Beeck (Geilenkirchen)

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Beeck
City of Geilenkirchen
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 6 ″  N , 6 ° 11 ′ 16 ″  E
Height : 70.0–94.1 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.6 km²
Residents : 530  (Jan. 30, 2015)
Population density : 115 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 52511
Area code : 02453
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Beeck in the district of Beeck
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Beeck is a district of the city of Geilenkirchen in western North Rhine-Westphalia in the district of Heinsberg (Germany). In 2016, Beeck has around 530, mostly Catholic, residents and belongs to the Catholic parish of St. Gereon in Würm (Kirchdorf).

geography

location

Beeck is naturally located on the Aldenhovener Lössplatte in the western Jülich Börde in a valley on the Beeckfließ, eight kilometers from Geilenkirchen in a north-easterly direction on the Aachen-Düsseldorf railway line. The place is surrounded by agricultural structures.

Waters

The Beeckfließ , which gave the place its name, is a natural body of water that was only developed as an open pit and service water canal of the former Carl Alexander colliery in Baesweiler at the time of mining in the Aachen district . The Beeckfließ flows into the Wurm below Honsdorf .

Neighboring places

Worm Leiffarth Alleviate
Müllendorf Neighboring communities Linnich
Bumpers Apweiler Gereonsweiler

history

Beeck and the surrounding area around 1800

The earliest traces of settlers point to the 1st – 2nd centuries. Century AD, when the Romans had conquered the Celtic-Germanic settlement area west of the Rhine.

A further settlement of this small valley depression on the brook arose around the later House Beeck. Beeck developed on fertile loess soil into an agricultural clustered village . The rulership was exercised by the Knights of Randerath (Randerode), who from 1084 also owned House Beeck. In the 14th century it was under the authority of Randerath as part of the Duchy of Lorraine and from 1392 it belonged to the Duchy of Jülich .

In 1794 (the French Revolution had begun in 1789 ) French troops occupied the left bank of the Rhine (" French era "). Beeck became so French and came to the canton of Geilenkirchen , Marie Würm. After the war of liberation 1813–1815 it became the district of Geilenkirchen and thus the Prussian Rhine Province .

In the First World War Beeck was spared from damage. During the Second World War , Beeck was involved in the Siegfried Line . In November 1944 there was heavy fighting around Geilenkirchen ( Operation Clipper ; Geilenkirchen was occupied on November 19), Beeck was 90% destroyed.

The former independent municipality (in the Immendorf-Würm office), to which Beeck also belonged, was incorporated into the municipal reorganization on January 1, 1972 and is now a district of Geilenkirchen.

politics

The municipality of Beeck is represented by a local mayor towards the city council and the administration of the city of Geilenkirchen.

Local public transport Sign 224 - tram stop, StVO 1970.svg

Beeck is connected to the public transport network of the Aachener Verkehrs-Verbund with the WestVerkehr bus line 494. The immediate surrounding towns and the Lindern train station can be reached with the short-haul tariff (€ 1.70).
In addition to the buses that run according to the timetable on fixed lines, the multi-bus can also be requested.

line course
494 Geilenkirchen Bf  - Süggerath  - Müllendorf  - Würm  - ( Beeck  -) Leiffarth  - ( Flahstraß  - Honsdorf  -) Lindern Bf  - Linnich  SIG Combibloc

Attractions

House Beeck in the 17th century
House Beeck

House Beeck is first mentioned in 1084 as the manor of the Knights of Randerode ( Randerath ).

Personalities

Others

Entrance to Beeck

Beeck is a multiple award-winning village in the national competition " Our village should be more beautiful ". The place was awarded a silver and gold plaque.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/geilenkirchen/einwohnerzahl-steig-geilenkirchen-so-gross-wie-nie-1.1267468 according to. Population register as of December 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Search word: Beck
  3. ^ 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 .
  4. ↑ main statute
  5. ↑ Line 494 ( Memento from February 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ http://www.west-verkehr.de/images/pdf/west_multibus_karte.pdf Multibus operation in the Heinsberg district

literature

  • Alt-Geilenkirchen and its neighbors . Historical illustrated book from and around Geilenkirchen. Fred Gatzen Verlag, Geilenkirchen 1986, ISBN 3-923219-06-7 .
  • Walter Scheufen: Geilenkirchen and its village communities . Stadt-Bild-Verlag, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-937126-51-7 .

Web links

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