Awarding of the Freiherr-vom-Stein Certificate of Honor to municipalities / cities

If the Freiherr-vom-Stein plaque can no longer be awarded to a municipality for a district anniversary, the Freiherr-vom-Stein certificate of honor can be awarded in its place.

Hessian Ministry of the Interior, for Security and Homeland Security

• The application for the award of the Freiherr-vom-Stein certificate of honor.
• Documentary evidence of the anniversary age is provided by submitting a current statement from the Hessian State Archives responsible for the municipality. The expert opinion of the historical archives should be obtained in good time, before the anniversary to be celebrated is scheduled.
• Celebration program.

• The municipality must look back on 750 or more years of existence and celebrate the historic event in a festive setting.
• Shorter periods (600 years) are also considered sufficient for anniversaries of the granting of town rights if the town has already existed for at least 750 years.
• The certificate of honor is awarded if the anniversary number is divisible by 25.

The Baron von Stein Certificate of Honor is awarded upon application.

The application must be submitted no later than two months before the anniversary date (ceremony) together with the documentary evidence of the anniversary age and the celebration program.

The application must be submitted no later than two months before the anniversary date (ceremony).
Municipalities that intend to submit an application must notify the Hessian Ministry of the Interior, Security and Homeland Security directly in advance by November 30 of the previous year, stating the planned date of the anniversary celebrations.

4-6 weeks.

There are no fees.