List of honorary citizens of Kempten (Allgäu)

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Coat of arms of the city of Kempten (Allgäu)

The honorary citizenship is the highest municipal award of the city of Kempten (Allgäu) . It is awarded to citizens who have rendered services to the city and the common good. In addition to honorary citizenship, the city also awards a citizen's medal and, since 2012, a ring of honor.

Since 1847 the following people have been made honorary citizens.

Note: The data are based on the status of January 2012. The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.

The honorary citizens of the city of Kempten (Allgäu)

Cenotaph for the honorary citizens of Kempten at the Kempten Catholic Cemetery
  1. Peter Gries
    Government Building Council
    Awarded on December 3, 1847
    Gries was honored for his services in building the new Iller Bridge.
  2. Joseph Völk (born May 9, 1819 in Mittelstetten, † January 22, 1882 in Augsburg)
    Kgl. Advocate
    Awarded on May 31, 1880
    Völk was a member of the Reichstag from 1871 to 1881 and a member of the state parliament from 1855 to 1882. He was granted honorary citizenship for his services as a member of parliament.
  3. Winfried Hörmann von Hörbach (born June 25, 1821 - † October 21, 1896)
    District President
    Awarded in September 1885
    Hörmann was made an honorary citizen for his work as a representative of the people. He was also an honorary citizen of Memmingen, Augsburg, Günzburg, Lindau (Lake Constance) and Nördlingen.
  4. Otto von Bismarck
    Chancellor
    Awarded on March 4, 1895
    As in many other German cities, Bismarck was made an honorary citizen on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
  5. Adolf Horchler (born January 8, 1849 in Regensburg; † January 12, 1929 in Straubing)
    Councilor
    Awarded on January 27, 1919
    Horchler was mayor of Kempten from 1881 to 1919. For his work in this office he was granted honorary citizenship.
  6. Johann Leonhard Kluftinger (born April 16, 1843 in Kempten (Allgäu), † July 20, 1930 in Bologna)
    Consul, merchant
    Awarded on May 4, 1923
    Kluftinger was honored as a benefactor. It is thanks to him that the Keck Chapel has been preserved.
  7. Max Förderreuther (born November 10, 1857 in Bamberg, † February 11, 1933 in Kempten (Allgäu))
    Head of studies, local researcher
    Awarded on April 3, 1925
    The award was made for his services as a local researcher and music director.
  8. Emil Blenk (born October 18, 1861 in Kempten (Allgäu), † June 27, 1941 in Geneva)
    Wholesale merchant
    Awarded on August 23, 1929
    Blenk was recognized as a great benefactor.
  9. Hermann Esser (born July 29, 1900 in Röhrmoos near Dachau ; † February 7, 1981 in Dietramszell )
    Founding member of the NSDAP local group Kempten, after 1933 temporarily Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs
    Awarded on April 28, 1933
    Honored as a pioneer of the National Socialist movement in the Allgäu.
    Withdrawal on August 2, 1946
  10. Martin Kellenberger (born May 4, 1857 in Oberegg; † May 30, 1939 in Kempten (Allgäu))
    Legal advice
    Awarded on May 4, 1937
    Kellenberger earned services as a local researcher.
  11. Max Madlener the Elder Ä. (* January 9, 1868 in Memmingen; † May 17, 1951 in Kempten (Allgäu))
    Hofrat Madlener - Memorial for the honorary citizens
    Councilor, surgeon, chief physician
    Awarded on January 9, 1938
    Madlener was made an honorary citizen for his services as chief physician and for the introduction of snowshoeing in the Allgäu.
  12. August Fischer (born May 26, 1901 in Moosburg an der Isar, † February 15, 1986 in Kempten (Allgäu))
    Lord Mayor of the City of Kempten 1952–1970;
    Awarded on April 16, 1970
    Fischer was made an honorary citizen of the city of Kempten for his services as head of the city.
  13. Alfred Weitnauer (born February 1, 1905 in Kempten; † June 3, 1974 in Obergünzburg)
    1935–1970 district nurse of Swabia
    Awarded on July 26, 1973
    Weitnauer was made an honorary citizen for his services to the care of the homeland, as an author on Allgäu and Kempten history and as a publishing director.
  14. Albert Wehr (born February 16, 1895 in Kempten; † May 30, 1987 in Kempten (Allgäu))
    Second mayor of the city of Kempten 1946–1972
    Awarded on December 19, 1974
    Wehr was made an honorary citizen for his services as mayor and for the introduction and further organizational management of the Allgäu Festival Week .
  15. Josef Höß (born December 25, 1931 in Aach im Allgäu, now: Gde. Oberstaufen)
    Lord Mayor of the City of Kempten 1970–1990
    Awarded on December 28, 2011
    On his 80th birthday, Höß was made an honorary citizen for his services as Lord Mayor of the city of Kempten.

Incorporated places

As part of the regional reform, the communities of Sankt Mang and St. Lorenz were incorporated into the city of Kempten on July 1, 1972. Until the incorporation, the following honorary citizens were appointed in both localities.

Honorary citizen of the former municipality of Sankt Mang

  1. Otto Saumweber (* 1858; † 1939)
    Senior teacher
    Awarded on December 31, 1922
  2. Thaddäus Köberle (* 1867; † 1953)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on January 21, 1928
  3. Johann Gebhard (* 1873; † 1955)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on June 2, 1928
  4. Basilius Schegg (* 1871; † 1956)
    Mayor from 1919 to 1934
    Awarded on February 7, 1931
  5. Robert Stadelhofer (* 1877; † 1956)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on July 27, 1951
  6. Franz Xaver Eberspacher (* 1894; † 1985)
    Mayor from 1946 to 1960
    Awarded on February 17, 1964
  7. Andreas Immler (* 1904; † 1976)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on July 15, 1967
  8. Anton Huber (* 1899; † 1973)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on July 15, 1967

Honorary citizen of the former parish of St. Lorenz

  1. Max Glock (* 1862; † 1944)
    Head teacher over 27 years
    Awarded in 1925
  2. Josef Weinhart (* 1867; † 1952)
    Mayor from 1913 to 1933
    Awarded in 1946
  3. Anna Eckle (* 1888; † 1951)
    Main teacher at the Heiligkreuz School from 1909 to 1951
    Awarded in 1949
  4. Engelbert Albrecht (* 1875; † 1967)
    2nd Mayor 1913 to 1933
    Awarded on August 13, 1953
  5. Michael Wenz (* 1889; † 1970)
    Head teacher and head of the school from 1927 to 1952, community chronist
    Awarded on January 28, 1959
  6. Jakob Zeller (* 1891; † 1971)
    District councilor, school father of Hirschdorf
    Awarded on May 3, 1961
  7. Josef Herb (* 1888; † 1974)
    Mayor from 1945 to 1951
    Awarded on March 6, 1968
  8. Josef Kammerlander (* 1908; † 1981)
    Mayor from 1952 to 1972
    Awarded on June 13, 1972

source

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Herbert Müller: Kempten in the Third Reich . In: Volker Dotter Weich et al. (Ed.): History of the city of Kempten . Tobias Dannheimer, Kempten 1989, pp. 435–448, here: p. 438.
  2. ↑ Ulrich Netzer: Reception for the former mayor Dr. Josef Höß and handing over of the citizen's medal / appointment as honorary citizen Speech by Mayor Netzer (PDF; 52 kB)