Peter Witte (politician)

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Peter Witte (born March 16, 1822 in Uetz ; † November 27, 1902 in Dalldorf ) was a German farmer , local politician and namesake of Berlin-Wittenau .

Life

After Witte had completed his training as a farmer, he joined the 1st Guard Dragon Regiment in Berlin as a volunteer .

Through his marriage to the daughter Friederike of the farmer Hausotter from Dalldorf, the northern suburb of Berlin, Witte became the largest farmer in Dalldorf.

In 1844, Wittes' father , who worked as a shepherd on the Haselhorst estate near Spandau , bought today's property at Alt-Wittenau 55, which Peter Witte inherited. Furthermore, he inherited the property of his father-in-law Hausotter and in 1865 acquired the current property at Alt-Wittenau 40, where he lived until the end of his life. A total of 4 parcels in the name of Witte are entered on a land map from 1888.

Grave site at the Wittenau cemetery

From 1854 to 1874 Witte was the village mayor of Dalldorf. From 1866 until his death in 1902, Witte was the community leader. Witte's son Paul will then continue to act as the mayor of the community. From 1874 Witte is head of the newly founded district, which consists of Dalldorf, Lübars, Waidmannslust and Hermsdorf. At the same time, Witte was police and law enforcement officer for the Niederbarnim district .

Honor

Memorial stone for Paul Witte, Eichborndamm 215, in Berlin-Wittenau

Before 1897, while Peter Witte was still alive, the former Mühlenweg from Reinickendorf to Tegel was named from Eichborndamm to Berliner Straße in Wittestraße.

After his death in 1902, Peter Witte was given an honorary grave by the city of Berlin in the Reinickendorf (Wittenau) municipal cemetery .

In 1905, Dalldorf was renamed Wittenau after Peter Witte. The renaming came about as a result of a petition from Mayor Paul Witte (1866-1930) and the Dalldorfer Citizens' Association, whereby Dalldorf is now to be named Wittenau in memory of the long-time official and community leader Peter Witte who died in 1902 and which was approved by Kaiser Wilhelm II . With this name change, the community was able to avoid an unpleasant association: At the end of the 19th century, “Dalldorf” had become a synonym for “crazy” in Berlin jargon - there was a mental hospital in the village, today's Karl Bonhoeffer Mental Hospital .

The originally first village school in Dalldorf now bears the name Peter-Witte-Grundschule as a primary school.

In 2000 the wedding room in the Reinickendorf town hall was named "Witte-Zimmer" in memory of the community leaders Peter and Paul Witte.

Web links

Commons : Peter Witte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dalldorf land map 1888  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 320 kB)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.berlin.de  
  2. ↑ Wittestrasse. In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near  Kaupert )
  3. ↑ District Office Reinickendorf
personal data
SURNAME Witte, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Uetz
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1902
Place of death Berlin-Wittenau