The town's mayor between 1843 and 1872 was the apothecary and chemical manufacturer Ernst Firnhaber, whose house on the main street stood in the middle of what then was the town's business life.
Bürgermeister der Stadt war von 1843 bis 1872 der Apotheker und Chemiefabrikant Ernst Firnhaber, dessen Haus in der Hauptstraße im Mittelpunkt des damaligen gesellschaftlichen Lebens stand.