Bockhorst (Westphalia)
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Bockhorst
City of Versmold
Coordinates: 52 ° 4 ′ 29 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 2 ″ E
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| Height : | 83 m |
| Area : | 16.45 km² |
| Residents : | 1678 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density : | 102 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 |
| Postal code : | 33775 |
| Area code : | 05423 |
 Location of Bockhorst in Versmold
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Bockhorst [ bɔkhɔʁst ] is a district of Versmold and is located directly on the Lower Saxony state border in the northwest of the district of Gütersloh , North Rhine-Westphalia . Including the settlement areas Siedinghausen and Halstenbeck, around 2000 people live on an area of approx. 1645 hectares.
history
Bockhorst (from "Beukenhorst" = Buchenhorst ) is first mentioned in documents from the 13th century. The village was probably a vicariate of the Dissen parish. In the Ravensberger Urbar of 1556 37 farmers are named, most of whose farm names have survived to the present day.
On January 1, 1973, the community of Bockhorst was incorporated into the city of Versmold.
Population development
The following shows the population development of Bockhorst during its time as an independent municipality in the Halle (Westphalia) district . The table also shows the population figures from 1970 (census results) and 1972 as well as the district of Bockhorst in 2006.
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| year | Residents |
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| 1817 | 1090 |
| 1900 | 1215 |
| 1939 | 1218 |
| 1946 | 1959 |
| 1961 | 1886 |
| 1965 | 1894 |
| 1970 | 1877 |
| 1972 | 1833 |
| 2006 | 1831 |
| 2013 | 1783 |
Attractions
Ev. Parish church
The originally single-nave, Romanesque building from the 13th century with a semicircular apse and west tower was enlarged in the shape of a cross in the east in 1893. The historical color of the interior was restored in 1978/79.
Triumphal cross
The larger than life triumphal cross from around 1200 was discovered in 1893 during renovation work on the church attic and has been in the Westphalian State Museum in Münster since 1894 . In this representation, Christ does not wear a crown of thorns, but the "crown of heaven" as a sign of triumph. The original is 3.50 m high and 2.20 m wide. A scaled-down replica now adorns the altar.
church Square
The church square is framed by well-preserved half-timbered houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, which used to be used as granaries. The buildings on the north side are used as apartments, those on the south side as a restaurant.
Backhaus and Kotten
In 1982 a small bakery with a fully functional stone oven was rebuilt near the Meyer Peter farm. The oven is used several times a year to bake bread or pastries. In the immediate vicinity, another half-timbered house , the Bockhorster Kotten , was built in 2000 , which is used for various village events as well as for civil weddings.
Nature reserve
The approx. 70 hectare nature reserve Salzenteichs Heide extends northeast of the village center .
Village competition "Our village has a future"
Successes in the competition Our village has a future (formerly: Our village should become more beautiful ):
- State competition 2009: silver and special prize
- State competition 2006: bronze
- State competition 2003: bronze and special prize
- District competition 1994: special price
- State competition 1973: Gold
- Federal competition 1971: silver
Web links
- Website of the municipality: www.bockhorst-versmold.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 322 .
- ↑ Halle district (Westphalia): 1816–1966, 150 years Halle district (Westphalia), p. 132.
- ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 101 .
