List of honorary citizens of Lindau (Lake Constance)
The honorary citizenship is the highest honor that the Bavarian town of Lindau (Bodensee) can forgive.
Since 1833 the following 26 people have been granted honorary citizenship.
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.
The honorary citizens of the city of Lindau (Lake Constance)
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Wilhelm Haberstrumpf
- Bavarian Royal Ministerial Secretary
- Awarded in 1833
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Anton Pleybner
- Commander of the Lindau Landwehr Battalion
- Awarded in 1834
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Albrecht Roth
- Benefactor
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Franz Carl Jörres
- Bavarian royal chief customs inspector
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Bernhard Maria von Hornstein
- Secret Royal Council
- Awarded in 1838
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Oskar von Stobäus
- mayor
- Awarded in 1868
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Josef Maximilian Carl Wörlein
- Pastor
- Awarded in 1883
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Winfried von Hörmann
- District President
- Awarded in 1885
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Friedrich von Thiersch
- architect
- Awarded in 1888
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Hermann von Lingg
- poet
- Awarded in 1890
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Gustav Reinwald (born March 16, 1837 in Heckenmühle near Diebach, † September 30, 1898 in Lindau)
- Pastor and city archivist
- Awarded on January 28, 1891
- On the occasion of his 25 years of service in Lindau, Reinwald was made an honorary citizen as the “ingenious folder of the valuable city archive”. With the establishment of the city archive in the town hall, he laid the foundation for scientific research into the city's history.
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Maximilian Ritter von Abel
- Major, donor and donor
- Awarded in 1896
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Hermann Closer
- Entrepreneurs and benefactors
- Awarded in 1902
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Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin
- Airship designer
- Awarded in 1909
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Paul Ritter von Kneussl
- Lieutenant General
- Awarded in 1916
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Ludwig Wiedemann
- Mayor of Reutin
- Awarded in 1919
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Markus Reader
- Teacher in Reutin
- Awarded in 1921
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Ludwig Kick
- Benefactor
- Awarded in 1922
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Karl Bever
- doctor
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August Gruber
- Professor of Zoology
- Awarded in 1928
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Walther Frisch
- Lord Mayor (1945–1956)
- Awarded in 1958
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Lennart Count Bernadotte
- Initiator of the Nobel Laureate Meetings
- Awarded in 1979
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Josef Steurer (born August 24, 1927 in Munich; † April 11, 2010 in Lindau)
- Lord Mayor (1964–1988)
- Awarded in 1988
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Martin Thomann (born September 18, 1915; † May 13, 2007 in Lindau)
- Painter-poet
- Awarded on February 20, 2002
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Josef Euringer (born March 23, 1921 - † May 22, 2007 in Lindau)
- Former mayor
- Awarded on February 20, 2002
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Franz Fiala (born April 11, 1922 - † November 26, 2013 in Lindau)
- Former mayor
- Awarded on February 20, 2002
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Anneliese Spangehl (born April 23, 1927 in Lindau)
- pedagogue
- Award ceremony on May 8, 2015
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Karl Schober (born February 22, 1957 in Lindau; † June 4, 2020)
- Mayor and City Councilor
- Award ceremony on December 18, 2019
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Uwe Birk (born November 25, 1954 in Lindau)
- 3. Mayor and City Council
- Award ceremony on January 29, 2020
literature
- Manfred Mauer: The honorary citizens of the city of Lindau. - Munich: Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank, 1985