Severin Kern

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Severin Kern (* 1900 in Zell im Wiesental ; † 1986 in Villingen-Schwenningen ) was a German local politician ( CDU ).

Career

Kern was Lord Mayor of the Baden-Württemberg city of Villingen in the Black Forest from 1950 to 1972 . Together with his Schwenningen counterpart Gerhard Gebauer , he prepared the merger of the two cities on January 1, 1972 to form the twin town of Villingen-Schwenningen .

Since 1921 he was a member of the Catholic student union KDSt.V. Hohenstaufen Freiburg im Breisgau .

Honors

  • 1972: Honorary citizen of the city of Villingen-Schwenningen
  • 1973: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Naming of Severin-Kern-Strasse in Villingen-Schwenningen

Individual evidence

  1. Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 71, April 11, 1973.