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]
Member cities
Listed below are the approximately 200 member cities and towns of the Deutsche Städtetag, also referred to as Direct members (Unmittelbare Mitglieder) by the organization. In addition there are approximately another 3,000 cities and towns that are indirect members (Mittelbare Mitglieder). This means that they are not members of the Deutsche Städtetag itself, but are members of at least one of its Member associations (Mitgliedsverbände), such as the Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen or the Städte- und Gemeindebund Sachsen-Anhalt, for instance.[5]
Presidents
- 1948–1949: Louise Schroeder[2]
- 1949–1953: Ernst Reuter
- 1954–1955, 1957–1958: Ernst Schwering
- 1955–1957: Otto Suhr
- 1958–1963: Willy Brandt
- 1963–1965: Arnulf Klett
- 1965–1967: Alfred Dregger
- 1967–1970: Willi Brundert
- 1970–1971: Hans-Jochen Vogel
- 1971–1977: Hans Koschnick
- 1977–1979, 1980, 1981-1983, 1989–1993: Manfred Rommel
- 1979–1980: Günther Bantzer
- 1983–1985: Günter Samtlebe
- 1985–1986: Walter Wallmann
- 1986, 1987–1989: Herbert Schmalstieg
- 1993–1995: Norbert Burger
- 1995–1997: Gerhard Seiler
- 1997–1999, 2002–2005, 2009–2011: Petra Roth
- 1999–2002: Hajo Hoffmann
- 2005–2009, 2011–2013: Christian Ude
- 2013–2015: Ulrich Maly
- 2015–2017: Eva Lohse
- 2018–present: Markus Lewe
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
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Deutscher Städtetag: About us: Member cities". Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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