List of honorary citizens of Laufen

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Coat of arms of the city of Laufen

The honorary citizenship is the highest municipal award the city running . They are awarded by resolution of the city council.

Since 1897 the following people have been made honorary citizens. The honorary citizenships granted to Adolf Hitler, Franz Ritter von Epp, Adolf Wagner and Kreisleiter Kammerer during the period of National Socialism under the pressure of District Commissioner Koppheister's threat of immediate dissolution of the City Council were revoked on June 11, 1945.

After 1967 no more honorary citizenship was granted. Deserving citizens are honored with the Laufen Citizen Medal.

The honorary citizens of the city of Laufen

  1. Anton Megele (1827–1905)
    royal chief magistrate, local history researcher
    Awarded in 1897
  2. Dr. Robert Einhauser (1871–1931)
    Higher government councilor, member of the state parliament
    Awarded in 1931
  3. Paul von Hindenburg (born October 2, 1847 in Posen, † August 2, 1934 at Gut Neudeck)
    President of the empire
    Awarded in 1933
    • Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, † April 30, 1945 in Berlin)
    Chancellor
    Awarded on March 31, 1933, revoked on June 11, 1945
    Reich Governor
    Awarded on March 31, 1933, revoked on June 11, 1945
    • Adolf Wagner (born October 1, 1890 in Algringen, Lorraine, † April 12, 1944 in Bad Reichenhall)
    Interior minister
    Awarded on March 31, 1933, revoked on June 11, 1945
    • Chamberlain
    District leader
    Awarded on March 31, 1933, revoked on June 11, 1945
  4. Father Clarenz Hornberger (Ludwig Hornberger) (born August 11, 1877 - April 4, 1953)
    Clergyman
    Awarded in 1949
    Hornberger worked as a pastor in the Laufen prison. He was made an honorary citizen for the services he earned in this difficult task.
  5. Franz Fuchs (born September 11, 1876 - † February 20, 1961)
    Pharmacy owner
    Awarded on December 19, 1949
    Fuchs served as the city's 1st mayor for many years and was appointed former mayor when he left office. He was granted honorary citizenship for his faithful, selfless and unselfish service to the city.
  6. Hans Düll (born October 20, 1879 - † February 26, 1963)
    Notary inspector
    Awarded in 1950
    Düll was the city's second mayor. He earned special services in the construction of the new cemetery and the expansion of the water supply.
  7. Friedrich Nickolai (born August 19, 1890 - † September 20, 1962)
    Administrator
    Awarded on August 18, 1960
    Nickolai was mayor of the city after World War II. He was made an honorary citizen because of his services to the development of the city and his achievements in this office.
  8. Peter Gries (April 3, 1894 - April 13, 1977)
    Abbey dean, clergyman, city pastor
    Awarded in 1965
    The award of honorary citizenship honored his pastoral work for the population in times of war and peace and especially during the flood disasters in 1954 and 1959, as well as his special services to the renovation of the collegiate church.
  9. Sebastian Knoller (born February 19, 1895)
    2. Mayor and Deputy District Administrator
    Awarded on January 10, 1965
    On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Knoller was honored for his services to the good of the city.
  10. Max Schmid (* 1905)
    District Administrator of the district of Laufen from 1948 to 1970
    Awarded in 1967

source

  • Karlheinz Spielmann: Honorary Citizen and Honors in the Federal Republic. 1965

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. Bruno Leo Friton, in: "Der Salzach-Bote" from 12./13. June 1965
  2. ↑ Citizen medal holder of the city of Laufen. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Hans Roth: Order of the caretaker, city judge and mayor. In: Heinz Dopsch, Hans Roth (eds.): Laufen and Oberndorf. 1250 years of history, economy and culture on both banks of the Salzach. Self-published by the city of Laufen and the municipality of Oberndorf, Laufen / Oberndorf 1998, ISBN 978-3-00-003359-9 , p. 573.