Bergheim (Kreuzau)

Bergheim community Kreuzau Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 25 ″ N , 6 ° 27 ′ 51 ″ E
Height :	approx. 220 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	287 (Jul 31, 2018)
Postal code :	52372
Area code :	02422

Bergheim is a district of the municipality of Kreuzau in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Düren .

location

Bergheim is located on the north edge of the Eifel in the Rureifel in the North Eifel Nature Park . Neighboring towns are Langenbroich and Winden .

history

Bergheim is an ancient settlement area. Archaeological finds suggest a Celto-Roman settlement. Bergheim was first mentioned in 1528 as part of the Kreuzau castle lordship. In the past there was a lot of viticulture in the village .

The -heim ending indicates the Franconian origins of the village.

Reorganization

On July 1, 1969, the municipality of Winden was incorporated into the municipality of Kreuzau with six other places. Until then, Bergheim was part of the independent municipality of Winden. Now both places became part of the Kreuzau community.

As a result of the reorganization of the Aachen area ( Aachen law ), the municipalities of Obermaubach-Schlagstein and Untermaubach, the district of Langenbroich from the municipality of Hürtgenwald and the districts of Schneidhausen and Welk from the municipality of Lendersdorf were incorporated into the municipality of Kreuzau with effect from January 1, 1972 - the Niederau community came to Düren. Today's municipality of Kreuzau consists of the districts Bogheim, Boich, Drove, Kreuzau, Leversbach, Obermaubach with Schlagstein, Stockheim, Thum, Üdingen, Untermaubach with Bilstein and Winden with Bergheim and Langenbroich.

traffic

The district road leads through the village from Kreuzau to Straß . Buses of the Dürener Kreisbahn take line 201 through the town.

Association

There is only one association in town, the Marian Rifle Brotherhood .

Individual evidence

↑ http://www.kreuzau.de/ug/zadafa/index5.php
↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 98 .
^ 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. 307 .

[1] ttp://www.kreuzau.de/ug/zadafa/index5.php

[2] Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 98 .

[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. 307 .