City elder
City Elder in Germany is an honorary title for deserving local politicians . The award is legally regulated differently depending on the federal state. Abroad, the designation was sometimes used for other municipal functions.
Germany
State of Berlin
State of Bremen
In the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen , the honorary title of city elder is awarded by the Bremerhaven city council in Bremerhaven , according to Section 14 (2) of the Bremerhaven city constitution.
State of Hesse
City elder in Hesse is an honorary title that can be awarded to city councilors, community representatives or local councils in accordance with Section 28 of the Hessian community regulations after at least 20 years of membership in the respective committee in accordance with the honor regulations or main statutes of the respective community. The title is referred to by community representatives as community elder and by local councils as district elder.
history
City elder was an honorary title of a magistrate member in Prussia, who had held his office with honor for at least nine years and was awarded by the magistrate in accordance with the city council.
foreign countries
Places that confer the title "City Elder" and are not in the area of today's Federal Republic of Germany:
- Landsberg on the Warta ( Gorzów Wielkopolski )
- Zielenzig ( Sulęcin )
Baltic states
Historically, the official title of mayors of smaller towns in what is now the Baltic States was "city elder".
Individual evidence
- ↑ City elder . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 15, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 215.
- ↑ Baltic Legal Dictionary. Letter S. Baltic Historical Commission , archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; Retrieved November 12, 2013 .