Herbert Dröse

Herbert Dröse (born May 3, 1908 in Lippehne , Brandenburg Province , † September 24, 1979 in Hanau ) was Lord Mayor of Hanau from May 2, 1962 to December 31, 1971 .

Career

He was a lawyer and initially a city councilor in Emden . After military service and captivity , he settled in Schleswig-Holstein . He became government and state culture council in the local Ministry of Agriculture in Kiel . In 1954 he moved to Wiesbaden as head of the regional cultural department of the then Hessian Ministry of Agriculture and Forests . In 1962 he was elected Lord Mayor of Hanau. He belonged to the SPD .

Term of office as Lord Mayor

The 3rd Hessentag in Hanau (1963) fell during his term of office . The building program carried out in Hanau during his term of office was extensive - due to the time in which he was in office: the city hospital received a high-rise building in 1965, the Neustadt market square an underground car park , a town hall was added to the town hall (has since been demolished), and in 1966 Hanau received a modern sewage treatment plant and residential areas over 4000 apartments. Schools, kindergartens and daycare centers were built. In the cultural area, highlights were the opening of the Hanau Historical Museum in Philippsruhe Castle , the expansion of the German Goldsmith's House and the reopening of the Comoedienhaus in the historic spa complex of Wilhelmsbad in 1967.

retirement

Grave of the Dröse couple in the main cemetery in Hanau

After his retirement, Herbert Dröse was President of the Hesse State Association of the German Red Cross (DRK). He was a member of the DRK Presidium at the federal level.

Herbert Dröse died on September 24, 1979 and was buried in the main cemetery in Hanau .

Worth knowing

Herbert Dröse was known for his omnipresence and his self-confident demeanor. This earned him the slogan among his citizens: “No din without dread”.

Awards

In 1978 Herbert Dröse was honored with the Federal Cross of Merit with a star.

Honors

The Herbert Dröse Stadium is named after him

literature

W.-A. Nagel-Stiftung, Hanauer Geschichtsverein u. Magistrate of the City of Hanau (Ed.): Buried - but not forgotten. Well-known personalities at Hanau cemeteries. 2008, p. 70f.

Web links

Site of the city of Hanau

Individual evidence

↑ Award of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on September 21, 1978 . In: The Hessian Prime Minister (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1978 No. 41 , p. 2010 , item 1187 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4.1 MB ]).

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinrich Fischer	Mayor of Hanau 1962 - 1971	Hans Martin

personal data
SURNAME	Sleepy, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (SPD), Lord Mayor of Hanau
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lippehne , Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH	September 24, 1979
Place of death	Hanau

[1] Award of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on September 21, 1978 . In: The Hessian Prime Minister (Ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1978 No. 41 , p. 2010 , item 1187 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 4.1 MB ]).