List of honorary citizens of Dachau
The honorary citizenship is the highest municipal award the major district town Dachau .
So far, 12 people have been made honorary citizens.
The honorary citizens of the city of Dachau
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.
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Nepomuk Freiherr von Hohenhausen (1788–1872)
- Adjutant General
- Awarded in 1856
- Freiherr von Hohenhausen was born in Dachau. He was made an honorary citizen for obtaining the Schranne.
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Karl Feldigl (1831–1904)
- Elementary school teacher
- Awarded in 1889
- He was honored for his services to education.
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Heinrich Engert (1831-1915)
- District Doctor
- Awarded in 1903
- Engert was made an honorary citizen for his services to poor relief.
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Constantin Höfler (1845–1920)
- pharmacist
- Awarded in 1904
- With the honorary citizenship, his services for the introduction of the communal savings bank were recognized.
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Hermann Stockmann (1867–1938)
- Painter and draftsman
- Awarded in 1927
- Stockmann was an art professor in Munich. He lived in Dachau for 40 years, where he built the district museum and the picture gallery.
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Ludwig Dill (1848–1940)
- painter
- Awarded in 1936
- Dill was granted honorary citizenship in recognition of his services to the arts.
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Prelate Friedrich Pfanzelt (1881–1958)
- Parish priest
- Awarded in 1955
- Pfanzelt was the parish priest at St. Jakob. On the occasion of his 25th anniversary of service, he was awarded honorary citizenship.
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Josef Straßer (1885–1956)
- works Council
- Awarded in 1955
- Straßer was a works council at von Krauss-Maffei . His commitment to social issues was recognized with honorary citizenship.
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Heinrich Nicolaus (1892–1966)
- Entrepreneur
- Awarded in 1962
- Nicolaus was the owner of the MD paper mill. He was made an honorary citizen for his services to economic development.
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Leopold Guggenberger (1918-2017)
- mayor
- Awarded 1985
- Guggenberger was mayor of the twin city Klagenfurt from 1973 to 1997 .
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Lorenz Reitmeier (* 1930)
- Lord Mayor
- Awarded in 1998
- Reitmeier was Lord Mayor of Dachau from 1966 to 1996. His services to the city were recognized.
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Max Mannheimer (1920–2016)
- Contemporary witness
- Awarded in 2011
- Mannheimer was a prisoner in the Dachau concentration camp. For decades he made himself available as a contemporary witness in order to keep the horrors of the National Socialist regime from being forgotten.
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