“As the first woman in the city’s history’: Nuremberg mourns the loss of its former mayor. Helene Jungkunz was known for her great warmth and closeness to the people.
“It was not for nothing that she was called the 'Mayor of the Heart'," Mayor Marcus König is quoted as saying in the press release. She was born on August 13, 1932 in Bamberg and became the first female mayor in 1996.