List of honorary citizens of Brandenburg an der Havel

The honorary citizenship is the highest honor the city of Brandenburg an der Havel .

According to §2 of the city's rules of honor , it can be awarded to people who have made a special contribution to them. The special merits can be justified by extraordinary achievements or special commitment to the development, well-being and reputation of the city and its citizens. It can be an outstanding life's work that is connected with the city, or a retail trade that goes far beyond the usual framework and demonstrably serves the common good and is connected with the city. The special merits can be in local, economic, cultural, sporting, scientific, political, social or humanitarian areas. The personality to be honored does not have to be a citizen of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel.

The mayor appoints an honorary citizen by resolution of the city council. The honorary citizens are invited to special public events in the city. You have the right to use city facilities such as city museums, libraries, archives, parking lots, communal cultural facilities, indoor and outdoor swimming pools as well as the events and exhibitions organized by the city free of charge. With the consent of the relatives, the city takes over the care of the grave of a deceased honorary citizen in a cemetery in the city of Brandenburg an der Havel. The honorary citizenship can be withdrawn if the honorary citizen has proven to be unworthy by his behavior.

Since 1827 a total of 30 people have received this honor. In addition, Adolf Hitler in 1933, Wilhelm Kube in 1934 , and Ernst Albert Altenkirch in 1976 were made honorary citizens. These honors were revoked again in 1991 by a resolution of the city council.

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

The honorary citizens of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel

Friedrich Wilhelm Barth

Rector of the high school

Awarded in 1827

The award took place on the occasion of his 30th service anniversary.
Mr. Martus

Superintendent in Golzow and Compatronatskommisarius of the grammar school

Awarded in 1833

The award took place on the occasion of his 50th service anniversary.
Wilhelm Ludwig Ritter

Postal Director

Awarded in 1834

The award took place on the occasion of his 50th service anniversary.
Mr. Schrobsdorff

Bailiff in Krahne

Awarded in 1848

Schrobsdorff provided the people of Brandenburg with food during the famine of 1847/1848.

Otto Theodor von Manteuffel
Otto Theodor von Manteuffel (1805–1882)

Prussian Interior Minister and Prime Minister

Awarded in 1853
Mr. Mason

Consul General from Szczecin

Awarded in 1868

Donor of painted windows for the St. Catherine's Church
August Wredow (1804-1891)

sculptor

Awarded in 1872

Founder and founder of the Wredow School of Drawing
Julius von Groß (1812–1881)

Prussian general

Awarded in 1880

Groß was in command of the III. Army Corps from which several regiments were based in the city. The award took place on the occasion of his 50th service anniversary.
Otto Winterfeldt

City Councilor

Awarded in 1881

Winterfeldt was a city councilor from 1862 to 1881, including city councilor-chief 1866–1868 and 1870–1881.
Hermann Domke

City Councilor

Awarded in 1893

Domke was a city councilor from 1862 to 1893.
Wilhelm Gericke (* 1814)

City Councilor

Awarded in 1894

Gericke was a city councilor from 1850 to 1853 and from 1855 to 1899.

Wolrad Kreusler
Wolrad Kreusler (1817–1901)

City physicist

Awarded in 1896
Gustav Schmidt (* 1822)

Unpaid city councilor (1867–1906)

Awarded in 1902
Louis Gumpert (1823-1920)

banker

Awarded in 1903

Gumpert was a city councilor from 1859 to 1919 for 60 years
Rudolf Hammer (1830-1915)

Lord Mayor

Awarded in 1905

Hammer was a member of the Reichstag (1881-1884), member of the Prussian state parliament (1889-1905) and mayor of the city (1897-1905)
Hermann Schlee

Factory owner

Awarded in 1905

Schlee was a city councilor in 1864 and from 1873 to 1905, including city councilor chief (1889–1905)
Ernst Blell

Merchant

Awarded in 1908

Blell served as an unpaid city councilor from 1885 to 1908
Hermann Eger

City council

Awarded in 1921

Eger served from 1884 to 1918 as an unpaid city councilor, was mayor from 1918 to 1919 and in 1921 was appointed city elder
Carl Reichstein (1847–1931)

Factory owner of the "Brennabor-Werke"

Awarded in 1921

Founder of the cripple home for children

Otto Sidow
Otto Sidow (1857-1927)

Publisher and author

Awarded in 1922

Sidow was the publisher of the "Brandenburger Zeitung" and from 1898 to 1927 a city councilor (including city council chief 1919–24 and 1926–27), as well as a member of the Weimar National Assembly (1919) and the Reichstag (1919–1924)
Gustav Henkel

City Councilor (1892–1924), Unpaid City Councilor (1924–1927)

Awarded in 1927

Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934)

President of the empire

Awarded in 1933

Hindenburg was canon in Brandenburg from 1915 and cathedral dean from 1920. On August 28, 2013, the city council distanced itself from the award of 1933, but did not recognize it.
Otto Tschirch (1858–1941)

High school professor, city archivist, city historian

Awarded in 1933
- Adolf Hitler (1889–1945)
Chancellor

Awarded in 1933, revoked in 1991
- Wilhelm Kube (1887–1943)
Upper President of the Province of Brandenburg (1933–1936)

Awarded in 1934, revoked in 1991
Max Herm (1899-1982)

Lord Mayor

Awarded in 1965

Member of the Reichstag (1932/33) and Lord Mayor (1945 and 1957–1965)
Grigori Andrejewitsch Below (1901–1994)

Lieutenant General of the Soviet Army , Hero of the Soviet Union

Awarded 1970

Below was 1945 Commander ( Major General ) of the " Chernigov " 16th Guards Cavalry Division ( 1st Belorussian Front ) attached to the intake of Brandenburg, including the penitentiary Brandenburg , was involved
- Ernst Albert Altenkirch (1903–1980)
Member of the Central Committee of the SED

Awarded in 1976, revoked in 1991

As a communist, Altenkirch was a prisoner in the Brandenburg penitentiary, after 1945 employee of the Brandenburg SED district leadership, city councilor
Friedrich-Karl Grasow (1912-2009)

Teacher, homeland researcher

Awarded in 1992

Vicco von Bülow
Bernhard Victor von Bülow (Loriot) (1923–2011)

Author, illustrator, satirist and actor

Awarded in 1993
Horst Flakowski (1918–1999)

Merchant (department store owner)

Awarded in 1995

Founder of the SOS Children's Village Brandenburg and the Alfred Flakowski Foundation
Birgit Fischer (* 1962)

sportswoman

Awarded in 2004

eight times Olympic champion in canoe racing
Wolfgang Huber (* 1942)

Protestant theologian

Awarded in 2012

Dean of the Brandenburg Cathedral Monastery, 1994–2009 Bishop of the Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia

Web links

Honorary citizen of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel
Statute on the honor regulations of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel (PDF; 17 kB)