List of honorary citizens of Roth
The honorary citizenship is the highest honor that the city Roth awarded to. It is awarded to personalities who have made special contributions to the interests of the city.
Since 1884, as far as the files are available, the following persons have been made honorary citizens. The councilors of commerce, Zink and Stieber, did not accept their honorary citizenship, which they were granted in 1906, due to personal differences.
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award. The list may not be complete after World War II.
The honorary citizens of the city of Roth
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Prof. Anton Seitz (* 1829; † 1900)
- Painter
- Awarded in 1884
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Johann Carl (* 1819; † 1897)
- editor
- Awarded in 1896
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Johann Michael Zahn (* 1818; † 1899)
- Former Mayor
- Awarded in 1898
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Willy Supf (* 1854; † 1920)
- Commerce Council
- Awarded in 1901
- Alex Zink
- Commerce Council
- Awarded in 1906, not accepted
- Wilhelm von Stieber
- Commerce Council
- Awarded in 1906, not accepted
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Ferdinand Carl (* 1853; † 1913)
- Commerce Council
- Awarded in 1912
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Otto Schrimpff (* 1857; † 1932)
- Secret Commerce Council
- Awarded in 1925
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Wilhelm Schindler (* 1863; † 1940)
- Factory owner
- Awarded in 1933,
- Paul von Hindenburg (born October 2, 1847 in Posen, † August 2, 1934 at Gut Neudeck)
- President of the empire
- Awarded in 1933, revoked by a city council resolution of December 9, 1947
- Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, † April 30, 1945 in Berlin)
- Chancellor
- Awarded in 1934, revoked by a city council resolution of December 9, 1947
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Hans Breckwoldt (* 1871; † 1939)
- Commerce Council
- Awarded in 1935
source
- Karlheinz Spielmann: Honorary Citizen and Honors in the Federal Republic. 1965