Hilde Zach Explained

Hilde Zach (August 25, 1942 – January 15, 2011^[1]) was the mayor of Innsbruck, Austria. She was elected in 2002^[2] by the city council, becoming the city's first woman mayor. She resigned due to poor health in February 2010.^[3] Zach came from a business background, having run a business that had previously been run by her parents.

Awards

• • 2005: Cross of the Order pro merito Melitensi of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta 2005: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to Republic of Austria (Großes goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) ^[4]
• 2010: Honorary citizen of Innsbruck (Ehrenbürgerin der Stadt Innsbruck)
• 2011: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (posthumously)^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Innsbrucks Altbürgermeisterin Zach ist tot. Innsbruck's former Mayor Zach is dead. German. n.d.. Österreichischer Rundfunk. 16 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094053/http://tirol.orf.at/stories/493196/. 6 July 2011. dead.
2. Web site: Comments in support of short-listed mayors. World Mayors. 2009-04-04.
3. News: Innsbruck mayor to retire from politics. 26 February 2010. Austrian Times. 23 April 2010.
4. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour . German . 1706 . pdf . 29 November 2012 .
5. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP20110640638 Monitor Polski 2011 nr 64 poz. 638