Hilde Zach (August 25, 1942 – January 15, 2011) was the mayor of Innsbruck,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. 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 The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di 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)Monitor Polski 2011 nr 64 poz. 638
– point 3.

References

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