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Memorial plaque for the 900th anniversary in front of the former school

Chapel in Birgte

New Chapel Bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Birgte, after the canal was widened in 2008

Birgte is a village in the town of Hörstel in the Tecklenburger Land region of the Steinfurt district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

location

Birgte is located on the southern side of the Teutoburg Forest on the Dortmund-Ems Canal . The highest point is the Birgter Berg , which belongs to the Teutoburg Forest.

history

In 1088 the farmers were first mentioned in a document and called "Birgithi". The first school was in Birgte from 1846. Since the end of the 19th century, the Dortmund-Ems Canal has separated the farmers from the slopes of the Teutoburg Forest. A new chapel was consecrated on July 5, 1906. The areas of the farmers are mainly used for agriculture and forestry. There are new residential areas in Birgte, and a commercial area extends to the location of Riesenbeck . Birgte was a district of Riesenbeck in the Tecklenburg district until January 1, 1975 .

Personalities

Karl-Josef Laumann (born July 11, 1957 in Riesenbeck), Minister of Labor and Social Affairs in North Rhine-Westphalia from 2005 to 2010, comes from a farm in Birgte

Web links

Heimatverein Riesenbeck

Individual evidence

^ 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. 318 .

52.247777777778 7.6483333333333Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ' N , 7 ° 39' E

[1] 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. 318 .