Hilde Zach

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.

Accolades

2005: "Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens Pro Merito Melitensi mit Krone des Souv. Malteserordens" (Prize from Innsbruck)
2006: "Großes goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich" (Prize from Austria)
2010: "Ehrenbürgerin der Stadt Innsbruck" (That means she is an honorary citizen from Innsbruck)
2011: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (posthumously)^[4]

References

^ "Innsbrucks Altbürgermeisterin Zach ist tot [Innsbruck's former Mayor Zach is dead]" (in German). Österreichischer Rundfunk. n.d.. http://tirol.orf.at/stories/493196/. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ "Comments in support of short-listed mayors". World Mayors. http://www.worldmayor.com/voting05/comments05_europe.html#Anchor-Hilde-49575. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
^ "Innsbruck mayor to retire from politics". Austrian Times. 26 February 2010. http://www.austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2010-02-26/21098/Innsbruck_mayor_to_retire_from_politics. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
^ Monitor Polski 2011 nr 64 poz. 638 – point 3.

Persondata
Name	Zach, Hilde
Alternative names
Short description	Austrian politician
Date of birth	August 25, 1942
Place of birth
Date of death	January 15, 2011
Place of death