A Landeshauptmann (German for "state captain", literally 'country headman'; plural Landeshauptleute or Landeshauptmänner as in Styria till 1861; Landeshauptfrau is the female form) is an official title in German for certain political offices equivalent to a Governor. It has historical uses, both administrative and colonial, and is presently used in federal Austria and Province of Bolzano-Bozen, a predominantly German-speaking province in the autonomous Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol regi… (More on Landeshauptmann) |