The mayors before 1551 came from the guilds . The four first mentioned mayors from 1368 belonged to families that had exclusively occupied the council until 1344. The mayor, Hans von Horkheim, belonged to a noble commercial family who moved to the landed gentry in the 15th century. The last mayor from a gender family was Walter im Steinhaus 1409. The names of the mayors were given anachronistic nobility designations around 1500 . Hans vom Taler is known in the sources of the 14th century as Johann Burger Taler.
After the reforms of Emperor Charles V , the mayors were mayors for life from 1551 to 1802 . At that time, the city was headed by three mayors, who replaced each other every four months. After the transition to Württemberg in 1802, the Württemberg city constitution was introduced, whereby a mayor was at the beginning of the city; from 1819 the office was renamed "Stadtschultheiß". Two officials, Adolph Untersee (1886) and Paul Möhler (1903), were appointed Lord Mayor by the King of Württemberg . After the end of the monarchy in 1918, the title of Lord Mayor was common.
Today the mayor of the city is directly elected by the citizens entitled to vote for a term of eight years. As head of the city, he is the representative and legal representative of the city, chairman of the municipal council and head of the city administration. He is represented by the first alderman with the official title of “First Mayor” and another alderman with the official title of “Mayor”.
Berchtolt Klebzagell was elected as the first mayor of the city in 1284 . The election of the mayor and the two assistant Stettmeister took place annually. The chronicler Paul Goldstainer recorded the list of mayors from 1368 in his Gmünder Chronik from 1549/50 .
Surname
Term of office
Johann von Rinderbach
1368
Hanns vom Thal called burger
1369
Johanns von Rinderbach
1370
Walther Kurtzs
1371
Hanns von Horckhaim
1372
Seyfried Häberling
1373
Johanns Burger from Wolffsthal
1374
Walther Kurtzs
1375
Hanns Fetzer von Bragenhofen
1376
Seyfried Häberling
1377
Hanns von Meckling
1378
Eberhart Väner
1379
Hanns von Horckhaim
1380
Walther Kurtzs
1381
Hanns von Horckhaim
1382
Hanns Alwich
1383
Hanns Haug
1384
Claus von Horckhaim
1385
Walther im Steinhausz
1386
Walther Kurtz
1387
Seyfried Häberling
1388
Eberhart Vener
1389
unknown
1390-1399
Hanns Haug
1400
Peter Wolff from Wolffsthal
1401
Hanns Alwich
1402
Hanns Haug
1403
Hanns Alwich
1404
unknown
1405-1406
Claus von Horckhaim
1407
Hanns Alwich
1408
Walther in the Stainhausz
1409
Hanns Alwich
1410
Walther in the Stainhausz
1411
Claus von Horckhaim
1412
Salomon Zeysselmulner
1413
Hanns Gull
1414
Surname
Term of office
unknown
1415-1418
Hanns Gull
1419
unknown
1420-1428
Hainrich Hug
1429
Hanns Straesser
1430
Hanns Harer
1431
Hanns Strässer
1432
Claus von Horckhaim
1433
unknown
1434-1435
Claus von Horckhaim
1436
Hanns Harer
1437
Jordan Alwich
1438
Salomon Zeysselmullner
1439
Johanns Harer
1440
Jordann Alwich
1441
Josz Guszregenn
1442
Jordann Alwich
1443
Josz Guszregenn
1444
Melchior von Horckhaim
1445
Remboldt Funck
1446
Josz Guszregenn
1447
Remboldt Funck
1448
Melchior von Horckhaim
1449
Josz Guszregenn
1450
Remboldt Funck
1451
Peter Ott
1452
Remboldt Funck
1453
Caspar von Ückingen
1454
Ludwig Harer
1455
Caspar von Uckingen
1456
Ludwig Harer
1457
Caspar von Uckingen
1458
Ludwig Harer
1459
Caspar von Uckingen
1460
Caspar Funck
1461
Ludwig Harer
1462
Hanns Lieberman
1463
Surname
Term of office
Ludwig Harer
1464
Caspar Funck
1465
Hanns Salomon
1466
Ludwig Harer
1467
unknown
1468-1469
Hanns Lieberman
1470
Ludwig Harer
1471
Hanns Lieberman
1472
Ludwig Harer
1473
Peter Gayst
1474
Ludwig Harer
1475
Hanns Lieberman
1476
Ludwig Harer
1477
Hanns Rauch
1478
Ludwig Harer
1479
Jörg von Winckenthal
1480
Ludwig Harer
1481
Jörg Mayrhöfer
1482
Ludwig Harer
1483
Jörg Mayrhöfer
1484
Ludwig Harer
1485
Jörg Mayrhöfer
1486
Ludwig Harer
1487
Ulrich Hack
1488
unknown
1489-1498
Ludwig Harer
1499
Jörg Mayrhöfer
1500
Ludwig Harer
1501
Lorentz Lieberman
1502
Ludwig Harer
1503
Caspar Thöber
1504
unknown
1505-1507
Lorentz Lieberman
1508
Thoma Warbeck
1509
Caspar Thöber
1510
Lorentz Lieberman
1511
Hanns Scheurer
1512
Surname
Term of office
Thoma Warhbeck
1513
Caspar Thöber
1514
Lienhart Mayrhöfer
1515
unknown
1516-1519
Hanns Bletzger
1520
Caspar Thöber
1521
Wilhelm Egenn
1522
Hanns Breunlin
1523
Wilhelm Egenn
1524
Hanns custom
1525
Bernhart Meulin
1526
Wilhelm Egenn
1527
Bernhart Meulin
1528
Wilhelm Egenn
1529
Wolff Bletzger
1530
Bernhart Meulin
1531
Wolff Bletzger
1532
Bernhart Meulin
1533
Wolff Bletzger
1534
Bernhart Meulin
1535
Wolff Bletzger
1536
Hanns Rauchbain
1537
Bernhart Meulin
1538
Hanns Breunlin
1539
Hanns Rauchbain
1540
Veit hunter
1541
Hanns Rauchbain
1542
Hainrich Lieglin
1543
Hanns Rauchbain
1544
Hainrich Lieglin
1545
Hanns Rauchbain
1546
Caspar Döbler
1547
Hanns Rauchbain
1548
Caspar Döbler
1549
Johann Rauchbain
1550
Hanns Pletzger
1551
↑ The spelling of the names follows the Goldstainer's list quoted by Klaus Graf
↑ "Goldstainer noted with Eberhart Väner obiit in sedicione"
↑ "From anno 1389 to anno domini 1400 it was omitted that the mayor of the burghers was not notified."
↑ "Again in the 5th and 6th year it was ordered that the mayor masters were not registered."
↑ "Anno etc. 15, 16, 17, 18, have not been recorded."
↑ "Vacat anno from 19 to uff anno 29 the kain burgermaister has been recorded."
^ According to the definition by Klaus Graf : Gmünd in the late Middle Ages . In: History of the City of Schwäbisch Gmünd. Stuttgart 1984, pp. 87-184, 564-590, here p. 115 ( doi : 10.6094 / UNIFR / 10310 ).
↑ Tables from 1551 to 1962 from the 1962 Festbuch Schwäbisch Gmünd 800 Years of the City , published by the City of Schwäbisch Gmünd (based on chronicles and files in the city archive). A list of mayors up to 1789 ( Commons ) compiled by the dean and provost Franz Xaver Debler and the compilation by Michael Grimm: History of the former imperial city of Gmünd from the beginning to the present day is available online . Gmünd 1867, pp. 89-98 ( Commons ).