Hilde Zach (August 25, 1942 – January 15, 2011) was the mayor of Innsbruck, Austria. She was elected in 2002 by the city council, becoming the city's first woman mayor. She resigned due to poor health in February 2010. 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)
- 2010: Honorary citizen of Innsbruck (Ehrenbürgerin der Stadt Innsbruck)
- 2011: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (posthumously)
References
- "Innsbrucks Altbürgermeisterin Zach ist tot" [Innsbruck's former Mayor Zach is dead] (in German). Österreichischer Rundfunk. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- "Comments in support of short-listed mayors". World Mayors. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- "Innsbruck mayor to retire from politics". Austrian Times. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- "Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour" (pdf) (in German). p. 1706. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- Monitor Polski 2011 nr 64 poz. 638 – point 3.
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