Trier north
Trier north
District of Trier
Coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 1 ″ N , 6 ° 39 ′ 22 ″ E
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Height : | 133 m above sea level NN |
Area : | 3.77 km² |
Residents : | 13,405 (December 31, 2009) |
Population density : | 3,557 inhabitants / km² |
Area code : | 0651 |
Location in the city of Trier
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With 13,405 inhabitants (as of 2009), Trier-Nord is the largest district in the city of Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate .
geography
The northern district denotes the area north of the historic core of the city of Trier up to the Ruwer / Eitelsbach district . It extends over an area of 376.9 hectares , begins immediately in front of the Porta Nigra and includes the area of the former Roman cemetery. The district is subdivided into the districts Nells Ländchen (101) and Maximin (102).
The local district includes, among other things, the Paulinviertel and the Maarviertel as formerly independent suburbs, the old fishing village Zurlauben , the Nells Ländchen with the associated Nells Park on the distribution circle and the former military site "Castelforte", which was used by the French military until 1999.
politics
Local advisory board
A district was formed for the district of Trier-Nord . The local council consists of 15 members, the chair of the local council is chaired by the directly elected mayor.
In the 2019 local council election, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen won five seats, the CDU four, the SPD three and FDP , UBT and Die Linke each won one seat.
For more information and historical data, see the results of the local elections in Trier .
Mayor
Until 2019, the mayor was Christian Bösen (CDU). In 2019 Dirk Löwe (Greens) was elected as the new mayor. In a runoff election on June 16, 2019, he prevailed against the previous incumbent with a share of 60.45% of the votes, after none of the original five applicants had achieved the necessary majority in the direct election on May 26.
Culture and sights
One of the landmarks in the north of Trier is St. Paulin , one of the few baroque churches in the city that can be recognized from afar due to its yellow paintwork. The Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin is very close by . This was the largest of the four earlier Benedictine monasteries in Trier and is one of the oldest in Western Europe. Also the cath. St. Martin Church is in Trier-Nord. Culturally, the district also stands out thanks to the Exhaus on Zurmaiener Strasse. Concerts and events take place there regularly.
Moselle bank
The Zurlaubener Ufer is primarily characterized by its gastronomic offer directly on the banks of the Moselle. The city's passenger shipping port is also located here. The Zurlaubener Ufer is known in particular for the annual Zurlaubener Moselfest, which ends with the fireworks Moselle in flames .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The federal highway 602 , which connects the city with the federal highway 1 , ends in Trier-Nord . A large part of the daily through traffic, visitors and commuter traffic passes the city limits in the north district. The three main access roads to the city center are Parkstrasse and Franz-Georg-Strasse, Herzogenbuscher Strasse and Paulinstrasse and Zurmaiener Strasse . The latter was renewed and expanded in 2006. One of the two main access roads to Trier University and the high-altitude districts also leads via the north . New bypass roads to improve the road traffic situation in Trier-Nord and Kürenz are being discussed, for example an extension of Metternichstrasse over the former Moselle railway area towards the main station.
economy
The district is an attractive business location due to the favorable geographical location at the gates of the city and the good transport links with motorway access. The northern area of the district consists almost entirely of industrial and commercial zones. The automotive industry in particular is well represented.
The withdrawal of the French military from the Castelforte military site in 1999 meant an upswing for the district. Numerous companies and institutions, including the European Academy of Rhineland-Palatinate Sports and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry , have settled on the conversion site . Furthermore, the Arena Trier , a large hall, which serves as a home for the women's handball second division DJK / MJC Trier and the basketball club TBB Trier , was built on the site . The regional citizen broadcaster OK54 also broadcasts its television program from there.
On the site of the former New Horn Barracks, the Bundeskasse Trier, as well as offices of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees , the State Office for Real Estate and Construction Management of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and an initial reception facility for asylum seekers from the State of Rhineland-Palatinate are located in former barracks buildings . The Trier Employment Agency in a new building designed by Gottfried Böhm .
Located in Trier-Nord next to the shoe manufacturer Romika , circuitry producing NATUS GmbH & Co. KG as well as several large retail locations that Moselstadion (home stadium of SV Eintracht Trier 05 ), with the Nordbad one of the two large outdoor pools in the city, diverse restaurants and Cafés , several fast food restaurants , numerous other service companies and several brothels . The district is one of the economic engines of the city, but at the same time is not insignificantly affected by unemployment and is considered a social hotspot .
Trier-Nord from the Drachenhaus , at night
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Trier: main statute. (PDF) § 2 to June 6, 2017, accessed on October 22, 2019 .
- ^ City of Trier - mayor / local advisory board. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: direct elections 2019. Trier, independent city, see second row of results. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .