List of honorary citizens of Bad Kissingen

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The honorary citizenship is the highest award of the Lower Franconian district town of Bad Kissingen . It is only valid during the lifetime of the honored person and expires with his death.

The honorary citizens of the city of Bad Kissingen

Friedrich Wilhelm von Scanzoni
Franz Anton von Balling
Otto Prince von Bismarck
Simon Blad (relief)
Friedrich Count of Luxburg
Oskar von Diruf
Adolph Menzel
Frontispiece in the Golden Book of the City of Bad Kissingen by " non-spa guest " Adolph Menzel on August 5, 1889
Jules Oppert
Christian
Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Friedrich von Hessing
Theobald von Fuchs
Valentin Weidner
Friedrich Roth
Anton T. Kliegl
Julius Cardinal Döpfner
Jack Steinberger

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  1. Friedrich Wilhelm von Scanzoni
    Gynecologist, professor at the University of Würzburg, privy councilor
    Awarded around 1858
    In recognition of his services.
  2. Franz Anton von Balling
    Balneologist, spa doctor, entrepreneur
    Awarded in 1865
  3. Valentin August von Fuchs
    Bavarian lawyer and first legally qualified mayor of Kissingen
    Awarded in 1867
    In recognition of his many services to Kissingen.
  4. Jacob Ickelsheimer
    royal Bavarian court gardener
    Awarded in 1875
    In recognition of his multiple services to Kissingen and its beautification.
  5. Friedrich Erhard
    Awarded in 1878
    Forensic doctor, district doctor and spa doctor
    In recognition of his many services to the spa and the city and its residents.
  6. Franz Ludwig
    Awarded in 1879
    Carmelite Father in Würzburg
    Ludwig was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 26 bath visits.
  7. Gotthilf Schultze
    Awarded in 1879
    Schultze was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits.
  8. Eduard Mogg
    Awarded in 1879
    Royal Bavarian Chief Postmaster of Middle Franconia, residing in Nuremberg
    Mogg had been the post owner of Kissingen and received honorary citizenship in November "as a result of his long service there" .
  9. CH Sölling
    Awarded in 1881
    Sölling was a long-term spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 30 bath visits without interruption.
  10. Sir Charles Douglas
    Awarded in 1881
    Douglas was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits.
  11. Karl Sattler
    Awarded in 1881
    Sattler was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits and a donation of 300 marks to the local poor fund .
  12. Nikolaus Delius
    Anglicist and Shakespeare researcher
    Awarded in 1881
    Delius was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits.
  13. W. Kennedy-Laurie
    Awarded in 1881
    Kennedy-Laurie was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits and a donation of 300 marks to the local poor fund .
  14. Friedrich Ludwig Fritsch
    Awarded in 1881
    Fritsch was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 28 bath visits and a donation of 200 marks to the local poor fund .
  15. Eugene from Le Blanc Souville
    Prussian major general
    Awarded in 1881
    Le Blanc Souville was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits.
  16. Baron von Würtzburg
    Awarded in 1881
    Würtzburg was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits.
  17. Georg Wilhelm Rengert
    Awarded in 1881
    Rengert was a long-time spa guest in Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits and a donation of 80 marks to the local poor fund .
  18. Moses Farrnbacher
    Awarded in 1883
    Farrnbacher was a long-time spa guest in Bad Kissingen and was honored for 50 visits to the spa, 35 of them without interruption, and a donation of 150 marks to the local poor fund .
  19. C. Haase
    Awarded in 1883
    Haase was a long-time spa guest in Bad Kissingen and was honored for 33 visits to the spa.
  20. J. von Wolicki
    Awarded in 1883
    Wolicki was a long-time spa guest in Bad Kissingen and was honored for 35 bath visits without interruption.
  21. Georg Krebs
    Awarded in 1884
    In recognition of his great services to the community.
  22. Ernst Dept.
    Awarded in 1884
  23. Wilhelm Besekirsky
    Awarded in 1885
  24. Michael Vornberger
    Reindeer of Würzburg
    Awarded in 1885
  25. Otto von Bismarck
    Chancellor
    Awarded in 1885
    On the occasion of his 70th birthday and his 50th service anniversary.
  26. GL Gayser
    Awarded in 1885
  27. Ludwig Werheimber
    Awarded in 1886
  28. Gustav Gerlich
    Politician, member of the Reichstag, landlord on Bankau (West Prussia)
    Awarded in 1886
  29. Andreas Dietz
    Awarded in 1886
  30. Gottfried Delius
    Entrepreneur from Bielefeld
    Awarded in 1886
