Deutscher Städtetag
The Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities) is an organization that represents interests of cities in Germany.[1] It began in 1905, dissolved in 1933, then re-formed in 1945.[2] As of 2019 some 200 cities comprise its membership. The association's mission centers on sustaining the guarantee of local self-governance specified in the Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (German constitution), Article 28, paragraph 2.[3][4]
Presidents[]
- 1948–1949: Louise Schroeder[2]
- 1949–1953: Ernst Reuter
- 1954–1955, 1957–1958:
- 1955–1957: Otto Suhr
- 1958–1963: Willy Brandt
- 1963–1965: Arnulf Klett
- 1965–1967: Alfred Dregger
- 1967–1970:
- 1970–1971: Hans-Jochen Vogel
- 1971–1977: Hans Koschnick
- 1977–1979, 1980, 1981-1983, 1989–1993: Manfred Rommel
- 1979–1980:
- 1983–1985:
- 1985–1986: Walter Wallmann
- 1986, 1987–1989:
- 1993–1995:
- 1995–1997:
- 1997–1999, 2002–2005, 2009–2011: Petra Roth
- 1999–2002:
- 2005–2009, 2011–2013: Christian Ude
- 2013–2015: Ulrich Maly
- 2015–2017: Eva Lohse
- 2018–present:
References[]
- ^ Marina Furdas; et al. (2015), Local Political Budget Cycles in a Federation: Evidence from West German Cities, IZA Discussion Papers, ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, hdl:10419/108677
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Wir über uns: Geschichte". Staedtetag.de (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Flyer: Association of German Cities". Deutscher Städtetag. 2018.
- ^ "Article 28: Land constitutions – Autonomy of municipalities". Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (in English and German). Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Further reading[]
- issued by the association
- "Statistisches Jahrbuch Deutscher Gemeinden" [Statistical Yearbook of German Municipalities], Statistisches Jahrbuch Deutscher Gemeinden: Amtliche Veröffentlichung des Deutschen Gemeindetages, ISSN 0081-5349
External links[]
Categories:
- Political organisations based in Germany
- 1905 establishments in Germany
- Cities in Germany
- German organisation stubs