Otto Weltzien (politician)

Otto Ludwig Hans Weltzien (born April 14, 1859 in Schwerin ; † July 5, 1942 there ) was a German lawyer and mayor of Schwerin.

Life

Otto Weltzien was born in Schwerin in 1859 as the son of Hofrat Christian Heinrich Julius Weltzien. His brother was the mathematician and educator Carl Heinrich Julius Weltzien. After attending grammar school in Schwerin, Weltzien completed a law degree ; he attended the universities of Heidelberg , Leipzig and Berlin and was matriculated at the University of Rostock .

From 1887 to 1918 Weltzien was councilor in Schwerin. After he was second mayor in 1918, he held the office of mayor of Schwerin from 1919 to June 30, 1926 . He was committed to the Schwerin-Görries airfield and endeavored to develop Schwerin into a tourist city .

Otto Weltzien was a member of the Kyffhäuserbund . He was made an honorary citizen of the city of Schwerin. Otto-Weltzien-Straße in Görries is named after him.

Awards

Order of the griffin (crown cross)
House Order of the Wendish Crown
Memorial medal for Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III.
Friedrich-Franz-Alexander-Cross
Cross of Merit for War Aid

literature

Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Hinstorff, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 ( limited preview in the Google book search)

Individual evidence

↑ Registration of Otto Weltzien. In: uni-rostock.de. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b facts about the city's history. In: Schwerin.de. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Weltzien, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weltzien, Otto Ludwig Hans (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer and mayor of Schwerin
DATE OF BIRTH	April 14, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schwerin
DATE OF DEATH	July 5, 1942
Place of death	Schwerin

[1] Registration of Otto Weltzien. In: uni-rostock.de. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[Stadtgeschichte-2] facts about the city's history. In: Schwerin.de. Retrieved February 28, 2020.