  31. Georg Schleiher
    Awarded in 1886
  32. L. Simons
    Awarded in 1887
  33. August gap
    Awarded in 1887
  34. F. von Bergen
    Awarded in 1888
  35. Simon Blad
    Merchant
    Awarded in 1888
    Blad has been a spa guest every year since 1848, with two interruptions. He donated 20,000 marks to the children's institution and the boys' day care center.
  36. Benedikt Bunzel
    Awarded in 1888
  37. William L. Winans
    American entrepreneur and diplomat
    Awarded in 1889
  38. Friedrich Graf von Landsberg-Velen and Gemen
    Westphalian entrepreneur and registrar of Gemen
    Awarded in 1889
  39. Ludwig Gross
    Awarded in 1890
  40. Rudolf Freiherr von Düsterlohe
    Awarded in 1890
  41. Bernhard Can
    Awarded in 1891
  42. Karl Wilhelm Schreiber
    Awarded in 1891
  43. Johann Heinrich Wenzel
    Awarded in 1893
  44. Johann August Zieschner
    Awarded in 1893
  45. Friedrich Count of Luxburg
    District President of Lower Franconia
    Awarded in 1893
    The award took place on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as district president with regard to his close relationship with the city of Bad Kissingen as a former royal Bavarian district judge and bath commissioner.
  46. by Gerhardt
    Awarded in 1893
  47. Jakob Stiller
    Awarded in 1894
  48. Sergius Marjkowsky
    Awarded in 1894
  49. Karl Simon
    Awarded in 1894
  50. Oskar von Diruf
    Balneologist, spa doctor, entrepreneur
    Awarded in 1894
    For his work as a well doctor and writer and a donation of 500 marks to the local poor fund
  51. Gottlieb Frowein
    Entrepreneur, manufacturer
    Awarded in 1894
  52. Theodor Gestewitz
    Awarded in 1895
  53. Friedrich Schweykert
    Awarded in 1895
  54. FG rooms
    Awarded in 1895
  55. Adolph Menzel
    painter
    Awarded in 1895
    The loyal regular guest of the spa received the award on the occasion of his 80th birthday. He captured the city in several pictures.
  56. Max Frank
    Awarded in 1895
  57. Julius Oppert
    Ancient orientalist
    Awarded in 1897
    Oppert was a long-time spa guest in Bad Kissingen and was honored for 25 bath visits.
  58. Philipp Richter
    Awarded in 1897
  59. Andreas Kraus
    Awarded in 1898
  60. Heinrich Adolf Holland
    Awarded in 1898
  61. Albert von Waldthausen
    Banker and historian
    Awarded in 1898
  62. Ernst Huebner
    Manufacturer of pumps, filters and cooling systems in Halle (Saale)
    Awarded in 1898
  63. Eugene Eulner
    Awarded in 1899
  64. Franz Siechen
    Privatier from Berlin
    Awarded 1900
  65. Adolf Güterback
    Awarded in 1902
  66. R. Menzel
    Awarded in 1903
  67. Hermann von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim
    Awarded in 1906
  68. Salomon Moreau
    Awarded in 1908
  69. Christian Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
    Awarded in 1908
    Prince Christian was a long-time spa guest in Bad Kissingen and even showed interest in the community of the city. He was honored for 20 bath visits.
  70. Friedrich von Hessing
    Entrepreneur
    Awarded in 1917
    In recognition of his services to the seaside resort and the community of the city.
  71. Theobald von Fuchs
    Bavarian administrative lawyer and politician
    Awarded in 1917
  72. Ludwig Vay
    Awarded in 1917
  73. Karl Ludwig Gayde
    Painter and master craftsman
    Awarded in 1919
    In recognition of the unselfish and loyal service rendered to the municipality.
  74. Valentin Weidner
    sculptor
    Awarded in 1919
  75. Friedrich Roth
    Catholic parish priest and prelate
    Awarded in 1919
  76. Anton Kliegl
    Entrepreneur and inventor in the USA
    Awarded in 1922
    In recognition of his devotion to his hometown and in appreciation of his charity.
  77. Johann Kliegl
    Entrepreneurs in the USA
    Awarded in 1922
    In recognition of his devotion to his hometown and in appreciation of his charity.
  78. Paul von Hindenburg
    President of the empire
    Awarded on March 17, 1933
    As the bearer of German tradition.
  79. Adolf Hitler
    Chancellor
    Awarded on March 17, 1933
    As the founder and leader of the new Third Reich.
  80. Julius Döpfner
    Bishop of Würzburg
    Awarded in 1952
    Döpfner received the honor for his solidarity with Bad Kissingen and his support for social housing.
  81. Hans White
    First freely elected mayor of the post-war period (1952–1984)
    Awarded in 1984
  82. Jack Steinberger
    Physicist, Nobel Laureate 1988
    Awarded on December 18, 2006
  83. Christian Customs
    Kaufmann, from 1990 to 2002 the first SPD mayor, with a 42-year term of office (1972–2014) in the city council and district council, the longest serving local politician in the history of Bad Kissingen.
    City council resolution of April 9th, awarded on July 2nd, 2014

