Traugott Scherg

Traugott Scherg (born May 10, 1936 in Eichstätt ; † July 18, 2017 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm ) was a German politician ( CSU ). From 1969 to 1996 he was District Administrator of the district Pfaffenhofen .

Life

Dr. Traugott Scherg was born as the son of a forest master and grew up near Burghausen after the death of his parents . Scherg studied law in Munich and at the University of Erlangen , where he received his doctorate. He then worked for the government of Upper Bavaria and came to the Pfaffenhofen district office in 1964 as an administrative lawyer.

When Hans Eisenmann was appointed Bavarian State Minister for Agriculture and Forests, Scherg was elected District Administrator in 1969 as his successor. At the age of 33, he was the youngest district administrator in Germany. During his tenure, among other things, the construction of the district hospital, today's Ilmtal-Klinik , was decided, the Schyren-Gymnasium was built and the secondary and vocational schools as well as the special schools were completely renewed. After 27 years in office as district administrator, he retired in 1996.

Awards

• 1981: German Prize for Monument Protection - Silver Hemisphere - of the German National Committee for Monument Protection
• 1982: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1988: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1997: Golden City Medal of the City of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
• Bavarian Order of Merit

Web links

• Interview with contemporary witnesses Scherg on structural change in the Pfaffenhofen district ( Memento from February 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Robert Schmidl: Mourning for the former district administrator. Traugott Scherg died at the age of 81. In: donaukurier.de. Donaukurier, July 19, 2017, accessed on July 19, 2017 .