List of honorary citizens of Schramberg
The list of honorary citizens of Schramberg includes all 18 people who have received the highest distinction in the city of Schramberg since 1887 and who have been made honorary citizens . These are two women and sixteen men. In one case, the appointment of Reich Governor Wilhelm Murr in December 1933, honorary citizenship was revoked after the Second World War . Two people were made honorary citizens of Sulgen, which was incorporated in 1938. Tennenbronn , which has been incorporated since 2006, has made a total of six people honorary citizens.
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.
The honorary citizens of the city of Schramberg
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Karl von Leibbrand (1839–1923), government director in Stuttgart , member of the state parliament, construction specialist
- awarded on May 18, 1887
- Reason : Schramberg owes it to his efforts as a member of the Oberamtsviertel Oberndorf in the Stuttgart state parliament that the city got a rail connection ( Schiltach – Schramberg line ) in 1892 . Von Leibbrand is also an honorary citizen of Balingen and Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
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Albert Holzwarth (1836–1911), Stadtschultheiß , father of Hans Holzwarth
- awarded on April 9, 1902
- Reason : Albert Holzwarth was a city schoolboy from 1878 to 1902 and it was thanks to his drive that Schramberg quickly developed into an industrial city.
- Erhard Junghans (1849–1923), manufacturer, councilor of commerce
- awarded on April 10, 1911
- Reason : Recognition of his services as an entrepreneur that made the Junghans watch factory, founded in 1861, together with his brother Arthur (see No. 4) one of the leading companies
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Arthur Junghans (1852–1920), manufacturer, Privy Councilor of Commerce, brother of Erhard Junghans
- awarded in September 1917
- Reason : His ingenious technical talent was largely responsible for the incredibly rapid growth of the Junghans watch factory.
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Paul Landenberger (1848–1939), factory owner, co-founder of the Hamburg-American watch factory (HAU)
- awarded on August 22, 1922
- Reason : Recognition of the great services that he has earned as the founder and head of the Hamburg-American watch factory (HAU), the second largest industrial company in Schramberg.
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Cajetan Graf von Bissingen-Nippenburg (1870–1956), Privy Councilor and District Director, owner of the count's castle and large areas in the Tierstein district.
- awarded in September 1923
- Reason : Thanks to the city of Schramberg for leasing the palace and park for the purpose of expanding the station and the city.
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Erwin Junghans (1875–1944), factory owner, general director of the watch factory Gebr. Junghans, son of Arthur Junghans (see no. 5)
- awarded on February 27, 1927
- Reason : Recognition of his services to domestic industry after the First World War.
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Helene Junghans (1881–1952) b. von Dietrich, wife of Erwin Junghans
- awarded on September 23, 1947
- Reason : Recognition of her services as a benefactor in numerous charitable and social areas (auxiliary teacher in World War I, school meals, children's hospital, Protestant workers' association).
- Albert Moser (1872–1960), manufacturer, founder of the Moser furniture factory with branches in Durmersheim and Minden
- awarded on October 17, 1947
- Reason : Appreciation of his services as an entrepreneur and local politician, as well as his social commitment as an employer (Albert Moser Foundation)
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Helmut Junghans (1891–1964), manufacturer, head of the watch factory Gebr. Junghans , brother of Erwin Junghans (see no. 8)
- awarded on March 2, 1956
- Reason : Recognition of his performance as an entrepreneur and his commitment in the service of his fellow human beings and for generous gifts and accommodating sales of land to the city.
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Otto Ernst Schweizer (1890–1965), architect, professor for urban building construction and settlement at the TH Karlsruhe
- awarded on April 27, 1960
- Reason : Recognition of his work as an important architect far beyond his hometown
- Moritz Meyer (1889–1970), manufacturer, founder of the Schramberg majolica factory Gebr. Meyer GmbH (expropriated as a Jew in 1938 and recognized as the owner again in 1949)
- awarded on September 16, 1964
- Reason : Recognition of his services to the maintenance and development of the Schramberg majolica factory .
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Konstantin Hank (1907–1977), Mayor (1954–1972), Lord Mayor (1972–1974), Dr. jur. and member of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
- awarded when it was passed in autumn 1974
- Reason : Recognition of his services to the further development of the city (incorporation of Waldmössingen, construction of today's district hospital, the retirement home, the high school, sports facilities).
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Ursula Plake (1919–1999), city and district councilor
- awarded posthumously in 1999 (intended for her 80th birthday, which she did not live to see again)
- Reason : Appreciation of their commitment in local politics in the city and in the district, but also in numerous organizations and associations (“city mother”).
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Hans-Jochem Steim (* 1942), entrepreneur, politician (CDU), member of the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg (1996-2006)
- awarded on November 15, 2007
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Reason : Appreciation of his wide-ranging and outstanding commitment to his hometown. Recognition of his performance as an entrepreneur and politician at local, regional and state level.
Steim has also been an honorary citizen of the Chinese city of Taicang in Jiangsu Province since 2005 .
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Herbert Zinell (* 1951), Lord Mayor of the city from 1990 to 2011, Ministerial Director in the Ministry of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg
- awarded on July 2, 2011
- Reason : Recognition of his many excellent services to the development of the city of Schramberg and the well-being of its citizens.
Honorary citizen of the Sulgen community
The municipality of Sulgen , which was independent until the incorporation in 1938, granted two clergymen honorary citizenship.
- Josef Göser (1867–1929), head of the Heiligenbronn monastery
- awarded on June 5, 1926
- Reason : On the occasion of his 25th anniversary as head of the monastery in Heiligenbronn in recognition of his services to the Franciscan monastery.
- Julius Bundschu (1854–1932), pastor in Lauterbach , Sulgen and Heiligenbronn
- awarded on June 13, 1931
- Reason : On the occasion of his 50th anniversary as a priest, in recognition of his many years of activity as pastor of Sulgen and Heiligenbronn.
Honorary citizen of Tennenbronn
The municipality of Tennenbronn , which was independent until it was incorporated in 2006, has given a total of six people honorary citizenship
- Josef Kaltenbacher (1879–1959), mayor of Katholisch Tennenbronn and, after 1922, of the entire municipality of Tennenbronn
- awarded on May 28, 1954
- Reason : Merits for the merger of the two parishes Catholic and Evangelical Tennenbronn and for the whole parish
- Johann Georg Staiger (1881–1956), community calculator, registrar and land registry clerk
- awarded on April 21, 1956
- Reason : also services to the amalgamation of the sub-communities and to the community of Tennenbronn
- Josef Kaltenbacher (1910–2011), Mayor of Tennenbronn (1945–1969)
- awarded on November 19, 1970
- Reason : Appreciation of his multifaceted commitment as mayor and district councilor, especially in the post-war period.
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Heinrich Zehnder (1903–1984), manufacturer
- awarded on November 21, 1978
- Reason : Appreciation of his economic commitment, but also his work in the social and charitable area, as well as in club life.
- Esther Haas (1906–1999) dialect and local history researcher together with
- Erwin Haas (1905–1988), local history researcher
- awarded on May 15, 1981
- Reason : The couple Haas committed themselves in an exemplary manner to the promotion of the local community, among other things with the participation in the creation of the local chronicle and the publication of their home book for the 800th anniversary of the community.
literature
- Franz Fehrenbacher: City History , ed. von der Stadt Schramberg, 1989 pp. 7–79
Web links
- Online summary with pictures of the honorary citizens on the website of the city of Schramberg here