Georg Wichtermann

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Georg Wichtermann (born January 26, 1909 in Schweinfurt ; † May 17, 1997 ) was a German local politician ( SPD ) and former Lord Mayor of the city of Schweinfurt.

Life

From 1946 to 1952 he belonged to the Schweinfurt city council as a simple member, then until 1956 he was professional second mayor.

In 1956 he was elected Lord Mayor for the first time with 75.06% of the vote. After two re-elections, he was no longer allowed to run in 1974 for reasons of age.

On March 23, 1974 he was made an honorary citizen of the city.

Today a sports hall and an administration building in Schweinfurt bear his name, in 2005 the "old Postplatz" was renamed Georg-Wichtermann-Platz against the resistance of a few CSU city ​​councilors .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Results of the mayor elections in Schweinfurt. (PDF) In: Schweinfurt. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
  2. a b honorary citizen: Georg Wichtermann. In: City of Schweinfurt. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
  3. The history of the Schweinfurt SPD. In: schweinfurtfuehrer.de. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
  4. Hannes Helferich: A place with a very eventful history. In: Main Post. October 17, 2017, accessed July 7, 2019 .