Apweiler
Apweiler
City of Geilenkirchen
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 12 " N , 6 ° 11 ′ 33" E
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Height : | 92-96 m |
Residents : | 134 (Dec 31, 2015) |
Postal code : | 52511 |
Area code : | 02451 |
Location of Apweiler in Geilenkirchen
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View of Apweiler
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Apweiler ( Limburgisch : Apwielder ) is a district of the middle town Geilenkirchen in the district of Heinsberg in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .
geography
location
Apweiler is located east of Geilenkirchen, not far from federal highway 56 and district road 24 . The village can be reached via Ederener Straße without through traffic.
Waters
The Beeckfließ (GEWKZ 28286) runs through Apweiler . If required, it absorbs rainwater and drains it away. The Beeckfließ was originally an open pit and service water canal from the former Carl Alexander mine in Baesweiler . It flows through the villages of Floverich , Apweiler, Beeck , Leiffarth and Honsdorf and flows into the Wurm after 13.3 km below Honsdorf . Before Beeck, the Beeckfließ picks up the water from the Gereonsweiler Fließ . Behind Beeck, the water of the Immendorfer Fließ flows in.
Neighboring places
Bumpers | Beeck | Gereonsweiler |
Immendorf | Ederen | |
Floverich | Loverich | Puffendorf |
Type of settlement
Apweiler is a hamlet built on both sides . The place and the surrounding area are rural.
history
Place name
- 1280 Apwilre
- 1483 Apwylre
- 1666 Apweiler
Local history
Apweiler used to belong to the Jülich office of Geilenkirchen . Probably the place originally belonged to the lordship of Immendorf , in whose parish it is also located. Half a tithe in Apweiler appears in the 15th century as a Heinsberg fief , later as a fiefdom of the Geilenkirchen man chamber .
Apweiler had 186 inhabitants in 1828, in 1852 there were 165 inhabitants and belonged to the Immendorf mayor . In the course of the regional reform , the Immendorf- Würm office was dissolved on January 1, 1972. The legal successor is the city of Geilenkirchen ( Aachen Law (1971) ).
Church history
Apweiler forms the parish Immendorf with Immendorf and Waurichen . The majority of the population consists of Catholics . In the course of the parish reforms in the Diocese of Aachen , the formerly independent Catholic parish of St. Peter Immendorf was incorporated into the Community of Parishes (GdG) St. Bonifatius Geilenkirchen.
Attractions
- War memorial on Ederener Strasse
Infrastructure
- In November 2012 131 people lived in Apweiler.
- There are several farms , some with animal husbandry, as well as some small businesses.
- A playground on Ederener Straße
- Connection to the NRW cycling network
societies
- Interest group of the local associations in the parish Immendorf, Waurichen, Apweiler
- Carnival society Lott se loope Immenwauweiler
Regular events
- Rose Monday procession of KG Immenwauweiler
- St. Martin parade in Apweiler
- Soap box race of the shooting youth
Street names
Am Fließ, Bückengracht, Ederener Strasse, Weißenstein
literature
- Leo Gillessen: The localities of the district of Heinsberg , page 113
- Friedrich von Restorff : Topographical-statistical description of the Royal Prussian Rhine Province . Nicolai, Berlin and Stettin 1830
Web links
- Website of the city of Geilenkirchen
- Monuments in the city of Geilenkirchen
- Churches and chapels in the city of Geilenkirchen
Individual evidence
- ^ German basic map 1: 5000
- ↑ http://www.lanuv.nrw.de/fileadmin/lanuv/wasser/pdf/Gewaesserverzeichnis%20GSK3C.xls
- ^ 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. 310 .