List of personalities of the city of Lienz

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This list of the personalities of the city of Lienz lists all the personalities who are important for Lienz and its history, that is, who have played a decisive role here or whose person is closely associated with the name »Lienz«. The list also includes people who were born or died in Lienz without having played a significant role here.

Sons and daughters

Mayor of the City of Lienz

The office of mayor was introduced in Lienz in 1638 by Count Hans Wolkenstein-Rodenegg (noble family).

Unfortunately, nothing is known of the first mayors. The first documented mayor comes from an old Lienz bourgeois family:

  • Josef Oberhueber, 1797–1805
  • Johann Dominicus Aigner, 1805-1809
  • Johann Franz Röck, 1809–1811
  • ...

From 1866, the mayors were from the town and council elected

  • Josef Albert Kranz, 1866–1869
  • Alois Röck, 1869–1872
  • Carl Sartori, 1872–1881
  • Otto Carli, 1881-1883
  • Johann Capistran Oberhueber, 1883–1886
  • Franz Rohracher, 1886–1891
  • Johann Sigwart, 1891–1894
  • Willibald Hofmann, 1894–1900
  • Josef Anton Rohracher, 1900–1913, 1919–1922
  • Johann Oberhueber, 1913–1919, 1922–1928
  • Theodor von Hibler, 1928–1931
  • Franz Henggi, 1931-1938
  • Emil Winkler, 1938–1945
  • Johann Ignaz Oberhueber, 1945–1947, honorary citizen of the city of Lienz
  • Alois Pichler, 1947-1950
  • Michael Meirer, 1950–1962
  • Hubert Huber , 1962–1994, honorary citizen of the city of Lienz
  • Helga Machne , 1994-2003
  • Johannes Hibler, 2003–2011
  • Elisabeth Blanik , since 2011

Other personalities