Gottfried Hart

Gottfried Hart (born February 12, 1902 in Garstadt / Lkr. Schweinfurt , † April 5, 1987 in Haßfurt ) was a German entrepreneur , politician and father of the Bavarian constitution .

Life

Gottfried Hart was born in Garstadt in Lower Franconia . On June 15, 1934, he bought a barn with a garden on the promenade in Haßfurt, which was the nucleus of the medium-sized company "Gottfried Hart GmbH & Co. KG", which he founded and is still based in Haßfurt today. Hart was called up for military service only briefly in 1939 and was then responsible for the management in the Haßfurt Food Office.

In December 1946 the first rumors arose of a charge of National Socialist activities. A few days later, his property was confiscated. In February 1947, Hart was dismissed from the mayor's office. The allegations turned out to be irrelevant, the ruling chamber acquitted him on all points.

He was a member of the Catholic student association K.D.St.V. Franco-Raetia zu Würzburg in the CV .

Political commitment

The American military government appointed Gottfried Hart by decree on April 17, 1945 as the first post-war mayor of the city of Haßfurt at the suggestion of pastor Johannes Kötzner . In this role, Gottfried Hart mainly dealt with the reconstruction of the Main Bridge , which was destroyed on April 11, 1945 , the accommodation of the refugees, food and basic supplies for the population and economic reconstruction.

Hart remained a member of the Hassfurt City Council until 1972 (chairman of the CSU parliamentary group from 1948 to 1966) and a member of the district assembly (chairman of the CSU parliamentary group from 1946 to 1966). He acted as deputy of the district administrator from 1952 to 1972.

On January 20, 1946, the local association Haßfurt was founded on the initiative of Gottfried Hart.

In February 1946, the Bavarian Prime Minister Wilhelm Högner Hart delegated to the pre-parliament. On June 30, 1946, Hart was elected a member of the Constituent Assembly in Bavaria.

Honors

• The city of Haßfurt named Gottfried Hart-Strasse after him in 2006.
• Honorary citizen of the city of Hassfurt
• Bearer of the Federal Cross of Merit

literature

• Alf Mintzel, Barbara Fait: The CSU 1945-1948: Protocols and materials on the early history of the Christian-Social Union. Volume 1: Protocols 1945–1946, Volume 2: Protocols 1947–1948, Volume 3: Materials, biographies, registers, ISBN 9783486708400
• Stephan Diller: A city remembers: The 750th anniversary of the city of Hassfurt 1985: An illustrated book, ISBN 9783938438039

Web links

• House of Bavarian History