Gerthe (Bochum)

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Gerthe
district of Bochum
Location of Gerthe in the north
Coordinates 51 ° 30 '59 "  N , 7 ° 16' 20"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '59 "  N , 7 ° 16' 20"  E
height 125  m above sea level NHN
surface 6.08 km²
Residents 9375 (December 31, 2016)
Population density 1542 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Aug 1, 1929
Post Code 44805
structure
district North
Markings

Gerthe, Rosenberg

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Gerthe is a district of Bochum that lies in the north and borders on Herne , Castrop-Rauxel and Dortmund .

Despite the Lorraine major mine and the associated chemical works that shaped the image of the district, green spaces and agriculture have been preserved on its edge.

Gerthe owns a historic office building that houses the Bochum-Nord district council, a school center (with the Heinrich von Kleist high school and the Anne Frank secondary school), the St. Maria-Hilf hospital and the Lorraine cultural center . In addition to its function as a cabaret, the latter is a kind of start-up agency for artists. The listed churches of St. Elisabeth and the Christ Church are worth seeing .

history

On April 1, 1907, Hiltrop was incorporated. On February 3, 1914, part of Holthausen near Castrop was added. Harpen was incorporated into Bochum with parts of Altenbochum and Bövinghausen near Castrop on April 1, 1926 through the law on the new regulation of the communal borders in the Rhenish-Westphalian industrial districts . Gerthe followed on August 1, 1929, with a smaller part coming to Herne.

At the time of National Socialism, the Zeche Lothringen forced labor camp was located in the industrial park on Arbeiterenstrasse . Today a residential project is located here, which takes care of the historical processing of the camp.

population

On December 31, 2019, 9,303 residents lived in Gerthe.

Structural data of the population in Gerthe:

  • Minor quota: 16.2% [Bochum average: 14.6% (2019)]
  • Old age quota (60 years and older): 27.0% [Bochum average 28.3% (2019)]
  • Proportion of foreigners: 12.2% [Bochum average 14.4% (2019)]
  • Unemployment rate: 7.8% [Bochum average 8.9% (2017)]

Web links

Commons : Bochum-Gerthe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ Statistical yearbook of the city of Bochum 2017 ( [1] ).
  2. ↑ The population figures are given according to statistical districts and not according to the districts, the figures for this are in the article population development of Bochum .
  3. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 236 .