Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
| Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg | |
|---|---|
 Order of Merit in its current form since 2016 | |
| Type | Civil order of merit |
| Awarded for | Outstanding contributions to the state of Baden-Württemberg, in politics, society, culture and economics |
| Country |  Germany |
| Presented by |  Baden-Württemberg |
| Formerly called | Medal of Merit of Baden-Württemberg |
| Established | 26 November 1974 |
| First awarded | 26 April 1975 |
| Total | 1,923 (as of April 2018)[1] |
| Website | https://stm.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/themen/orden-und-ehrenzeichen/verdienstorden-des-landes/  |
 Ribbon bar of the order | |
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (German: Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg) is the highest award of the German State of Baden-Württemberg. Established 26 November 1974, it was originally called the Medal of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (Die Verdienstmedaille des Landes Baden-Württemberg). Effective 26 June 2009, the medal assumed its current name.[2]
The order is awarded by the Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg for outstanding contributions to the state of Baden-Württemberg, in politics, society, culture and economics. The order is limited to 1,000 living holders, and has been awarded 1,923 times, as of 30 April 2018.[1]
History
[edit]The form of the Order of Merit was fundamentally changed by an amendment to the foundation announcement on 3 February 2016. Since then, the Order of Merit is no longer awarded as a medal, but in the form of a stylised cross with a medallion in the middle, on which the large state coat of arms with the lettering „Baden-Württemberg“ is depicted.[3]
Notable recipients
[edit]- Helmut Eberspächer (1979)[4]
- Artur Fischer (1980)[4]
- Ulf Merbold (1983)[4]
- Walter Haeussermann (1985)[4]
- Anne-Sophie Mutter (1999)[4][5]
- Dorothee Hess-Maier (1999)[6]
- Jürgen Klinsmann (2001)[4]
- Gerhard Thiele (2001)[4]
- Klaus Zehelein (2001)[4]
- Wolfgang Ketterle (2002)[4]
- Svetlana Geier (2003)
- Wolfgang Rihm (2004)[7]
- Queen Silvia of Sweden (2007)
- Roland Emmerich (2007)[4]
- Henry Kissinger (2007)[4]
- Stelian Moculescu (2008)[8]
- Edmund Stoiber (2009)
- Hanna von Hoerner (2009)
- Eric Carle (2010)[4]
- Jean-Claude Juncker (2010)[4]
- Sami Khedira (2016)[9]
- Lucia A. Reisch (2017)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kremp, Axel (30 April 2018). "Besondere Ehre für Sabine Spitz". Badische Zeitung (in German). Freiburg. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Der Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg". Ordensmuseum.de. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg". Baden-Württemberg.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg. "Verdienstorden des Landes Baden-Württemberg Liste der Ordensträger 1975 – 2018" (PDF). stm.baden-wuerttemberg.de. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Anne-Sophie Mutter – Tango Song and Dance insights". Deutschegrammophon.com. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Dorothee Hess-Maier als Ehrensenatorin der PH ausgezeichnet". Wichtige Impulsgeberin im Hochschulrat seit 2000. Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Prof. Wolfgang Rihm, Ph.D. honoris causa". Karlsruhe University of Music. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Stelian Moculescu erhält Landes-Verdienstmedaille". Suedkurier.de. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Khedira mit Verdienstorden geehrt" (in German). sport1.de. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.