Word holder
Citizens Worthalter Bernhard Hausmann (second from right), than after the personal union between Britain and Hanover 1837 City Manager William Rumann the King Ernst August symbolically handed over the keys of the city of Hanover;
Relief by August Waterbeck ; Part of the historical frieze on the New Town Hall of Hanover
Relief by August Waterbeck ; Part of the historical frieze on the New Town Hall of Hanover
The word holder (also: spokesman ) in Hanover was from the Middle Ages the name for the spokesman for the city's jury .
history
The term word holder was used in Hanover as early as the 15th century . During the Reformation in the 16th century, it was the name for the speaker of the opinion , later for the chairman of the honest community .
From 1821 to 1933 the chairman of the Citizens' Board (BVK) was designated as word holder: The word holder could be elected by the BVK with an absolute majority and together with his deputy and the secretary (also: " record keeper ") and his deputy formed the board of the BVK.
See also
- Citizen word holder , chairman of the city council in Bad Oldesloe
literature
- Klaus Mlynek : word holder. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 685.