See also

literature

  • Evelyn Bartetzko: There are few of the “real ones” ... - Kissingen and its honorary citizens . In: Thomas Ahnert, Peter Weidisch (eds.): 1200 years Bad Kissingen, 801–2001, facets of a city's history. (= Festschrift for the anniversary year and volume accompanying the exhibition of the same name / special publication from the Bad Kissingen City Archives). Verlag TA Schachenmayer, Bad Kissingen 2001, ISBN 3-929278-16-2 , pp. 264-269.
  • Gerhard Wulz: The chapel cemetery in Bad Kissingen. A guide with short biographies. 2nd expanded and revised edition. City of Bad Kissingen, Bad Kissingen 2019, ISBN 978-3-934912-24-3 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scanzoni is described in the city chronicle as the first honorary citizen. The biographer Gerhard Wulz pointed out in the Saale-Zeitung of April 4, 2006 that Scanzoni had only received an honorary cup. There is no reference to the granting of honorary citizenship in the council minutes.
  2. ↑ Balling does not appear in the city chronicle in the list of honorary citizens. The biographer Gerhard Wulz explicitly mentions this award.
  3. ↑ Saale-Zeitung of November 23, 1879 (section "Bayerische Nachrichten") as well as a letter from the city council of November 14, 1879.
  4. ↑ This spa guest is likely to be the Berlin manufacturer Georg Wilhelm Rengert, brother of the co-partner Gustav Adolph Rengert.
  5. ↑ It should be the privateer Moses Hirsch Farrnbacher from Frankfurt (Main), co-owner of the company S. Farrnbacher & Sohn in Fürth.
  6. ↑ According to the Bavarian municipal code, honorary citizenship is a highly personal right and automatically expires with the death of an owner.
  7. ↑ Siegfried Farkas: The Modesty in Person , in: Main-Post from December 19, 2006
  8. ↑ Thomas Mäuser: A whole era shaped , in: Saale-Zeitung of July 3, 2014