Burgomaster

"Burgermeister" redirects here. For the "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" character, see Burgermeister Meisterburger.
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The Burgomaster's Family, possibly painted by Gerard Donck c. 1640

Burgomaster (alternatively spelled burgomeister, literally master of the town, borough or master of the fortress) is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council, usually of a sub-national level of administration such as a city or a similar entity. In some cases, Burgomaster was the title of the head of state and head of government of a sovereign (or partially or de facto sovereign) city-state, sometimes combined with other titles (as in Hamburg's First Mayor and President of the Senate). Contemporary titles are commonly translated into English as mayor.

Municipal government

Arnold von Brauweiler, a German burgomaster, known in German as Bürgermeister

City state government

Compound title at supra-municipal level

References

  1. "Curriculum Vitae Klaus Wowereit". Land Berlin, Der Regierende Bürgermeister, Senatskanzlei. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  2. cf. Article 56 sec. 2 of the "Constitution of the State of Berlin (part 4)". Land Berlin, Der Regierende Bürgermeister, Senatskanzlei. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  3. cf. Article 74 sec. 2 of the "Constitution of the State of Berlin (part 6)". Land Berlin, Der Regierende Bürgermeister, Senatskanzlei. Retrieved 2010-04-07.

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