Paul Köttnitz
Paul Köttnitz (born April 28, 1875 in Hohenleuben , † December 2, 1954 in Bamberg ) was a German senior government councilor and local researcher .
Life
Paul Köttnitz spent his childhood mainly in Greiz , where his father was the personal physician of Prince Heinrich XXII. von Reuss was of the older line . He studied law at the University of Munich and graduated in 1898. He then began his civil service career as a legal assessor in Bamberg with the city council. From September 1, 1905, he was District Office Assessor in Bad Neustadt an der Saale . Because of his closeness to nature, he was at the same time engaged on the board of the Neustadt branch of the Rhön Club . Even in the early phase in Bad Neustadt, he was characterized by a special affection for the Rhön-Grabfeld region . In the city of Bad Neustadt, he was responsible for early decisions on monument protection . In 1909 he gave the then mayor of the city, Otto Hahn, a unique photo album on his 71st birthday, in which the city of Neustadt and the Rhön were depicted. This album is still in the possession of the city and is kept in the Bad Neustadt city archive. In 1912 Köttnitz was transferred to the Bamberg District Office. Eight years later he was appointed district administrator in Burglengenfeld . On October 1, 1929, he became head of the Bamberg district office . He held this post until his compulsory leave of absence on December 1, 1933. Because of his anti-fascist attitude, he had made himself unpopular with the new rulers of the NSDAP . He was considered a "Nazi eater". Köttnitz spent the last years of his life in Würzburg , where he barely survived the great bombing of March 16, 1945 . Because of his many services, he received the Federal Cross of Merit in 1952 . On December 2, 1954, Köttnitz collapsed dead in the counter hall of the Bayerische Staatsbank in Bamberg.
Fonts
- Paul Köttnitz (ed.), Historischer Verein Bamberg, 88th report on the years 1941–1947, Bamberg 1948
- Paul Köttnitz (ed.), Historischer Verein Bamberg, 89th report for 1948 and 1949, Bamberg 1950
- Paul Köttnitz, The Destruction Attack on the Juliusspital in Würzburg on February 19, 1945, Franconian Journal for Franconian History, Art and Culture Journal for Franconian Regional Studies and Cultural Maintenance 47, Würzburg 1995, pp. 101-102
literature
- Lothar Braun, Paul Köttnitz (1875–1954) administrative officer and chairman of the Bamberg Historical Association for the care of the history of the former prince-bishopric 141 (2005) pp. 204–207
- Bettina Köttnitz-Porsch, The conflict between National Socialism and civil servants in 1933, illustrated using the example of the district office director and city commissioner in Bamberg, the Oberregierungsrat Paul Köttnitz, Historical Association for the Care of the History of the Former Principality of Bamberg 128 (1992) pp. 273-292
- Otto Meyer, Paul Köttnitz. An obituary, report on the association's activities in the 1953 financial year, report on the association's activities in the 1954 financial year 93./94. Report of the historical association for the maintenance of the history of the former duchy of Bamberg. Yearbook for 1954/55, Historischer Verein, Bamberg 1956
- Alfons Maria Borst , Senior Government Councilor Paul Köttnitz †, Rhön and Saalepost , Bad Neustadt, December 14, 1954
- Thomas Künzl, The Photo Album of Paul Köttnitz (1875–1954), in: Reinhold Albert, Heimatjahrbuch Rhön-Grabfeld 2017, Mellrichstadt 2016, p. 67 ff.
Web links
- Biography of Köttnitz at the Photographische Gesellschaft Bamberg eV
- Photo album of Köttnitz at the Bad Neustadt city archive
- Obituary for Paul Köttnitz in the Rhön- u. Saalepost dated December 14, 1954
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Köttnitz, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German government council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohenleuben |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 1954 |
| Place of death | Bamberg |