Wilhelm Bornstedt

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Wilhelm Bornstedt (born August 16, 1905 in Braunschweig ; † March 28, 1987 there ) was a German grammar school teacher and from 1974 to 1983 the city ​​administrator of Braunschweig.

Life

Bornstedt studied geography, geology and ethnology at the Universities of Marburg , Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg with a subsequent doctorate. He joined the NSDAP and the SS in 1933 and worked as a Gau clerk in the NSLB 's Office for Education . In 1938 and 1939 Bornstedt published three articles in the SS-Leithefte . From 1939 to 1980 he worked as a high school teacher in Braunschweig. From 1964 to 1974 Bornstedt was the commissioner for the preservation of monuments and district history of the Braunschweig district and from 1974 to 1983 city home keeper and at the same time home keeper of Stöckheim . He reorganized home care and set up the home care group .

Bornstedt was awarded the Lower Saxony Order of Merit in 1980 for his services to research into regional history and was appointed to the Historical Commission for Lower Saxony and Bremen in 1981 . His chronicles of Stöckheim and Rüningen were groundbreaking. He campaigned for the preservation of the village centers and was able to inspire new citizens for the history of their communities and thus also for home care.

In honor of Wilhelm Bornstedt, a path in Stöckheim was named after him.

Works (selection)

More than 100 publications by Bornstedt have appeared, the following is a selection in chronological order:

  • Chronicle of Stöckheim settlement geography, social and cultural history of a Braunschweig village. Braunschweig 1967.
  • The old military and trade routes in the greater Braunschweig area: Hildesheim, Peine, Schunter, Königslutter, Helmstedt, Schöningen, Schöppenstedt, Grosses Bruch, Oderwald, Wolfenbüttel, Salzgitter and Braunschweig. Braunschweig 1969.
  • Chronicle of Vechelde - 973 to 1973. 2 volumes, 1973.
  • From the story of Rautheim an der Wabe. 1977.
  • Chronicle of the pile village Rüningen: settlement geography, social, cultural and war history of a Brunswick village. 1980.
  • The last Rococo pavilion in Braunschweig-Stöckheim. In: Preservation of monuments and history (building blocks of the town home keeper). Braunschweig 1981.
  • The ducal "High Court" in the Stöckheimer Streithorn am Lecheln Holze from the 16th to the 19th century (theft, murder, robbery and burning of witches). In: Preservation of monuments and history (building blocks of the town home keeper). No. 11, Braunschweig 1982.
  • The Okerschiffahrt and rafting south of Braunschweig under Duke Carl I. 1747. Braunschweig 1983.
  • The Braunschweiger Barockstraße between Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel around 1800. In: Preservation of monuments and history (building blocks of the town house keeper). Braunschweig 1984.
  • The southern Elm, the "Teutonic Order" geographical and historical area in Braunschweig - Elmsburg, Krimmelburg, Vorwerk Reitling and the old streets. Preservation of monuments and history (building blocks of the municipal home keeper) No. 6, Braunschweig 1987.

literature

  • Hans-Christian Harten: ideological training of the SS and the police under National Socialism: compilation of personal data , 2017, p. 54. ( online )
  • Harald Schraepler: Bornstedt, Wilhelm . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Günter Scheel (Hrsg.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 19th and 20th centuries. Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 83.
  • Rudolf Zehfuß: Bornstedt, Wilhelm. In: Camerer, Garzmann, Schuegraf, Pingel (eds.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon. Braunschweig 1992, ISBN 3-926701-14-5 , p. 38.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rudolf Zehfuß, In: Camerer, Garzmann, Schuegraf, Pingel (ed.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon. P. 38.
  2. ↑ Hans-Christian Harten: ideological training of the SS and the police under National Socialism: compilation of personal data , 2017, p. 54
  3. ↑ Schraepler, In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 19th and 20th centuries. P. 83.
personal data
SURNAME Bornstedt, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German high school teacher and city homeschooler of Braunschweig (1974–1983)
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1987
Place of death Braunschweig