Alkenrath

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Alkenrath
City of Leverkusen
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 30 ″  N , 7 ° 1 ′ 44 ″  E
Area : 3.84 km²
Residents : 4388  (Sep. 30, 2019)
Population density : 1,143 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 51377
Area code : 0214
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Location of Alkenrath in Leverkusen

Alkenrath is a district of Leverkusen .

location

Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist in Alkenrath (2007)

Alkenrath borders in the east on the forest area Bürgerbusch and Schlebusch , in the north on Lützenkirchen and in the north-west on Quettingen . The river Dhünn forms the border to Manfort in the southwest . Federal Motorway 1 runs through the north of the district .

history

According to geological finds, the settlement of Alkenrath seems to have begun as early as the Neolithic ; there is evidence of finds of blades and arrowheads. Grave fields from the Hallstatt period could also be salvaged.

The first documentary mention of Alkenrath is in 1458 as Alfkenroide . Franz Gruß suspects an etymological connection between this mention and the name Adolfsrodung , which was already used in the Duchy of Berg , but which Albrecht Brendler considers speculation.

From a political point of view, Alkenrath is the youngest part of Leverkusen. It was founded in 1953 in the course of post-war development. Large blocks of flats were built in the northern area of ​​the district, the rest mainly consist of systematically laid out semi-detached houses . In 1957 the place received a Catholic church and in 1959 a Protestant parish hall. In 1960 the place was again greatly expanded. Since 1975 Alkenrath has belonged to district III of the city of Leverkusen.

Culture and leisure

Gezelinkapelle (2009)

Morsbroich Castle is located in Alkenrath . The outer bailey was built in 1692 and the main castle in 1774. The buildings were expanded between 1885 and 1887. Today the complex houses a municipal art museum. In 1973, the Museum Morsbroich at a social evening of the SPD - local association Leverkusen Altenrath the artwork Joseph Beuys' bathtub destroyed.

Another building is the Gezelinkapelle , whose predecessor buildings have been documented since 1515, while today's chapel was built in 1868. It contains a bronze bell from 1597, which was there shortly after the first chapel was built. The Gezelinkapelle was a popular local pilgrimage site , especially in the 18th century ; Even today, the water from the spring below the chapel, which is said to have healing powers, is often used.

The burial place of the von Diergardt family , which was laid out in 1883, is also located on Alkenrath soil .

The foundation stone of the Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist was laid in 1957. It was completed in 1962. The Protestant counterpart to the parish church was the parish hall from 1958 until 2010 .

In Alkenrath there is the Bürgererverein Alkenrath e. V. , the football club SSV Alkenrath eV and the Karate Club Leverkusen eV

Infrastructure

In Alkenrath there is both a municipal kindergarten and a Catholic kindergarten, which is named after the parish church of St. John the Baptist. There is also a Protestant retirement and nursing home , also called Hertha-von-Diergardt-Haus , which belongs to the Protestant Church, as well as two schools, the Erich Klausener Community Elementary School and the Hugo Kükelhaus School, a special needs school with the Focus of intellectual development.

literature

  • Leverkusen Information 2004. Published by: City of Leverkusen, Leverkusen 2004.
  • Greetings, Franz: Courtyards, knight seats, parishes - Leverkusen. Contributions to the history of the city. Verlag Anna Gruß, Leverkusen 1984.
  • Leverkusen City Archives (ed.): Leverkusen. History of a city on the Rhine. Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2005. ISBN 3-89534-575-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leverkusen City Archives (Ed.) 2005, p. 34
  2. ↑ Ibid., P. 42
  3. ↑ cf. Greetings 1984, p. 67
  4. ↑ Brendler, Albrecht: The Leverkusen area in the Middle Ages. in: Leverkusen City Archives (ed.) 2005, p. 73

Web links

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