Oberembt

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Oberembt
City of Elsdorf
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 23 ″  N , 6 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 80 m above sea level NN
Area : 8.28 km²
Residents : 1100  (Apr 30, 2019)
Population density : 133 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 50189
Area code : 02274

Oberembt is a district of the town of Elsdorf in the Rhein-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

location

Oberembt borders in the east on Niederembt , in the southeast on Tollhausen, in the west on the district boundary of the district of Düren and in the north on the Finkelbach.

history

Remains have been found from both the Stone Age and the Roman Age. Frankish graves from the 7th century were also discovered. Already in 960 goods from "Embe" belonged to the St. Pantaleon Abbey in Cologne. She owned a large property in this area. Oberembt was first mentioned in 1225. Since the Middle Ages Oberembt has belonged to the Kaster office in the Duchy of Jülich . In 1794 French troops occupied the place and Oberembt now became part of the Mairie Esch in the canton of Bergheim, in the Arrondissement de Cologne in the Département de la Roer . In 1815 Oberembt came to the Kingdom of Prussia and in 1816 to the mayor's office of Esch in the Bergheim (Erft) district in the Cologne administrative district. Since January 1st, 1975 Oberembt has been part of Elsdorf. Oberembt has been part of the monument area since 1997.

Bürgewald

Oberembt is one of the so-called Bürgewald communities that owned the rights to the Bürgewald . According to the legend, this is due to the holy Arnold von Arnoldsweiler , through the legendary "Ride around the Bürgewald". The main town of the Bürgewald communities is Arnoldsweiler . There the people from Oberembter had to offer a candle to St. Arnold on Whit Tuesday, later on Whit Monday. This wax interest was only canceled in the 19th century.

Attractions

Laubenhaus Zur Löv
  • Catholic parish church of St. Simon and Judas Thaddäus: a Catholic church already existed around 1246. It was a branch of the Catholic parish church in Niederembt until 1582. An already existing structure was expanded from the end of the 14th century to the early 16th century. An extension took place in the middle of the 19th century. The ceiling is supported by a ribbed vault and a star vault in the choir. Remains of tendril paintings from 1542. Four vaulted consoles, executed as two human half-figures and two grimacing heads.
  • The Laubenhaus Zur Löv from 1644 is the only remaining arbor house in the Rhein-Erftkreis.
  • The courtyard was formerly a water-protected knight's seat from the 14th century. Inside, beamed ceilings with stucco profiles.

Facilities

  • Catholic kindergarten Simon and Jude Thaddäus .
  • Evangelical Church Oberembt (belongs to the Protestant parish of Kirchherten)
Ev. Oberembt Church

It was built in 1960 in a settlement that was created for refugees from the former eastern regions after the Second World War . The bell tower dates back to 1970. There is a service there twice a month.

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population Elsdorf 2019. City of Elsdorf, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .
  3. ↑ Document from 1360 to confirm the wax interest, by the Duke of Jülich.

literature

  • Handbook of the historical sites of North Rhine-Westphalia, Stuttgart 2006.
  • Annaliese Ohm, Albert Verbeek: The monuments of the Rhineland, Bergheim district, Bd.3 Düsseldorf 1971, ISBN 3-508-00186-5 , pages 44–52 and Fig. 186–218
  • Hermann Hinz : Archaeological finds and monuments of the Rhineland, Vol. 2, Bergheim district , Rheinland-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1969, p. 312–322 and plate 60 (Hallsteinzeitlicher Kreisgraben)

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