Georg Kronawitter (born April 21, 1928) is a German politician of the SPD. He was mayor of Munich from 1972 to 1978 and again from 1984 to 1993. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SPD (disambiguation). ... This is a list of mayors of Munich, Germany. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich: St. ...

Kronawitter was born in Oberthann, a part of Schweitenkirchen in the district of Pfaffenhofen. He was an elementary school teacher since 1949, then studied in Munich and graduated in 1956 as a Diplom-Handelslehrer (business teacher).^[1] Pfaffenhofen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ...

He became a member of the SPD in 1961 and was elected to the Landtag of Bavaria in 1966. In the 1972 local elections, he was elected Mayor of Munich with 55.9% of the votes^[1], succeeding Hans-Jochen Vogel. Due to conflicts within his party he did not run for mayorship in the 1978 elections, and was succeeded by the CSU's Erich Kiesl. However, six years later, he was elected mayor again in the April 1, 1984 run-off election, with 58.1% of the votes. In 1990, he won election once again; winning with a result of 61.64%.^[1] The Landtag of Bavaria is Bavarias unicameral legislature. ... Hans-Jochen Vogel (born February 3, 1926) is a German politician. ... The acronym CSU, when used by itself, can refer to: The California State University system Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. The Connecticut State University System Channel Service Unit - a WAN equivalent of a network interface card a Crime Scene Unit - a group of crime scene investigators who respond... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1993, Kronawitter was made honorary citizen of Munich, for his commitment to social justice and his early awareness of ecological possibilities of fiscal policy.

Already in 1978, he had been honored with the Ludwig-Thoma medal for boldness and moral courage.

After his mayoral career, Kronawitter was a major supporter of the successful Initiative-Unser-München petition, which stipulated that no high rise buildings whose height exceeds that of the Frauenkirche (99 m) may be built in Munich. After this success some people in Munich jokingly use "Kronawitter" as a unit of measure, denoting 99m.

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External links

• Works by and about Georg Kronawitter in the German National Library catalogue

Mayors of Munich

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