Karl Wilckens

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Karl Wilckens

Karl Wilckens (born November 23, 1851 in Tauberbischofsheim , † January 6, 1914 in Heidelberg ) was a German local politician . From 1885 to 1913 he was Lord Mayor of Heidelberg.

Career

Wilckens studied law . He worked in various functions within the local government in Mannheim , Heidelberg and Bonndorf in the Black Forest until he was elected mayor on January 15, 1885 by the Heidelberg Citizens' Committee . A re-election by the citizens' committee took place on March 16, 1903. On December 4, 1913, Wilckens resigned from his position as Lord Mayor of Heidelberg due to a serious illness.

From 1887 to 1909, Karl Wilckens was a member of the Second Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly . There he belonged to the faction of the National Liberal Party . In 1906 Wilckens became President of the Second Chamber and from 1907 to 1908 its Vice-President. From 1909 until his death, Wilckens was a member of the First Chamber of the Baden Estates Assembly .

Honors

  • On December 3, 1913, Karl Wilckens received honorary citizenship of the city of Heidelberg.
  • The following are named after K. Wilckens:
- a street in the Neuenheim district
- a school in the Bergheim district
- a granite rock in the nature reserve Russenstein am Neckar

Karl Wilckens found his final resting place in the Heidelberg Bergfriedhof in the (Dept. Y). The tomb is dominated by an oversized granite menhir .

literature

  • Leena Ruuskaanen: The Heidelberg Bergfriedhof. Selected gravesites , Heidelberg 1992
  • Andreas Cser: Brief history of the city and University of Heidelberg , Karlsruhe 2007, ISBN 978-3-7650-8337-2

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personal data
SURNAME Wilckens, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilckens, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician, Mayor of Heidelberg (1885–1913)
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Tauberbischofsheim
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1914
Place of death Heidelberg