List of honorary citizens of Berchtesgaden

The honorary citizenship is the highest municipal award of the market Berchtesgaden .

Since 1888 the following people have been made honorary citizens.

Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.

The honorary citizens of the Berchtesgaden market

1. Reinhard Wiesend

   District administrator in Garmisch

   Awarded on April 13, 1888

   For services as the founder and head of the Association against House Beggars, as a speaker at the carving school and board member of the Beautification Association

2. Michael Kirchmayr († 1895)

   Brewery owner, mayor from 1869 to 1890

   Awarded on January 12, 1889

3. Adalbert Waagen (born March 30, 1833; † April 15, 1898 in Berchtesgaden)

   Visual artist

   Awarded on March 20, 1891

   For services as an important artist and appointment by the Prince Regent Luitpold as professor

4. Josef Lamprecht († May 3, 1897)

   pharmacist

   Awarded on January 5, 1897

   For services as a long-standing magistrate and board member of the Beautification Association.

5. Jacob Kerschbaumer (born April 23, 1823 - † October 31, 1914)

   Kaufmann, mayor from 1860 to 1869

   Awarded on October 16, 1900

6. Richard Pintsch († September 1919)

   Secret Commerce Council

   Awarded on August 9, 1906

   For services as a benefactor of the kindergarten and the brother house

7. Lorenz Widmann (born July 21, 1839 in Munich; † May 20, 1926 in Berchtesgaden)

   Spiritual council from 1884 to 1920

   Awarded on August 18, 1909

8. Ludwig Ganghofer (* July 7, 1855 in Kaufbeuren; † July 24, 1920 in Tegernsee)

   writer

   Awarded on May 6, 1913

   For services to the popularity of Berchtesgaden, thanks to his novels

9. Jacob Pfab

   Pharmacist, mayor from 1908 to 1919

   Awarded on July 17, 1919

   For services as mayor during the First World War

10. Countess Elsa von Waldersee (born April 11, 1871 - † November 7, 1955)

    Awarded on October 16, 1919

    For services as a patron of Berchtesgaden and in caring for the wounded during the First World War

11. Josef Kerschbaumer (* December 23, 1852 - † January 14, 1952)

    Kaufmann, mayor from 1893 to 1906

    Awarded on December 29, 1922

    For services as mayor to tourism

12. Paul von Hindenburg (born October 2, 1847 in Posen, † August 2, 1934 at Gut Neudeck)

    President of the empire

    Awarded on March 25, 1933

    As in many German municipalities, the award was made together with that of Adolf Hitler.

    • Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, † April 30, 1945 in Berlin)

    Chancellor

    Awarded on March 25, 1933. Although all honorary citizenships granted to war criminals were revoked by a directive of the Allied Control Council of October 12, 1946, Adolf Hitler was neither charged nor convicted as a war criminal for his suicide before the end of the war. The revocation of his honorary citizenship was only confirmed in 2008 by the Berchtesgaden municipal council.

13. Georg Waltenberger (born August 14, 1865 - † February 5, 1961)

    Painter

    Awarded on November 4, 1947

    For services as an important artist and the decoration of the Kursaal, built in 1930

14. Karl Theodor Jacob (born January 15, 1908 in Kaiserslautern, † July 19, 1980 in Ramsau near Berchtesgaden)

    District Administrator

    Awarded on April 26, 1955

    For his services to the surrender of Berchtesgaden without a fight in 1945 and afterwards in all areas of public life for the benefit of Berchtesgaden.

15. Peter Ostermayr (born July 18, 1882 in Mühldorf a.Inn; † May 7, 1967 in Munich)

    film producer

    Awarded on July 10, 1955

    For his services in filming Ludwig Ganghofer's novels in Berchtesgadener Land

16. Stefan Imhof (* December 21, 1870 - March 18, 1963)

    Senior Medical Officer, Mayor of Schellenberg from 1896 to 1914, of Berchtesgaden from 1946 to 1955

    Awarded on December 21, 1955

    For services as the oldest incumbent mayor of the Federal Republic of Germany at the time

17. Otto Schüller (* 1910; † February 3, 2001)

    Spiritual advice

    Awarded on January 29, 1980

    On the occasion of his 70th birthday. From 1935 to 1982 pastor in Berchtesgaden and thus longer in the local spiritual service than all provosts and pastors before.

18. Martin Beer (born July 19, 1916 - † May 28, 1980 in Berchtesgaden)

    Mayor 1960–1980

    Awarded on January 29, 1980

    For extraordinary services during his 20-year tenure.

19. Josef Fegg (born March 8, 1922 - † February 5, 1981)

    Mayor of Maria Gern 1956–1971, municipal council 1972–1980

    Awarded on November 18, 1980

    For his services in the course of the territorial reform. Thanks to him, the merging of the communities of Berchtesgaden and Maria Gern went harmoniously.

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1. ↑ Hellmut Schöner : Berchtesgaden through the ages . Supplementary Volume I, 1982, pp. 164-167.
2. ^ Karlheinz Spielmann: Honorary Citizen and Honors in the Federal Republic. 1965.
3. ^ Hyacinth Holland:  Waagen, Adalbert . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 54, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1908, pp. 778-780.
4. ↑ On the honorary citizenship of Adolf Hitler see: Ehrenbürger - A withdrawal of honorary citizenships . According to the right of honorary citizenship in accordance with Article VIII, Number II, Letter i of Directive 38 of the Allied Control Council in Germany of October 12, 1946, the revocation of honorary citizenship was determined for all war criminals
5. ↑ See report in Berchtesgadener Anzeiger from December 18, 2008, p. 4.
6. ↑ Jacob had already been granted honorary citizenship in 1945, but was revoked again in 1946, see: Walter Brugger (Ed.) And others: History of Berchtesgaden . Volume III / 2, 1991, p. 1058.
7. ↑ Different information on the date of the award to Peter Ostermayr ; Hellmut Schöner mentions July 16, 1955, berchtesgaden.de July 10, 1955