List of personalities of the city of Freudenberg (Baden)

This list of personalities of the city of Freudenberg shows the mayors, honorary citizens, sons and daughters of the city of Freudenberg and its districts ( Boxtal , Ebenheid , Rauenberg and Wessental ), as well as other personalities who are associated with Freudenberg. The list does not claim to be complete.

mayor

Mayor of the old communities

On January 1, 1972, the formerly independent communities Boxtal and Ebenheid were incorporated into Freudenberg. The last mayors of the old communities and signatories of the administrative deed were:

Alois Gottschalk, for Boxtal.
Leonhard Hennig, for Ebenheid.
Emil Eckert (deputy mayor), for Wessental as acting mayor, after the death of the last mayor August Eckert in August 1971.

On December 31, 1972, the formerly independent municipality of Rauenberg was incorporated into Freudenberg. The last mayor of the old community and signatory of the administrative deed was:

Friedrich Link, for Rauenberg.

Mayor of the City of Freudenberg

The following people were mayors of Freudenberg:

1946–1976: Valentin Kern (* 1913; † 1978).
1976–1992: Wolfgang Heinzelmann.
1992–2014: Heinz Hofmann. Re-election on May 14, 2000.
Since 2014: Roger Henning. He was elected in November 2014 with 54.5 percent of the vote.

Honorary citizen

The city of Freudenberg has granted honorary citizenship to the following people who have made a special contribution to the good or reputation of the municipality:

Valentin Kern (1913–1978), German local politician, Mayor of Freudenberg from 1946 to 1976
Heinz Hofmann (born December 15, 1946 in Freudenberg), German local politician, Mayor of Freudenberg from 1992 to 2014, honorary citizen since December 29, 2014

sons and daughters of the town

The following people were born in Freudenberg (or in a district of today's urban area of Freudenberg):

19th century

Karl Pflaumer (born July 27, 1896 in Rauenberg), Minister of the Interior of Baden 1933–1945 (NSDAP); † May 3, 1971 in Rastatt

20th century

Fridolin Keck (born February 24, 1943 in Freudenberg), Doctor of Theology, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Freiburg (October 1, 2003 to February 1, 2015)

Other persons associated with Freudenberg

12-16 century

Builder and owner of Freudenberg Castle:
- Heinrich von Berg († 1197), Bishop of Passau from 1169 to 1171 , Bishop of Würzburg from 1191 to 1197 , had a residential tower built in Freudenberg, which marks the origin of Freudenberg Castle .
- Konrad von Querfurt (around 1160; † 1202), important church prince of the late 12th century, Bishop of Hildesheim (1194–1199) and Bishop of Würzburg (1198–1202), served two Roman-German kings as Imperial Chancellor (1194–1201 ), had Freudenberg Castle expanded.
- Counts of Wertheim , mentioned in a document from 1295 as the fiefdom of Freudenberg Castle.
- Eberhard von Wertheim, added the curtain wall and the palace in 1361 .
- Count Erasmus von Wertheim († 1509), expansion and expansion of the castle into a fortified fortress with an imposing Renaissance building between 1497 and 1507.

18th century

Gerner, (mentioned in 1763) court administrator of the city

20th century

Inhabitants murdered during the Nazi era (1933–1945): The Freudenberg residents murdered during the National Socialist era from 1933 to 1945 are mentioned in the article on the Freudenberg Jewish community .
Oliver Hildenbrand (born February 10, 1988 in Wertheim, grew up in Wessental), state chairman of Baden-Württemberg (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) since November 2013

21st century

Recipient of the citizen's medal (since 2014): Since 2014, the City of Freudenberg has been awarding citizens' medals in the categories bronze, silver and gold to deserving personalities. The award takes place annually on request. In a joint meeting, the municipal council decides which level of citizen medal is awarded for which outstanding performance. The recipients of the citizen's medal will be published on the website of the City of Freudenberg.

literature

Files from the episcopal archives in Freiburg and Würzburg.
Files of the General State Archives in Karlsruhe.
Records in the baptismal register of the city of Freudenberg as well as in the deanery and parish offices.

Web links

Commons : Personalities of the City of Freudenberg (Baden) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the City of Freudenberg at www.freudenberg-main.de

Individual evidence

^ City of Freudenberg: History of Boxtal . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^ City of Freudenberg: History of Ebenheid . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d City of Freudenberg: Mayor of Wessental from 1603 (and of Freudenberg from 1972 to 2008) . (PDF) Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^ City of Freudenberg: History of Rauenberg . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^ City of Freudenberg: History of Freudenberg. At a glance. Below are historical data on the city of Freudenberg am Main from 1100 to 1970 . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^ City of Freudenberg: General. At a glance . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^ Archive BW, F-Rep. 155 G132
↑ Freudenberg: Public Service Medal . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[Geschichte_Boxtal-1] City of Freudenberg: History of Boxtal . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[Geschichte_Ebenheid-2] City of Freudenberg: History of Ebenheid . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[Bürgermeister_Wessental_Freudenberg-3] City of Freudenberg: Mayor of Wessental from 1603 (and of Freudenberg from 1972 to 2008) . (PDF) Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[Geschichte_Rauenberg-4] City of Freudenberg: History of Rauenberg . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[Geschichte-5] City of Freudenberg: History of Freudenberg. At a glance. Below are historical data on the city of Freudenberg am Main from 1100 to 1970 . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[Allgemeines-6] City of Freudenberg: General. At a glance . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[7] Archive BW, F-Rep. 155 G132

[Bürgermedaille-8] Freudenberg: Public Service Medal . Online at www.freudenberg-main.de. Retrieved February 8, 2018.