List of personalities of the city of Elsterberg
The list of personalities of the city of Elsterberg contains people who have played a lasting role in the history of the Saxon city of Elsterberg in the Vogtland district . These are personalities who were or are still carriers of the citizen medal of the city of Elsterberg, or who were born or died in Elsterberg and today's districts or who worked here.
For the personalities from the localities incorporated into Elsterberg, see the corresponding local articles.
Bearer of the citizen medal of the city of Elsterberg
The citizen's medal is the city of Elsterberg's highest honorary award. It was awarded for the first time in 2004 on the occasion of the city's 650th anniversary. A year earlier, the Elsterberg City Council had passed the resolution and had 20 copies minted in a first edition. The coin, made of old silver, shows the landmark of Elsterberg, the castle ruins, on the front and the Lobdeburg coat of arms on the back.
- 2004: Erhardt Dietzsch (* 1924), painter and former drawing teacher
- 2005: Karl-Heinz Köhler, senior manager of the Elsterberg foundry
- 2006: Gustav Heckel, long-time member of the board of the Heimatverein
- 2007: Ruth Pucher, senior carer in the Scholas district
- 2007: Gerhard Thutewohl, 1994–2007 plant manager at Enka , later president of the Rotary Club Plauen
- 2008: Joachim Vödisch, pastor in Elsterberg for 23 years
- 2008: Karlheinz Zierdt (1928–2010), local chronicler and local history researcher
- 2010: Rudolf Dick (1936–2019), volunteer reporter for the city, former teacher and journalist
- 2010: Christa Weidlich, sewed costumes for the city's fund
- 2013: Ludwig Otto, Dipl.-Ing., In the military management of FF Elsterberg since 1978, from 1998 community defense director of Elsterberg
- 2013: Volker Strobel, CNC milling machine, member of the fire brigade since 1981 and fire chief of FF Elsterberg from 1998
- 2015: Arno Hiller, volunteer photographer for the monthly "Elsterberger Nachrichten" gazette
sons and daughters of the town
- Friedrich Wilhelm Döring (1756–1837), classical philologist
- Karl Gustav Ackermann (1820–1901), politician
- Albin Ackermann (1826–1903), publisher and bookseller
- Gottfried Doehler (1863–1943), Germanist and writer, born in Kleingera
- Albert Schädlich (1883–1933), dialect poet of the western Ore Mountains
- Paul Reinhard Beierlein (1885–1975), local history researcher, honorary citizen of Elsterberg 1958
- Hans Heinze (1895-1983), psychiatrist
- Franz Herzog (1917–1986), choir conductor, music teacher and composer
- Helga Heinrich-Steudel (* 1939), motorcycle and automobile racing driver, born in Görschnitz, lives in Mylau
- Friedmar Erfurt (* 1941), engineer, professor of technical mechanics and former rector of the Technical University of Chemnitz
- Frank Klüger (* 1944), musician and composer
- Christfried Brödel (* 1947), church musician and university professor
- Heinz Dietzsch (* 1947), footballer
- Gerald Zschorsch (* 1951), writer
- Dieter Hausold (* 1955), politician (Die Linke), born in Coschütz
Personalities associated with the city
- Paul Cherler (1541–1600), Lutheran pastor and poet, student of Simon Sulzer
- Paul Lindenau (* around 1489–1541), theologian, pastor in Elsterberg
- Johann Habermann (1516–1590), theologian, pastor in Elsterberg
- Heinrich von Beust (1778–1843), royal Saxon governor, owner of the Elsterberg manor
- Hartmut Rentzsch (* 1944), soccer player and coach of the Elsterberg BSG unit
Individual evidence
- ↑ Freie Presse , Plauen edition of December 18, 2015.