Otto Dullenkopf
Otto Dullenkopf (* 11. February 1920 in Karlsruhe , † 10. July 2007 ) was a German politician of the CDU . From 1970 to 1986 he was Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe.
Life
The trained banker began his political career after the Second World War. From 1947 to 1961 he was a city councilor in Karlsruhe. From 1956 to 1970 he was a member of the CDU in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg . From 1961 to 1970 he was mayor, and in 1970 he was elected mayor of the city of Karlsruhe. He replaced Günther Klotz , who no longer ran for election, in this office and held it until June 30, 1986.
Within the party, he was district chairman of the Junge Union from 1947 , 1948 regional manager of the CDU, from 1959 to 1961 parliamentary group leader of the CDU in the local council and from 1968 to 1970 chairman of the CDU North Baden .
During Dullenkopf's 16-year tenure as Lord Mayor, the creation of pedestrian zones first around the main post office (today the Postgalerie ) and the market square (1972), which were followed by other areas in the city center in the years that followed, and finally the car-free shopping zone until 1984 The area of Kaiserstraße from Europaplatz to Kronenplatz had grown. In addition, seven municipalities were incorporated into Karlsruhe under Mayor Dullenkopf.
On May 12, 1975 Otto Dullenkopf received the honorary senator from the then University of Karlsruhe . On May 13, 1986 he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Karlsruhe, in the same year he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit .
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Dullenkopf in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography at Stadtwiki Karlsruhe
Individual evidence
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North Württemberg : Josef Andre (1946–1948) | Wilhelm Simpfendörfer (1948–1958) | Klaus Scheufelen (1958–1971)
North Baden : Fridolin Heurich (1945–1951) | Franz Gurk (1951–1968) | Otto Dullenkopf (1968–1970) | Gerhard Zeitel (1970–1971)
South Baden : Leo Wohleb (1946–1947) | Anton Dichtel (1948–1966) | Hans Filbinger (1966–1971)
Württemberg-Hohenzollern : Franz Weiß (1946–1948) | Gebhard Müller (1948–1955) | Eduard Adorno (1956–1971)
Baden-Württemberg : Hans Filbinger (1971–1979) | Lothar Späth (1979–1991) | Erwin Teufel (1991–2005) | Günther Oettinger (2005–2009) | Stefan Mappus (2009–2011) | Thomas Strobl (since 2011)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Günther Klotz |
Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe 1970–1986 |
Gerhard Seiler |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dullenkopf, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German local politician (CDU), Member of the State Parliament, Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe (1970–1986) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2007 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |