Lieck (Heinsberg)

Lieck City of Heinsberg Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 55 ″  N , 6 ° 4 ′ 51 ″  E
Height :	39 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	52525
Area code :	02452

Lieck is a district of the city of Heinsberg in the Heinsberg district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

history

The settlement at the Liecker mill originated in Franconian times. Before that, the settlement was called Aldenhoven, with the typical -hoven ending, which is also noticeable in Kirchhoven and Aphoven.

On January 25, 1945, British units captured Lieck, Kirchhoven, Driesch, Haas and Vinn without resistance as part of Operation Blackcock . The day before they had captured the ruins of Heinsberg and made 180 prisoners of war. Then Wehrmacht units on the west bank had withdrawn to the east bank - behind the Rur .

Bus transport

Buses run through the village from Waldfeucht to Heinsberg bus station.

sport and freetime

• 1. FC Heinsberg-Lieck sports facility
• Playground including a free soccer field
• Tennis facility of the Tennis Club Lieck eV
• "Edelweiss" marching band Heinsberg-Lieck eV
• MGV Liederkranz 1949 Heinsberg-Lieck
• St. Martini Sagittarius Brotherhood Lieck
• Tennis / badminton / squash hall
• Fishing at Lake Horster
• Community center
• Bathing lake "Lago Laprello" including sandy shore, boat rental, caravan complex and holiday apartments

Other facilities

• kindergarten
• retirement home
• Elementary school Kirchhoven / Lieck

Evidence of history

• Marco Kieser: The monuments in the Heinsberg district. City area Heinsberg 2nd part. In: Local calendar of the Heinsberg district. Year 2010, pp. 131–147.

Evidence of geographical indications

• Map folder No. 2 Heinsberg district from Blees Verlag from Düren

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Page 25 of 74 (PDF; 5.2 MB)

Web links

Commons : Lieck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the city of Heinsberg
• Monuments in the city of Heinsberg
• Churches and chapels in the city of Heinsberg