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Echtz (formerly: Echtz-Konzendorf)
City of Düren
Coat of arms of Echtz (formerly: Echtz-Konzendorf)
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 31 ″  N , 6 ° 25 ′ 1 ″  E
Height : approx. 120 m above sea level NHN
Area : 6.61 km²
Residents : 2117  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 320 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 52353
Area code : 02421
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Location of Echtz (previously: Echtz-Konzendorf) in Düren
Parish Church of St. Michael

Echtz ( Dürener Platt Äex ) used to form (since 1972) together with the smaller town of Konzendorf the north-western district of “ Echtz-Konzendorf ” of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia . These are now two independent districts of Düren; These were also postally separated when the reorganization took place on July 1, 1993 (zip code Echtz = 52353; zip code Konzendorf = 52355).

geography

location

The place is west of the Rur , south of the A4 and north of the B 264 . Neighboring towns are Merken , Hoven , Konzendorf and Mariaweiler (all in Düren) and Geich (in Langerwehe ).

geology

On the southern outskirts of the village is the "Badesee Echtz" - also called " Echtzer See ", a former open- cast lignite mine in which lignite was mined from 1918 to 1941 . To the northwest of the Echtzer See there is a smaller deposit with 73 million cubic meters of lignite, which extends as far as the A 4.

history

Echtz (Eychtz, Aecheze) was initially a royal estate in the high Middle Ages . Mathilde , youngest daughter of Emperor Otto II . and the Empress Theophanu , is said to have died here in 1025. From 1336 to the French occupation at the end of the 18th century, Echtz was the main town of the Jülich-Berg subordinate rule of the Princes of Merode. In 1735 , Margarethe Geich was burned as the last witch in Echtz on the Schöbbich . From 1816, Echtz was the eponymous place of the mayor's office Echtz until the municipal reorganization , to which, in addition to the community of Echtz, the communities of Geich bei Echtz , Merode and Schlich also belonged. From the mayor Echtz 1928 was official Echtz. The community of Echtz was later given the official name of Echtz-Konzendorf . It was incorporated into Düren on January 1, 1972.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The striking cross on the church tower of St. Michael of the Catholic parish of the same name, renewed with LED technology (previously fluorescent tubes), is visible from afar.

Architectural monuments

Sports

The sports club Teutonia Echtz 1920 e. V. is a DFB base and, in addition to football and tennis, also has a Ju-Jutsu department (international spelling Ju Jitsu , in Germany also Jiu Jitsu , also Dschiu Dschitsu is outdated ).

Regular events

The May Society is one of the oldest clubs in town. It was founded in 1877 and holds a large May festival in town every year.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The AVV bus lines 206 of the Dürener Kreisbahn , since January 1, 2020, and 237 of the BVR Busverkehr Rheinland connect Echtz with Hoven, Mariaweiler, Birkesdorf and Düren-Mitte. The next train stations are “ Düren ”, “ Langerwehe ” on the DB main line Cologne – Aachen and “ Huchem-Stammeln ” on the railway line Jülich – Düren .

education

societies

Many associations shape the cultural life in this district. Statistically speaking, everyone is in three clubs. In order to improve the coordination between the associations, the citizens of Echtz founded the community of interests of Echtzer Ortsvereine in 1967 with the help and support of Pastor Esser .

The sponsoring association “Association for the Promotion of Youth e. V. “(VFJ) has existed since 1978 and has been running an open youth club since 1982, the Echtz youth home.

The Echtz fire fighting group with its youth fire brigade is part of the 5th fire brigade of the city of Düren's volunteer fire brigade . It has its own fire station with a fire fighting vehicle 8/6 and a team transport vehicle .

The KG Echtzer Seehexen has been active in the village as a carnival company since 1995.

Personalities

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  • Homepages of the city of Düren and the local associations
  • History sheets of the history association Düren
  • Franz Koerfer: Chronicle of the community of Echtz-Konzendorf, IG “Echtzer Ortsvereine”, 1978

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.dueren.de/kultur-tourismus/stadtportraet/zahlen__fotos?sr=7584
  2. ↑ Günter Krieger: Grethes ring story about the time of the witch craze, Latro Verlag, Dienheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-937439-34-1 , 95 pages.
  3. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Rhineland (PDF; 1.3 MB), Berlin: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Bureaus, 1888, page 206 ff.
  4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 306 .
  5. ^ Interest group Echtzer Ortsvereine - History. Fire fighting group Echtz - Düren volunteer fire brigade, accessed on September 5, 2010 : "The following 9 associations were among the founding members in autumn 1967:"
  6. ^ Youth home Echtz. Retrieved on September 5, 2010 : “It has existed since 1978 and built the youth home. ... of course costs a lot of money. The city of Düren carries the main chunk, the rest is done by the VFJ. "
  7. ↑ Deletion group real. District Fire Brigade Association Düren e. V., 23 August 2010, accessed on 5 September 2010 : "The Echtz fire fighting group is part of the 5th fire brigade of the city of Düren's volunteer fire brigade."
  8. ↑ Group leader LG Echtz: Fire station Echtz. District Fire Brigade Association Düren e. V., September 22, 2008, accessed September 5, 2010 .
  9. ↑ Firefighting group vehicle 8/6 Florian Düren 2-42-1 , registration number: DN-202. District Fire Brigade Association Düren e. V., May 18, 2010, accessed September 5, 2010 .
  10. ↑ crew transport vehicle Florian Düren 2-19-5 , license plate: DN-2314th District Fire Brigade Association Düren e. V., October 31, 2009, accessed September 5, 2010 .