Georg Kronawitter

[1] Kronawitter was born in Oberthann, a part of Schweitenkirchen, in the district of Pfaffenhofen.

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.

[2] After his mayoral career, Kronawitter was a major supporter of the successful Initiative-Unser-München petition, which stipulates that no high rise buildings whose height exceeds that of the Frauenkirche (99 m) may be built in Munich.

In 1993, he was honored by the city of Munich for his commitment to social justice and his early awareness of ecological possibilities of fiscal policy.

In July 2014 he was honoured with the freedom of Munich prize, aimed at highlighting the work of political figures.

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