Konstantin Hank
Konstantin Hank (born June 18, 1907 in Wiesenstetten near Horb am Neckar , † March 19, 1977 in Schramberg ) was a German politician ( CDU ).
Life
After attending the humanistic grammar school in Rottweil , Hank studied law in Tübingen , Bonn and Berlin and passed the first state examination in 1931 and the second in 1934. For a short time he worked in the Reich Finance Service and then became a district judge in Ellwangen . During World War II he was a captain in an infantry regiment in the 6th Army and was wounded twice.
After the war, Hank was initially a district judge in Horb am Neckar and from 1947 to 1954 a freelance lawyer. On September 19, 1954, he was elected mayor of the city of Schramberg. During his term of office, important development and construction measures fall, such as the new construction of the municipal hospital (later district hospital) and the grammar school and the old people's home. After Waldmössingen was incorporated in 1971, Schramberg became a major district town in 1972 and Hank was the first mayor of Schramberg from 1972 to 1974.
Konstantin Hank achieved international fame because he created the first town twinning with Belgian and French communities in the 1950s. In the young Federal Republic of Germany that was an "enormous process" at the time.
Hank had been a member of the Catholic student association KStV Alamannia Tübingen in the KV since his studies . In 1963 he was appointed Knight of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Eugène Tisserant and invested in the Konstanz Minster on May 4, 1963 by Lorenz Cardinal Jaeger , Grand Prior of the Order.
honors and awards
- Honorary citizen of the city of Schramberg
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (1972)
- Street name Dr. Konstantin Hank Street in Schramberg
literature
- Franz Fehrenbacher: town history - honorary citizen, mayor, member of parliament. Schramberg 1989, p. 143ff.
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Fehrenbacher: City history. P. 144f.
Web links
- Works by and about Konstantin Hank in the German Digital Library
- 100 years of Dr. Konstantin Hank, website of the city of Schramberg on the 100th birthday of Konstantin Hank
- Website of Stadtwerke Schramberg on the historical significance of the cities Partnership with Hirson (Fr)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hank, Constantine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), mayor of Schramberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesenstetten near Horb am Neckar |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1977 |
| Place of death | Schramberg |