List of honorary citizens of Türkheim
So far, Markt Türkheim has granted honorary citizenship to 16 people .
In the course of the incorporation of the municipality of Irsingen on May 1, 1978, the honorary citizenships awarded there were taken over.
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.
The honorary citizens of the market in Türkheim
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Josef Ossenbrunner
- royal Bavarian councilor
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Franz Essenwanger
- Teacher in Irsingen
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Franz Ser. Apex
- Pastor in Irsingen
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Johann Bapt. Thorwart
- Pastor in Irsingen
- Josef Wiedemann (born May 22, 1862 in Türkheim; † December 27, 1946 in Munich; buried in the cemetery in Türkheim)
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Jakob Sigle (born November 17, 1861 in Kornwestheim, † July 5, 1935 in Wiesbaden)
- Secret Commerce Councilor and the founder of the salamander works.
- Awarded on December 9, 1932
- In 1920, Sigle built up the branch of Salamander AG (formerly Lehne GmbH) in Türkheim. After him also was Jakob-Sigle-Straße named.
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Oswald Läuterer (born November 26, 1882 in Oberwittstadt; † August 2, 1956 in Augsburg; buried in a parish grave in the cemetery in Türkheim)
- Catholic priest
- Awarded in 1952
- Läuterer was ordained a priest (dean and episcopal clerical council) on July 26, 1906. He worked in Türkheim from February 14, 1935 to May 9, 1955. On the occasion of his 70th birthday, he was made an honorary citizen. The Oswald-Läuterer-Strasse was also named after him.
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Stephan Singer (born October 21, 1884 in Türkheim, † March 11, 1966 in Türkheim)
- First mayor of the market in Türkheim from 1945 to March 31, 1964
- Awarded in 1959
- Singer received honorary citizenship on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The Bürgermeister-Singer-Strasse was named after him.
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Joseph Bernhart (* August 8, 1881 in Ursberg; † February 21, 1969 in Türkheim; buried in the cemetery in Türkheim)
- Religious scholar and writer
- Awarded in 1961
- Bernhart moved from Munich to Türkheim on June 21, 1974. He is considered one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. The award ceremony took place on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The Joseph-Bernhart-Gymnasium and the Dr.-Joseph-Bernhart-Strasse are named after him.
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Josef Singer (born October 10, 1888 in Türkheim, † January 26, 1980 in Munich)
- from 1947 to 1968 President of the Bavarian Senate and Board Member of Bayerische Warenvermittlung (BayWa)
- Awarded in 1963
- Singer was made an honorary citizen on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
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Josef Dachser (born March 13, 1906 in Haldenwang; † November 30, 1978 in Marktoberdorf; buried in the cemetery in Marktoberdorf)
- Entrepreneur, founder of the Dachser gravel works on the Irsinger Flur
- Awarded in 1971 in Irsingen
- Since his 65th birthday he had been an honorary citizen of the then still independent community of Irsingen.
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Leo Schneider
- Entrepreneur, founder of the Schneider Rundfunkwerke
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Herbert Kessel (born February 26, 1909 in Wülfrath; † January 11, 1985 in Munich; buried in a parish grave in the cemetery in Türkheim)
- Catholic priest
- Awarded on October 21, 1978
- Kessel received his ordination (Episcopal Spiritual Council) on July 23, 1936 in the High Cathedral in Cologne. In Türkheim he worked from November 7, 1955 to August 31, 1978. On the occasion of his departure as pastor, he was made an honorary citizen. After him also was Herbert Cauldron street named.
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Syntiche Meier (born August 31, 1907 in Sulzbach; † June 6, 1987 in Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg )
- Nurse and later superior at the former district hospital of Türkheim
- Awarded on November 13, 1980
- The award ceremony took place on the occasion of the farewell to the Mallersdorfer sisters on November 23, 1980.
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Martin Zech (born January 22, 1906 in Bedernau, † November 19, 1997 in Irsingen)
- Catholic priest
- Awarded in 1996
- Zech was ordained a priest on July 9, 1933. From 1945 until his death he was pastor of Irsingen. He was awarded honorary citizenship on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The Pfarrer-Zech-Straße in Irsingen is named after him.
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Luitpold Schuhwerk (born November 11, 1922 in Türkheim, † January 18, 2005 in Mindelheim)
- Local explorer, local poet and painter
- Awarded on December 9, 1999
- Schuhwerk wrote poems in Allgäu dialect and was the director of the local history museum in Türkheim, which he founded and built up. The appointment took place during the ceremony of 300 years of market survey on January 29, 2000. The "Poldl-Schuhwerk-Straße" is also named after him.