What is a berger meister?
Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgomeister, literally
translated meaning master of the town or master of the fortress) is
the English form, rendering various terms in or derived from the
German language word for the chief magistrate and/or chairman of
the executive council of a sub-national level of administration
(Bürgermeister) All contemporary titles are commonly translated
into English with the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Town Mayor.
Bürgermeister, in German: in Germany, Austria, and formerly in
Switzerland. In Switzerland, the title was abolished mid-19th
century; various current titles for roughly equivalent offices
include Gemeindepräsident, Stadtpräsident, Gemeindeammann, and
Stadtammann.