Johann Christian Hertzer

Johann Christian Hertzer (born June 20, 1807 in Ilmenau ; † February 18, 1884 there ) was mayor of the city of Ilmenau between 1849 and 1873 .

Life

Hertzerdenkmal

Hertzer came from a humble background. First, he trained as a carpenter, then he went to the mill to Petrovaradin and Pest in Hungary . Later he also worked as an architect in Ilmenau. The old mourning hall in the cemetery (1836) and the wave pool in the Ilm Valley, which was demolished around 1900 (1838), were built according to his designs .

At Christmas 1848 Hertzer was elected mayor of the city of Ilmenau, and on January 2, 1849 he took office. As a result of the revolution there was a new city constitution in Ilmenau, which was put into effect for the first time at Hertzer. The construction of the Kickelhahnturm in 1854/55 also fell during Hertzer's tenure, which laid the foundation stone for it. In 1869, Hertzer opened the Sophienlesehalle in Lessingpark, which was mainly used for spa guests. During his tenure, Hertzer also promoted the spa and vacation system in Ilmenau, so numerous hiking trails and promenades were laid out in the vicinity of the city under his direction.

Hertzer died in 1884. His grave is in the Ilmenau cemetery.

Aftermath

The long mayor of Hertzer led to various honors for him. In 1899, for example, the one kilometer long Hertzer Promenade was laid out at the foot of the Lindenberg . Ten squares with memorials for important Ilmenau personalities and spa guests have been laid out on this fame mile, including one with a monument in honor of Hertzer. It was created by Max Bechstein , while the Ilmenau industrialist Hermann Naumann provided the stones for the construction of the square.

literature

• Reinhard Döring: The Ilmenau Promenades . Ilmenau, 1999. ISBN 3-929730-25-1