Alt-Marl

Alt-Marl City of Marl Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 55 " N , 7 ° 4 ′ 47" E
Area :	12.45 km²
Residents :	9998 (Dec. 31, 2015)
Population density :	803 inhabitants / km²
Postcodes :	45770, 45768
Area code :	02365
	Location of Alt-Marl

Alt-Marl is the oldest district of the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Marl in the Recklinghausen district . The historic city center is around the St. Georg church . Alt-Marl has 9,747 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018).

location

Alt-Marl borders in the north on the city center of Marl and Brassert and in the west on the rural Polsum in the east are the district of Drewer and the village of Steinernkreuz . In the south lies the city of Herten .

Culture and sights

Landmark of Alt-Marl: Church of St. George at night

In the 11th century, the Catholic Church of St. Georg was owned by Count Balderich of the Lower Rhine as a separate church . In the 13th century it became a parish church and in the years 1856–1859 it was completely renovated according to plans by Emil von Manger , only the Romanesque foundation walls of the tower from the 12th century remained as the foundation. On November 9, 1944, the church was badly damaged in an air raid.
The town and local history museum in the restored watermill at Volkspark is located in the building that was first mentioned in documents in 1415 as the "old mill". The mill was in operation until 1927.
Historic windmill from 1850 on Hochstrasse
Menuhin House
old office building (with characteristic free-standing wall clock) at the corner of Hoch- / Vikariestrasse
Volkspark
Guido Heiland outdoor pool

societies

Riding club "Alt-Marl" eV
Guido Alt-Marl running club
Alt-Marl youth fire brigade
Society for the Promotion of the Philharmonia Hungarica e. V.

Events

Volksparkfest: Citizens' festival on / around the Volkspark always on the day of German unity
Wine festival in August
Christmas market around the church of St. Georg

gallery

Local history museum at the Volkspark
Old pharmacy (oldest in town)

Infrastructure

Kindergartens: Catholic kindergarten Alt-Marl, municipal day-care center, AWO day-care center
Schools: Primary school Overbergschule, special school Wilhelm-Raabe-Schule, special school Heinrich-Kielhorn-Schule
Marienhospital, inaugurated in 1961
various retail stores on Loe and Hochstrasse : historic shopping streets in Marl

Web links

Alt-Marl in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

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↑ marl.de: Shopping with a historical ambience ( Memento from December 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Population statistics December 31, 2018 (PDF) February 17, 2019, archived from the original on May 8, 2019 ; accessed on July 9, 2020 .
↑ Route of industrial culture : Watermill Alt-Marl , accessed on December 28, 2012.
↑ City of Marl: The historic windmill on Hochstraße ( Memento from January 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Menuhin House ( Memento from June 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
^ Running group Guido: History ( Memento from March 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Kreisguide Recklinghausen: Traditional Wine Festival in Alt-Marl 2009 ( Memento from June 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
^ Schools in Marl ( Memento of March 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

[1] rl.de: Shopping with a historical ambience ( Memento from December 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Population statistics December 31, 2018 (PDF) February 17, 2019, archived from the original on May 8, 2019 ; accessed on July 9, 2020 .

[3] Route of industrial culture : Watermill Alt-Marl , accessed on December 28, 2012.

[4] City of Marl: The historic windmill on Hochstraße ( Memento from January 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

[5] Menuhin House ( Memento from June 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Running group Guido: History ( Memento from March 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

[7] Kreisguide Recklinghausen: Traditional Wine Festival in Alt-Marl 2009 ( Memento from June 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

[8] Schools in Marl ( Memento of March 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )