Fritz Hörnig

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Road sign in Wedel

Fritz Hörnig (* 17th August 1930 in Göttingen ; † 10. May  2003 ) was a German politician of the CDU and administrative officer . From 1971 to 1983 he was mayor of the city of Wedel .

Life

Hörnig completed an apprenticeship in the administration of the city of Göttingen from 1948 to 1952, then he studied law and economics until 1958. From 1959 to 1963 he worked  as a research assistant at Saarland University . From 1963 Hörnig held the office of city director in Jever , in 1971 he was elected mayor of the city of Wedel, the non-party lawyer had been proposed for this office by the SPD . During his time as head of the Wedel administration, Hörnig became a member of the CDU . From 1974 to 1980 he was the chair of the Wedel branch of the German Red Cross . In 1983 he left office after losing to Jörg Balack in the mayoral election. Important cornerstones of Hörnig's tenure as mayor included the new construction of the town hall, the start of development in the Lülanden area and the start of construction work for the leisure pool.

Following his work as mayor, Hörnig headed the business of Eigenheim Wohnungsgenossenschaft eG. In 1995 he went back to his hometown Göttingen, where he died in 2003.

In Wedel, a promenade is named after Fritz Hörnig.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carsten Dürkob: Wedel 1970-2000: From dealing with history; Looking for a new mayor . In: Wedel. A city story . A. Beig Druck und Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-923457-52-9 , pp. 237 .
  2. ↑ Mayor of the City of Wedel - wedel.de. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .
  3. ^ German Red Cross: Chairwoman of the DRK OV Wedel. September 22, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Jörg Frenzel: Mourning for Fritz Hörnig. May 21, 2003, accessed December 12, 2018 .
  5. ^ Fritz Hörnig, - formerly managing director of the EIGENHEIM housing cooperative eG. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .
  6. ^ Fritz-Hörnig-Weg in Wedel - street directory Wedel - street directory streets-in-Deutschland.de. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Horny, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (CDU) and administrative officer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Goettingen
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 2003
Place of death Goettingen