Toponymie: Das globale Ringen um geographische Namen

Andreas Dix ist Professor für Historische Geographie an der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg. Er leitet den Ständigen Ausschusses für geographische Fragen mit Sitz in Frankfurt am Main. Das Beratungsgremium gehört zum Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie und setzt sich aus Wissenschaftlern und Behördenvertretern zusammen.

Herr Dix, sind Sie froh darüber, dass Ihre Disziplin, die Toponymie, durch US-Präsident Trump jetzt große Aufmerksamkeit bekommt?

Nein, ich finde es persönlich überflüssig, dass Trump einen Teil des Golfs von Mexiko umbenennen und den höchsten Berg des Landes rückbenennen will. Er schafft unnötig Unruhe, während es eigentlich unser Ziel sein sollte, die Benennung der Erde kooperativ und im Konsens zu gestalten.

Wie kommt es, dass US-Präsidenten so eine große Macht darüber haben, Orte umzubenennen?

Wenn der Präsident mit einer Executive Order eine Umbenennung anordnet, dann hat das US Board on Geographic Names diese Anordnung auszuführen und die Änderung im Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) der USA umzusetzen. Das US Board ist gewissermaßen die Schwesterorganisation unseres Ständigen Ausschusses für geographische Namen (StAGN), verfügt aber über ungleich mehr Ressourcen und Befugnisse. Allerdings: grenzenlos ist die Macht des Präsidenten der USA in diesen Fragen nicht.

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Experte für geographische Namen: „Ich hoffe sehr, dass nicht andere anfangen, Trump nachzueifern“

Experte für geographische Namen: „Ich hoffe sehr, dass nicht andere anfangen, Trump nachzueifern“