List of honorary citizens of Arnstein (Lower Franconia)
The honorary citizenship is the highest municipal award of the Lower Franconian town of Arnstein . With the honor, apart from the appropriate honors, no financial benefits are usual. All that is known is the assumption of costs for the funeral of Pastor Albin Screw from Schwebenried in 1991.
In 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg and Chancellor Adolf Hitler were made honorary citizens. Both honorary citizenships no longer appeared on the lists after the Second World War. When a citizen from Binsbach came across a slide with Hitler's letter of thanks in the local archive in 1995, he asked Mayor Roland Metz for information. The Arnstein city council then decided on June 19, 1995 that in all cases in which the honorary citizenship of Adolf Hitler had not yet been revoked, it would be revoked. Paul von Hindenburg's honorary citizenship was not officially revoked, but he is not included in the lists.
So far, 13 people have been made honorary citizens. Another 18 or so honorary citizenships were awarded in the districts before their incorporation
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.
The honorary citizens of the city of Arnstein
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Max Balles (1862-1936)
- District senior teacher, 2nd mayor
- Awarded in 1914
- Balles made a contribution to researching local history. He is the author of the book Arnstein Past and Present .
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Alfons Söder (1851-1937)
- Pastor
- Awarded in 1924
- Söder was the parish priest in Arnstein.
- Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934)
- President of the empire
- Awarded in 1933; no longer run after the end of the Second World War
- Adolf Hitler (1889–1945)
- Chancellor
- Awarded in 1933; no longer operated after the end of World War II, revoked on June 19, 1995
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Karl Michael Fischer (1877–1960)
- Post office worker
- Awarded in 1952
- Fischer was made an honorary citizen because of his promotion of the idea of home, Catholic life and church music.
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Ludwig Schipper (1876–1954)
- Entrepreneur
- Awarded in 1952
- Schipper was the owner of a dairy. He supported cultural and church institutions and promoted the idea of home.
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Ernst Wenz (1884–1969)
- High school professor for German and history
- Awarded in 1954
- Wenz earned her merit by researching the history of Arnstein.
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Adam Wehner (1893–1974)
- Pastor
- Awarded in 1961
- Wehner was a pastor in Arnstein during the difficult times of the war.
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Michael Wenz (1891–1972)
- Entrepreneur
- Awarded in 1961
- Wenz was the owner of MIWE. He showed great ties to his homeland and was chairman of the Arnstein choir.
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Lorenz Lembach (1897–1982)
- 1st Mayor
- Awarded in 1967
- Lembach was first city councilor and then first mayor from 1952 to 1972.
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Karolina Eschenbacher (sister Guntrama) (1910–1996)
- Religious sister, nurse
- Awarded in 1974
- Sister Guntrama was made an honorary citizen for her selfless care of sick people.
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Josef Schmitter (1912-2005)
- Entrepreneur
- Awarded in 1987
- Schmitter was the owner of the Schmitter Group AG. He supported municipal institutions.
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Edgar Michael Wenz (1923–1997)
- Entrepreneur
- Awarded in 1988
- Wenz was the owner of MIWE. He showed great ties to his homeland.
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Manfred Beck-Arnstein (born August 19, 1946 in Arnstein)
- Painter
- Awarded in 1993
- Beck-Arnstein was made an honorary citizen for his achievements and awards in art and his connection to his homeland, which is expressed by the artist name Beck-Arnstein .
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Roland Metz (* 1936)
- Former Mayor
- Awarded on January 30, 2006
- On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Metz was made an honorary citizen for his services to the common good of the entire city of Arnstein.
literature
- Uta Weise: The honorary citizens of Arnstein , In: Yearbook ... des Arnsteiner Heimatkunde-Verein 20 (2009), Arnstein, 2009, pp. 223–242