Besuch Bundespräsident in Freiburg (LFS 02297 2)
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ZT: June 6, 1970 The Federal President at the anniversary.
Pan over people sitting on a staircase, police officers are chatting. Federal President Gustav Heinemann (23.07.1899-07.07.1976, Federal President from 1969-1974) after the ceremony in the city theater, walks with companions on the street. Daimler-Benz with the federal eagle flag, gets in the car and drives off.
ZT: June 6, 1970 Handover of the fish well.
Fountain in front of the minster. People sit on the edge of the fountain.
View from the cathedral tower to the market square. Flower and vegetable stands on Münsterplatz, people shop.
Contexte et analyse
As part of his long film on the 850th anniversary of the city, Helmut Eckert also documented with his 16 mm camera the visit of Federal President Gustav Heinemann to Freiburg on June 6, 1970 and the handover of the fish fountain on the same day. It is a color film with sound and the commentary provides important information about what is happening.
You can see waiting people and police officers in front of the Freiburg theater, where there is a ceremony for the anniversary. The long-time mayor Eugen Keidel, who was in office from 1962 to 1982, comes out of the theater with Federal President Gustav Heinemann and Hans Filbinger, from 1966 until his resignation in 1978 Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg. They run together in a crowd of people to the 'Alte Burse' restaurant at the Rathausplatz. A man can be seen in the fray with a poster saying "Choose Baden". This refers to a referendum that was held the next day, June 7, 1970, whether Baden should remain part of the state of Baden-Württemberg. 82 percent spoke in favor of staying. Thus, 18 years after the foundation of the federal state in 1952, the merger of the two parts of the country was confirmed by the population. Because back then, 62 percent of people in southern Baden voted against and wanted to set up their own state of Baden. This resistance to the merger was not confirmed in the second referendum. After the walk through the city center, which is accompanied by numerous citizens, the state pennant is shown with the federal eagle on the Federal President's Mercedes. The next morning, Mayor Keidel and President Heinemann come out of the Colombi Hotel and both get into his chauffeured Mercedes limousine.
Gustav Heinemann as a President of the people
The SPD politician Gustav Heinemann (1899-1976) was in the grand coalition of CDU / CSU and SPD from 1966 Minister of Justice. In March 1969 he was elected Federal President with votes from the SPD and the FDP; he prevailed in the third ballot against the CDU candidate Gerhard Schröder. His election was considered the forerunner for a change of power that followed six months later through the election of the social-liberal coalition under Chancellor Willy Brandt. This was seen as a turning point because the CDU / CSU had governed politics in the Federal Republic for twenty years. In contrast to his conservative predecessor Heinrich Lübke, Heinemann saw himself as a 'citizen president' and committed himself to the socially disadvantaged, stood up for the liberal legacy of German history and advocated a reconciliation of the Germans with the neighboring states. As soon as he took office, he spoke of the fact that authority and tradition must accept questions about their justification. He called for more democracy. As early as the 1950s, he was active in the peace movement and opposed the development of the German armed forces and nuclear weapons. Several prizes were given his name and in Freiburg there is a Heinemann school and street.
Handover of the fish well
The second section of the film deals with the handover of the fish well to the public by the President of the Chamber of Commerce on the same day. However, you can neither see the handover of the fountain nor the torchlight procession of the Freiburg vigilantes mentioned in the comment. Under certain circumstances, Helmut Eckert was still busy with the visiting of the Federal President. That is why he first shows the fountain in a half-long shot, then details of the fountain that stands in the middle of the market. This is followed by pictures of the tower of the cathedral and the market life where older women sell their products.
The fish well has a long history in Freiburg. It was designed by the stonemason Hans von Basel in 1483 and initially stood in the middle of an intersection on Kaiser-Joseph-Strasse. It served as a market fountain and the fishmongers used the trough to keep their goods fresh. In 1616 he received new fountain figures. In 1806 the fountain changed its location to Kaiserstrasse for the first time, which caused the fountain trough to be reduced in 1901 as the tram passed it. The architectural parts were replaced by copies in 1914 and the originals went to the Augustinian Museum. Due to growing traffic, the fountain was dismantled in 1938 and stored in the historic department store. For the 850th anniversary of the city, the decision was made to rebuild the fish fountain next to the cathedral, where the market continues to this day. It was also recognized on a postage stamp in the French zone of occupation.
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