinsland, is named after him - names during the lifetime of the person concerned are rare exceptions in Germany.

The chairman of the board of the central cooperative Raiffeisen Karlsruhe Walter Keidel was his brother.

Awards

Grave in the main cemetery in Freiburg

In addition to the honorary citizenship that Keidel was awarded when he resigned from the city ​​council , the city also honored him by giving the Freiburg thermal baths the name Keidel Mineral-Thermalbad Freiburg . Keidel also received the Federal Cross of Merit with a Star in 1982 and was made Honorary Senator of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg .

In addition to various awards from the ADAC , of which Eugen Keidel was chairman for North Baden, he was also awarded other medals:

literature

  • Kalchthaler / Preker (Ed.): Freiburg Biographies . Freiburg 2002 (p. 322 f.)

Web links

Commons : Eugen Keidel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 35 , 1053
  2. ↑ https://stadtlexikon.karlsruhe.de/index.php/De:Lexikon:bio-0780
  3. ↑ a b Eugen Keidel , Internationales Biographisches Archiv, February 10, 1992, in the Munzinger Archive , accessed on February 7, 2011 ( beginning of article freely accessible)
  4. ^ Badische Zeitung of June 21, 2010: "Wife of the former Lord Mayor: Freiburg mourns Claire Keidel"
predecessor Office successor
Josef Brandel Lord Mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau
1962–1982 		Rolf Böhme
personal data
SURNAME Keidel, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and local politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau (1962–1982)
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1991
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau