Wilhelm Borkholder

Wilhelm Borkholder (born February 18, 1886 in Rothenburg ob der Tauber , † June 28, 1945 in Erlangen ) was a lawyer and Lord Mayor of Ansbach .

biography

In 1919 he took over the office of Lord Mayor from Ernst Rohmeder .

Many events occurred in Ansbach during his term of office: In 1921 the 700th anniversary of Ansbach, for which, given the difficult financial circumstances at the time, “Jubiläums-Notgeld” was printed with Borkholder's signature. In 1924, the city acquired what was then the court pharmacy and converted it into a town house with the seat of the city council and mayor, which it still is today. In 1925 a new outdoor pool was inaugurated, and in 1928 a technical school for mechanical engineering was opened. In 1932 the construction of the cathedral settlement began.

After the National Socialists seized power , Borkholder joined the NSDAP in 1933 , but under pressure from the new rulers had to give up his mandate on May 5, 1934 in favor of Richard Hänel . During the Second World War he headed the economic and trademark office of the city of Ansbach.

After the war ended, Borkholder was appointed district administrator by the American occupation forces, but he died just two months later. His son Günther Borkholder bequeathed a large amount of money to the city of Ansbach, from which the house of public education was rebuilt, which has since been called the Borkholder House.

literature

• Hermann Dallhammer, Werner Bürger: Ansbach - history of a city , Hercynia Verlag, Ansbach 1993, ISBN 3-925063-35-8
• Diana Fitz: Ansbach under the swastika. City of Ansbach, Ansbach 1994

Web links

• Information on AnsbachPlus about Wilhelm Borkholder