List of honorary citizens of Schwabach

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The honorary citizenship is the highest honor that the city of Schwabach has awarded to. A maximum of five living people can be honorary citizens of the city at the same time. In addition, it has been awarding the Golden Citizen Medal since 1927. In addition, personalities can be entered in the city's book of honor.

Since 1867 the following people have been made honorary citizens. On March 27, 2009, the city council unanimously distanced itself from the award of honorary citizenships to Paul von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler, Julius Streicher and Adolf Wagner during the Nazi era.

Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award. The list is probably not complete after 1965.

The honorary citizens of the city of Schwabach

  1. Friedrich Wilhelm Meinel (born November 8, 1791 - † April 29, 1879)
    City pastor, dean, councilor
    Awarded on July 29, 1867
    On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in office, Meinel was made an honorary citizen for his beneficial work as a clergyman and his membership in the Poor Care Council.
  2. Max Herold (born August 27, 1840 - † July 30, 1921)
    City pastor, dean, councilor
    Awarded on May 4, 1900
    Herold had rendered services to schools, poor relief and church art in the city.
  3. Wilhelm Dümmler
    mayor
    Awarded in 1907
  4. Fritz Ribot (born August 20, 1852 - † July 27, 1914)
    Factory owner, commercial councilor, member of the state parliament
    Awarded on December 2, 1907
    Ribot served as chairman of the ward college from 1896 to 1907. He was granted honorary citizenship for his exemplary work in this office in all areas of parish life.
  5. Paul Goppel (April 8, 1849 - September 1, 1930)
    Factory owner, chairman of TV 1848 Schwabach from 1876 to 1904.
    Awarded on December 19, 1924
    Goppel was honored for his services to the good of the city in 43 years of voluntary work.
    President of the empire
    Awarded on September 15, 1933
    • Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, † April 30, 1945 in Berlin)
    Chancellor
    Awarded on September 15, 1933, revoked March 2009
    • Julius Streicher (born February 12, 1885 in Fleinhausen, † October 16, 1946 in Nuremberg)
    Publisher, MP
    Awarded on September 15, 1933, revoked March 2009
    • Adolf Wagner (born October 1, 1890 in Algringen; † April 12, 1944 in Bad Reichenhall)
    Gauleiter
    Awarded on September 15, 1933, revoked March 2009
  6. Johann Appler (born June 8, 1868 - † February 2, 1951)
    Senior teacher
    Awarded on June 11, 1948
    Applers was made an honorary citizen for his services to the well-being of the city in 43 years as a parish representative, city councilor, city park and school administrator.
  7. Franz Xaver Schuster (born August 13, 1876 - † August 25, 1962)
    City pastor, dean, clergyman
    Awarded on May 25, 1951
    Schuster was made an honorary citizen for his services to the good of the city in the Catholic parish and for his successful cooperation between the denominations.
  8. Caroll B. McElroy
    U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel
  9. James Daniel Hannon
    Major in the US Army
    Awarded on July 8, 1961
    McElroy and Hannon were honored for their contribution to the surrender of the city without a fight on April 19, 1945 and its preservation from destruction.
  10. Fritz Dann (born December 5, 1895)
    Factory owner
    Awarded on December 5, 1965
    On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Dann was awarded honorary citizenship for his services to the city's economic boom and his generous support for public affairs.
  11. Hans Hocheder
    Former Mayor
    Awarded 1970
  12. Herbert Justus Schmauser
    Awarded in 1978
  13. Kurt Kestler (born July 22, 1922 - † July 11, 2003)
    Former Mayor
    Awarded in 1992
  14. Hartwig Reimann
    Former Mayor
    Awarded in 2008
  15. Rudolf "Rudi" Nobis
    1. Innkeeper, owner of the Nobis dance café, co-founder of the Schwabach Citizens' Festival, investor in the city of Schwabach
    2. Award ceremony 2017

literature

  • Karlheinz Spielmann: Honorary Citizen and Honors in the Federal Republic. Self-published, Dortmund-Barop 1965.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Honorary Citizen Hitler ?: Unanimous distancing  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Nürnberger Nachrichten, March 27, 2009@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.nn-online.de  
  2. ↑ TV 1848 Schwabach (ed.), 150 years TV 1848 Schwabach, Schwabach 1998 (Millizer), p. 11
  3. ↑ a b c Schwabach. Honorary citizenship revoked for Hitler. RP Online . March 27, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Rudi Nobis is now an honorary citizen of the city. Accessed on September 16, 2017 (German).