Alpsray
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Alpsray
City of Rheinberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 32 ′ 10 ″ N , 6 ° 32 ′ 40 ″ E
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| Area : | 2.04 km² | |
| Incorporation : | July 1, 1934 | |
| Postal code : | 47495 | |
| Area code : | 02843 | |
Location of Alpsray in North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Alpsray is a district of the city of Rheinberg in the Wesel district in North Rhine-Westphalia . Until 1934, Alpsray was an independent municipality in what was then the district of Moers .
geography
Alpsray was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. The place name refers to a clearing ("-ray") that started in the neighboring town of Alpen or that belongs to the Alps. Alpsray is about two kilometers west of the Rheinberg city center. The former municipality of Alpsray had an area of 2.04 km².
history
Alpsray formed a rural community in the mayorry of the Alps since the 19th century . This belonged to the Geldern district until 1857 and to the Moers district since 1857. On July 1, 1934, Alpsray was incorporated into the city of Rheinberg.
Population development
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1832 | 135 | |
| 1864 | 226 | |
| 1871 | 218 | |
| 1885 | 195 | |
| 1910 | 183 | |
| 1925 | 208 |
Architectural monuments
The Heiligenhäuschen Johannes-Laers-Straße 72 is a listed building .
Culture
The St. Johannes von Nepomuk shooting society Alpsray is one of the bearers of local customs .
Individual evidence
- ^ Private website for Alpsray
- ↑ a b Community dictionary of the Rhine Province 1930
- ^ Official journal for the administrative district of Düsseldorf 1934, p. 226
- ^ Johann Georg von Viebahn: Statistics and topography of the government district of Düsseldorf. 1836, accessed on May 5, 2019 (digitized version).
- ^ Statistics of the government district of Düsseldorf 1867
- ↑ 1871 census
- ^ Community encyclopedia for the Rhineland Province 1885, p. 74
- ↑ www.gemeindeververzeichnis.de: District of Moers
