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Nightmare
City of Munster
Coordinates: 51 ° 55 ′ 25 ″  N , 7 ° 31 ′ 35 ″  E
Height : 66 m
Area : 12.96 km²
Residents : 6530  (December 31, 2017) [1]
Population density : 504 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 48163
Area code : 02536
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Albachten in Munster
St. Ludgerus Church

Albachten is a residential area ( district ) in the southwestern part of the city district West of Münster in Westphalia .

The official population on December 31, 2017 was 6530 inhabitants on an area of ​​12.96 km². 24.7% of the population are under 20 years of age. In the surrounding area, the place is particularly known for its active community life, which is mainly characterized by the relatively large number of associations (> 30 with voluntary management) of all sectors.

geography

Neighboring places

In the north it borders on Roxel , in the east on Mecklenbeck and in the south on Hiltrup . To the west is the Bösensell district of the Senden municipality.

Flowing waters

The Offerbach flows through Albachten . It has been flowing into the Dortmund-Ems Canal since it was built. Before it belonged as a tributary to the Stever , which in turn drains over the Lippe into the Rhine . The Kannenbach, which flows east of the town center , also flows into the canal, but originally via Emmerbach and Werse into the Ems . A tributary of the Kannenbach is the Kinderbach, which rises in Niederort. The watershed between the Rhine and the Ems runs on the eastern edge of the enclosed local development, there at an altitude of about 67 m above sea ​​level . This makes Albachten the only district of Münster that lies west of the watershed between the Rhine and Ems.

history

Albachten was first mentioned in a document from 1142. In addition, the first church building probably also dates back to the beginning of the 12th century. The St. Ludgerus Church (named after Bishop Liudger ) in the neo-Gothic style, which characterizes today's townscape , was built in 1884 according to plans by August Hanemann and expanded in 1977/78.

Up until the Second World War it was mainly agriculture that dominated the appearance of the town, which together with Niederort (south of Autobahn 43 ) and Oberort (north of today's town center) had fewer than 1000 inhabitants. Only after the Second World War did the change from a purely rural community to a modern suburban community of the city of Münster begin. On January 1, 1975 Albachten lost its independence in the course of the regional reform in North Rhine-Westphalia and was incorporated into Münster.

Since then, the population has grown continuously through the designation and development of new building areas. In this context, many old urban structures were changed in the 1960s and 1970s by demolishing historic half-timbered houses and widening streets for traffic. Many of these changes were reversed in the years that followed.

etymology

According to a legend, the name Albachten goes back to Bishop Liudger when he is said to have found the residents drunk while visiting the village. He is said to have uttered the exclamation “These are all baccantes” when he left the place without having achieved anything . He was referring to Bacchus as the god of wine and drunkenness.

The place name can also be found in the variations Albacten , Albuthen and Albucten in literature.

Transport links

Public transport

A bus line from Stadtwerke Münster connects Albachten every 20 minutes with the neighboring districts of Mecklenbeck, Geist and the city center during the day. In the evening this line will be replaced by a night bus. In addition, a regional bus route Münster - Albachten - Bösensell - Appelhülsen - Dülmen runs at irregular intervals . Mainly for school traffic, some regular buses run from Albachten via Senden to Lüdinghausen outside of the holidays .

The Münster-Albachten stop on the Münster-Wanne-Eickel railway line is on the southern outskirts . The Niers-Haard-Express RE 42 stops there every half hour (Münster - Recklinghausen - Gelsenkirchen - Essen and every hour to Mülheim - Duisburg - Krefeld - Mönchengladbach). Since December 2019, the RE 2 to Düsseldorf Albachten has only been operating at night.

Private transport

State and district roads connect Albachten with the surrounding villages or neighboring districts of Münster: Senden, Senden-Bösensell, Münster-Mecklenbeck, Münster-Roxel. The state road L551, which crosses Albachten in a west-east direction, is the downgraded federal road 51 . The closest motorway connection is the Senden junction on the A 43 (Münster – Recklinghausen – Wuppertal) 5 km away.

Not all roads leading out of the village have cycle paths, which is rather unusual for the bicycle city of Münster . The cycle path along the winding road to Roxel was laid out in 2013.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.stadt-muenster.de/fileadmin//user_upload/stadt-muenster/61_stadtentwicklung/pdf/sms/SMS_Bevoelkerungsentwicklung_Altersgruppen_2017_Stadtteile.pdf
  2. ^ 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. 311 .

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