List of personalities of the city of Werdau

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Coat of arms of the city of Werdau

The list of personalities of the city of Werdau contains people who have played a lasting role in the history of the Saxon city ​​of Werdau . These are personalities who have been granted honorary citizenship, who were born here or who worked here.

For the personalities from the localities incorporated into Werdau, see the corresponding local articles.

Honorary citizen

Honorary citizens are currently appointed for life by the Werzeit City Council. This honorary award can be given to people who have made a special contribution to the development of the city or the well-being of its citizens, or who have increased the city's reputation through their work. In the course of its history, the city of Werdau has awarded honorary citizenship to the following people:

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities related to Werdau

  • Nicol Römer (around 1435–1493), Saxon merchant, tradesman and councilor in Zwickau, was enfeoffed with Steinpleis
  • Jobst Christoph von Römer (around 1588–1660), chief forest and game master in the Ore Mountains, as well as supervisor of customs and Saale rafting, landowner in Steinpleis and Weißenbrunn
  • Wilhelm Ferdinand Bärensprung (1792–1855), from 1838 senior pastor and superintendent in Werdau
  • Alexander Lincke (1815–1864), politician, mayor of Werdau
  • Gustav Moritz Franz (1816–1899), Protestant theologian, private tutor in Langenhessen, most recently superintendent in Annaberg and Dresden
  • Adolph Temper (1827–1905), politician (NLP), Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Land (Kingdom of Saxony)
  • Georg Emil Müller (1857–1928), master organ builder and harmonium manufacturer
  • August Horch (1868–1951), mechanical engineer and founder of the automotive companies Horch and Audi, lived in Langenhessen in 1945
  • Arno Franz (1880–1930), publishing director and writer, died in Werdau
  • Heinz Lanzendorf (1920–2017), painter and graphic artist, lived and died in Werdau
  • Joachim Dorfmüller (* 1938), music teacher, musicologist, pianist and organist; lived 1945–1951 in Werdau, Markt 31
  • Jürgen Golle (* 1942), composer and university professor, attended school in Steinpleis
  • Wolfgang Enders (1951–2017), politician (CDU) and member of the Saxon state parliament

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Statutes of the large district town Werdau on honors and awards from December 27, 2010
  2. ↑ Freie Presse - Werdau edition, "'Tree of Life' grows in a senior citizens' home", 08/23/16
  3. ^ Official Journal of the City of Werdau, February 21, 2007, p. 2, "Werdau's honorary citizen - Professor Rathmann celebrates his 80th birthday"
  4. ↑ Website of the city of Werdau - Fred Oettel donates for the city of Werdau
  5. ^ Official and bulletin of the city of Werdau, May 10, 2012, p. 2, "Obituary"
  6. ^ Website of the city of Werdau - Friedrich Hermann Oettel is awarded honorary citizenship
  7. ^ Website of the city of Werdau - 100 years of Werdau town hall