List of honorary citizens of Schwabmünchen

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This list of honorary citizens of Schwabmünchen lead people on, in chronological order, by the city Schwabmünchen to honor citizens were appointed. It is the highest honor the city has to bestow.

List of honorary citizens

  1. Anton Maurer
    banker
    Awarded on April 20, 1931
    Maurer laid the foundations for researching local history. We owe him the establishment of the local museum and the unique facilities of the Afra Forest and the Luitpoldhaines.
  2. Paul von Hindenburg (October 2, 1847 - August 2, 1934)
    President of the empire
    Awarded at the end of April 1933
    Withdrawal on March 21, 1947
    Award in grateful recognition of his services to the people and fatherland as well as in appreciation of the special services to the rescue of the German farmers.
  3. Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 - April 30, 1945)
    Chancellor
    Awarded at the end of April 1933
    Withdrawal on March 21, 1947
    Award in grateful recognition of his services to the people and fatherland as well as in appreciation of the special services to the rescue of the German farmers.
  4. Franz Ritter von Epp (born October 16, 1868 - † January 31, 1947)
    Reich Governor
    Awarded at the end of April 1933
    Withdrawal on March 21, 1947
    Award in grateful recognition of his services to the people and fatherland as well as in appreciation of the special services to the rescue of the German farmers.
  5. Georg Luber (born November 6, 1893 - † January 6, 1961)
    Country Farmer Leader and State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture
    Awarded in 1933
    Withdrawal on March 21, 1947
    Award in view of the great services to the national survey, in particular also to the purposeful leadership of the Bavarian peasantry, the great achievements for the state and peasantry.
  6. Carl Holzhey (born July 28, 1870 - † February 20, 1949)
    Commerce Council
    Awarded on July 28, 1940
    Holzhey was honored with honorary citizenship as a well-deserved benefactor.
  7. Hans Woerl
    Senior Director of Studies
    Awarded on March 27, 1953
    On the occasion of his 83rd birthday, Wörle was honored for his praiseworthy services to research into the historical sources of the city and for his essential contribution to justifying the application for a city elevation.
  8. Johannes Högel (March 2, 1888 - September 7, 1965)
    Spiritual advice
    Awarded on March 2, 1958
    On the occasion of his 70th birthday.
  9. Georg Pfandzelter (born April 13, 1884)
    Rector a. D.
    Awarded on April 12, 1959
    Award for his services to school, home care and cultural life.
  10. Ludwig Schöffel (born August 19, 1885)
    Merchant
    Awarded on August 15, 1965
    The award took place on the occasion of the completion of the 80th year of life.
  11. Maximilian Beisser
    Parish priest
  12. Ludwig Roessle
    Founding chairman and sponsor of the Schwabmünchen welfare station
    Awarded in 1987
  13. Elmar Pfandzelter (born June 22, 1924)
    Former Mayor
    Awarded on February 9, 1992
  14. Eduard Poppe (born September 14, 1918 - October 11, 2011)
    Awarded on November 29, 2007
    Poppe was made an honorary citizen in recognition of his decades of great service to the local community.
  15. Adolf Steber (born June 16, 1927)
    Awarded in March 2016
    Award for his outstanding commitment in the public sector and his commitment to the town twinning.

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  • Karlheinz Spielmann: Honorary Citizen and Honors in the Federal Republic. 1965
  • Joachim Jahn: Schwabmünchen. History of a Swabian city. 1984