Gerhard Hertel

Gerhard Hertel (1924 - 2007) was a German tax officer, local politician, and homeland researcher.

In 1941 - although still a minor – he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and sent to Moldova. He did not return to his hometown until 1945 after the end of the Second World War, as a severely disabled person.

Unveiling of the Kaiser Friedrich II stele at Castel Fiorentino on December 13, 2000

Gerhard Hertel wrote several books as well as numerous essays and short stories, which mainly concerned the history of Freudenstadt. In the book Experiences, Views, Insights from 80 Years, published in 2006, he succeeded in combining his autobiography with the history of the city and thus concluding his life's work.