List of honorary citizens of Hof
The city of Hof in Bavaria Hochfranken came in 1810 to the Kingdom of Bavaria. Since then a number of politicians, industrialists and artists have been granted honorary citizenship. Below is the list:
The honorary citizens of the city of Hof
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Fischel Arnheim (born February 23, 1812 in Bayreuth; † January 31, 1864 in Munich)
- Attorney and notary, member of the state parliament for the constituency of Hof
- Awarded on September 28, 1863
- Arnhem, who came from Bayreuth, had campaigned for the construction of the railway line from Hof via Oberkotzau to Eger, which was of great importance for supplying the Hof textile industry with cheap Bohemian lignite.
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Gustav Münch-Ferber (* 1821 in Hof; † March 23, 1896 in Blankenhain)
- Manor owner in Blankenhain near Crimmitschau
- Awarded on April 30, 1889
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Otto von Bismarck (born April 1, 1815 in Schönhausen; † July 30, 1898 in Friedrichsruh near Hamburg)
- Chancellor
- Awarded on April 1, 1895
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Nikolaus Rammenee (born April 19, 1826 in Helmbrechts, † April 13, 1913 in Hof)
- Master carpenter; Between 1883 and 1887, he and the merchant Ebert built a mechanical cotton weaving mill for calico on his site in the factory row.
- Rammenee was also a municipal representative and councilor.
- Awarded on March 6, 1906
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Hans Högn (* 1904 in Hof; † May 22, 1980 ibid)
- former Lord Mayor
- Awarded on April 24, 1970
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Alfons Goppel (born October 1, 1905 in Reinhausen; † December 24, 1991 in Johannesberg)
- 1962 to 1978 Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria
- Awarded on March 13, 1981
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Hans Heun (born April 16, 1927 in Hof)
- former Lord Mayor
- Awarded on March 20, 1992
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Hans Vießmann (* 1917 in Hof; † March 30, 2002 ibid)
- Engineer and manufacturer
- Awarded on July 24, 1992
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Georg Freiherr von Waldenfels (born October 27, 1944 in Hof)
- former minister of state, manager and sports official
- Awarded on October 27, 2000
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Dieter Döhla (born March 28, 1944 in Stammbach)
- Lord Mayor ret. D.
- Awarded on April 9, 2009
- Döhla was Lord Mayor of the city from 1988 to 2006. During this time he devoted all his energy to the further development of Hof. A large number of projects that shape the face of the city today are permanently linked to his work.
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Heinz Badewitz (* 1941 in Hof; † March 10, 2016 in Graz)
- Founder and director of the Hof International Film Festival
- Awarded on November 4, 2009
- With the award of honorary citizenship, the city of Baditz thanked that the Hof Film Festival had developed into one of the most renowned and traditional film festivals in Germany. As a result, he has created an annual media-effective platform for the city of Hof, not only among experts, but also among the German and international public.
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Wilfried Anton (born November 17, 1940 in Prohorsch, Luditz district)
- Honorary President of the Bavarian Music Council, long-time director of the Hof Symphony Orchestra and honorary mayor a. D.
- Awarded on July 4, 2014.
In addition, Paul von Hindenburg (bestowed on March 29, 1933), Adolf Hitler (bestowed on March 29, 1933) and Hans Schemm (bestowed on March 5, 1935) were made honorary citizens. The honors of Hitler and Schemms were officially revoked by a city council resolution in June 2007, the honor of Hindenburg according to the city council resolution in February 2017.
source
- Hofer honorary citizen , in: Frankenpost , November 5, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieter Döhla made an honorary citizen Article in the Frankenpost
- ↑ Heinz Bathitz made an honorary citizen Article in the Frankenpost