Wörth an der Donau

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Country Germany Admin. region Upper Palatinate Municipal assoc. Wörth an der Donau Area 52.34 km² Local time Thursday 8:36 PM		State Bavaria District Regensburg Elevation 320-630 m (−1,750 ft) Population 4,420 (31 Dec 2008)

Weather 8°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 55% Humidity

Wörth an der Donau is a town in the district of Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube, 22 km east of Regensburg.

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First mayors before 1945

First mention of a mayor: Ulrich Vorstl (1482)

Franz Xaver Pittinger (1803-1808)

Schottenloher

Vilsmeier

Kleebauer

Max Joseph Scheglmann (1876 to 1888)

Oetting (1888 to 1902)

Johann Henfling (1902 to 1930)

Karl Saller, last freely elected mayor (1930 to 1933)

Alfons Lehle, NSDAP (April 1933 to August 1936)

Paul Gottschall, NSDAP (August 1936 to October 1936)

Friedrich Horkheimer, NSDAP (October 1936 to May 1945)

First mayor since 1945

1945 to 1946: Alois Schmelz (introduced by US-Army)

1946 to 1965: Johann Baumann (ÜWG)

1965 to 1973: Alfred Büchele (CSU)

1973 to 2002: Franz Beutl (CSU)

Since 2002: Anton Rothfischer (ÜWG)

Official First Mayor

Anton Rothfischer (ÜWG) was elected mayor for the first time in the 2002 election. He was reelected in 2008 and 2014.

Sons and daughters of the town

Otto Pittinger (1878-1926), medical councilor, politician and paramedical officer

Johann Reichhart (1893-1972), executioner

Ludwig Franz (1922-1990), politician (CSU) Member of Bundestag 1953-1976

Franz Fuchs (born 1953), historian

References

Wörth an der Donau Wikipedia

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Map of W%C3%B6rth an der Donau, Germany

First mayors before 1945

First mayor since 1945

Sons and daughters of the town

References