List of honorary citizens of Helmbrechts
The honorary citizenship is the highest honor that the city Helmbrechts awarded to. It also awards the silver and gold citizen medals.
Honorary citizens have the right to sign the city's golden book. You will be invited as guests to representative events in the city. In the event of an emergency through no fault of one's own, a one-off or ongoing honorary salary can be granted. When an honorary citizen dies, the city takes an honorable part in their burial.
Since 1903 the following people have been made honorary citizens. The honorary citizenships bestowed on Paul von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler, Ritter von Epp, and Hans Schemm during the Nazi era were revoked on December 30, 1946.
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award. The list is likely not to be complete between 1987 and 2003.
The honorary citizens of the city of Helmbrechts
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Georg Zeitler
- City Secretary
- Awarded on March 15, 1903
- Zeitler was made an honorary citizen on the occasion of his 25th anniversary with the company.
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Georg Seidel (born December 20, 1863)
- Senior teacher
- Awarded on May 15, 1925
- Seidel was a member of the community college and city council from 1897 to 1925, then second mayor from 1925 to 1929 and first mayor from 1930 to 1934.
- Paul von Hindenburg (born October 2, 1847 in Posen, † August 2, 1934 at Gut Neudeck)
- President of the empire
- Awarded in 1933, revoked on December 30, 1946
- Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, † April 30, 1945 in Berlin)
- Chancellor
- Awarded in 1933, revoked on December 30, 1946
- Franz Ritter von Epp (born October 16, 1868 in Munich; † January 31, 1947 there)
- Reich Governor of Bavaria
- revoked on December 30, 1946
- Hans Schemm (born October 6, 1891 in Bayreuth; † March 5, 1935 in Bayreuth)
- Bavarian Minister of Education
- revoked on December 30, 1946
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Anna Bauer († January 22, 1956)
- Awarded on January 28, 1952
- Bauer was honored by decision of the city council for her donations to the residents and the city during the post-war period.
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Hans Michel (born November 15, 1889 - † March 11, 1958)
- Master hand weaver
- Awarded on November 4, 1954
- Michel was first mayor from 1924 to 1929 and second mayor from 1930 until his dismissal in 1933. After the end of the war, from 1948 to 1956, he was once again the first mayor to head the city. From 1947 to 1958 he was a member of the Bavarian Senate.
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Karl Wagner (born June 1, 1891)
- Factory owner
- Awarded on May 23, 1961
- Wagner was a member of the city council from 1925 to 1935 and from 1946 to 1948. From 1948 to 1956 he was the second mayor.
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Martin Bächer (born November 8, 1886)
- Mayor a. D.
- Awarded on May 23, 1961
- Bächer was initially a city councilor from 1928 to 1933. In the post-war period he was first mayor from 1946 to 1948 and then city council again from 1948 to 1960. In 1960 he took over the office of 2nd mayor.
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Artur Höhn
- Mayor a. D.
- Awarded in 1987
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Otto Knopf (born April 9, 1926 in Helmbrechts; † November 18, 2005 there)
- Local poet and author
- Awarded in 2003
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Werner Hohenberger (born June 3, 1948)
- Chief Physician of the Surgical Clinic of the University Hospital Erlangen
Bearer of the Golden Citizen Medal
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Artur Höhn
- Mayor a. D., Awarded 1982 for "special services in the municipal sector"
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Wilhelm von Jaruntowski
- Entrepreneur, awarded 1991 for "special merits in the economic field"
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Heinz Boehm
- VdK chairman, awarded 1991 for "special achievements in the social field"
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Richard Rossner
- Senior teacher, awarded 1991 for "special achievements in the cultural field"
Bearer of the Silver Citizen Medal
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Christoph Bächer
- City council, awarded 1956
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Martin Bächer
- City councilor and 1st mayor, awarded in 1956
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Andreas Geissler
- Member of the community college and deputy mayor, bestowed in 1956
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Heinrich Taubald
- Member of the parish college and city council, awarded in 1956
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Hans Riedel
- City council, awarded 1957
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Hans Seiffert
- Local historian and writer, awarded in 1959
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Heinrich Wolfrum
- Commerzienrat, awarded in 1962
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Georg Stahlmann
- Head of the public library, awarded in 1962
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Martin button
- City council, awarded 1967
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Hans Hohenberger
- Heimat painter, awarded in 1971
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Max Kaiser
- City council, awarded 1972
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Fritz Rossberg
- City council, awarded 1972
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Heinz Boehm
- City councilor and 2nd mayor, awarded in 1977
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Ludwig Schweiker
- Sparkasse director, awarded in 1977
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Georg Stingl
- City council, awarded 1977
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Otto button
- Local historian and writer, awarded in 1982
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Bernhard Tauber
- City and municipal council, awarded in 1987
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Fritz Leopold
- City council, awarded 1989
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Kurt Raithel
- City council, awarded 1989
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Hubert Schwabe
- City council, awarded 1989
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Bernhard Seuss
- City council, awarded 1989
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Karl Weber
- City council, awarded 1989
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Rudolf Köppel
- City council, awarded 1989
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Rüdiger Griesshammer
- City council, awarded 1989
source
- Karlheinz Spielmann: Honorary Citizen and Honors in the Federal Republic. 1965
- Otto Knopf: The Helmbrechts book . Ackermann-Verlag, 1996, ISBN 3-929364-13-1