List of honorary citizens of Eggenfelden

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Coat of arms of the city of Eggenfelden

The honorary citizenship is the highest honor that the Lower Bavarian town of Eggenfelden can forgive.

Since 1887, the following 20 people have been made honorary citizens. In the course of the incorporation of Gern I, the three honorary citizenships awarded there were taken over. Five honorary citizenships awarded during the time of National Socialism were formally revoked on April 5, 2011 by resolution of the city council.

In the meeting room of the Eggenfelden town hall there is a picture gallery with portraits of the honorary citizens.

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

The honorary citizens of the city of Eggenfelden

  1. Georg Lex (* 1819; † 1892)
    Chief Magistrate
    Awarded on January 30, 1887
    Lex was named First Honorary Citizen in recognition of the benevolent and humane manner in which he served as magistrate for 25 years.
  2. Jakob Raß (* 1824; † 1897)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on May 13, 1893
    Raß was honored as pastor in Eggenfelden on the occasion of his 25th anniversary.
  3. Friedrich Hahl
    Tenant
    Awarded on May 7, 1907 in Gern I
  4. Rudolf Bachmann
    Tenant
    Awarded on May 7, 1907 in Gern I
  5. Karl Rist
    Father-in-law of the Baron von Closen-Günderode
    Awarded on May 7, 1907 in Gern I
  6. Christian Sailer (* 1840; † 1923)
    Sawmill owners
    Awarded on February 18, 1909
    Sailer earned merit with the construction of the power station, through which the place could gradually be electrified.
  7. Roman Hattemer (* 1838; † 1909)
    District Administrator
    Awarded on March 11, 1909
    From 1883 to 1909 he was district administrator in Eggenfelden. Shortly before his death, he was made an honorary citizen for his humane conduct and his endeavors to establish an orphanage.
  8. Josef Berngehrer (* 1856; † 1933)
    Senior teacher
    Awarded on November 13, 1914
    The highly valued pedagogue Berngehrer worked for a long time as the choir regent of the St. Nikolaus church choir.
  9. Franz by Paula Köstlbacher (* 1847; † 1918)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on November 6, 1916
    Köstlbacher was a pastor in Eggenfelden. When he resigned, he was awarded an honorary citizen's letter in recognition of his great services to the church and school.
  10. Ludwig Frey (* 1865; † November 7, 1923 in Munich)
    pharmacist
    Awarded on November 21, 1923 (posthumously)
    In recognition of his selfless charitable work.
  11. Franz Xaver Goldenberger (born June 3, 1867 in Munich, † September 6, 1948 in Kirchdorf)
    Bavarian State Minister for Education and Culture
    Awarded on December 1, 1926
    Before being appointed Minister of Education, Goldenberger was District Administrator in Eggenfelden from 1909 to 1912.
  12. Ludwig Forster (born September 25, 1868 in Kraiburg a.Inn; † January 20, 1937 in Eggenfelden)
    mayor
    Awarded on June 22, 1931
    Forster held the office of mayor from 1906 to 1932 and was a member of the state parliament from 1905 to 1911. Above all, his special heart for the poor was honored.
    • Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, † April 30, 1945 in Berlin)
    Chancellor
    Awarded on June 11, 1933, revoked on April 5, 2011
    President of the empire
    Awarded on June 11, 1933, revoked on April 5, 2011
    Reich Governor
    Awarded on June 11, 1933, revoked on April 5, 2011
    • Hans Schemm (born October 6, 1891 in Bayreuth; † March 5, 1935 in Bayreuth)
    Bavarian State Minister for Education and Culture
    Awarded on June 11, 1933, revoked on April 5, 2011
    • Georg Luber (born November 6, 1893 in Nuremberg, † January 6, 1961 in Munich)
    State Secretary for Agriculture in the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs
    Awarded on June 11, 1933, revoked on April 5, 2011
  13. Pauline Dichtl (* 1884; † 1970)
    Matron
    Awarded on August 2, 1961
    With the award of honorary citizenship, the services of the school sister and superior to the school system and its reconstruction after the Second World War were honored.
  14. Karlheinz Richter (* 1904; † 1988)
    doctor
    Awarded on June 19, 1976
    His services as a doctor at the Heilig-Geist-Spital from 1948 to 1969 were honored.
  15. Fritz Kempfler (born December 6, 1904 in Eggenfelden; † October 18, 1985 ibid)
    Member of the German Bundestag
    Awarded on January 20, 1977
    Kempfler was made an honorary citizen for his services to the city and the district of Eggenfelden during his 20 years as a member of parliament. He had campaigned in particular for the domestic economy, education and transport.
  16. Fritz Wilhelm Hörauf (born May 10, 1908 in Nuremberg, † April 24, 1991 in Pfarrkirchen)
    Member of the German Bundestag
    Awarded on January 20, 1977
    After the end of the war, Hörauf had shown himself to be humane and indulgent as a member of the Arbitration Chamber. During his 16-year membership in the German Bundestag, he campaigned for the interests of the city and the district of Eggenfelden.
  17. Hans Kreck (* 1921; † February 10, 2012 in Eggenfelden)
    Former Mayor
    Awarded on September 24, 1996
    During his tenure as mayor, he set the course for a positive future development of the city.
  18. Herbert Kempfler (born July 11, 1931 in Munich)
    Lawyer, judge at the Bavarian Constitutional Court, member of the Bavarian State Parliament (1978–2003)

source

  • Josef Haushofer: History of Eggenfelden. - Eggenfelden: City Administration, 2002

Individual evidence

  1. ^ National Socialist greats, honorary citizenship revoked , In: Rottaler Anzeiger, October 14, 2011