Bork (Selm)

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Bork is a district of the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Selm in the Unna district .

One of two surviving regional synagogues in Westphalia is located in the village . Bork also houses the State Office for Training, Advanced Training and Personnel Matters of the Police in North Rhine-Westphalia, the former riot police .

The industrial area near the train station was developed between 1970 and 1972.

The listed Catholic parish church of St. Stephen is worth seeing .

geography

In addition to the village of Bork, the former community of Bork also included the farmers 'associations Altenbork and Hassel, as well as the village of Cappenberg with the farmers' associations.

Neighboring towns are - starting in the north - Selm, Cappenberg, Alstedde belonging to Lünen (all belonging to the Unna district), Waltrop , Datteln (both in the Recklinghausen district ) and Vinnum belonging to Olfen in the Coesfeld district .

The sewage fields are located in the neighboring area of ​​the towns of Waltrop and Datteln . The river Lippe flows southwest of Bork .

history

The name Bork was first mentioned in the 9th century.

The old coat of arms of the Bork office shows the gold, red and gold bar coat of arms of the duchy of Münster, supplemented with three roses . The roses are reminiscent of the coat of arms of the vom Stein family and their prominent representative Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein , who lived in Cappenberg .

During the Seven Years' War , the battle at Bork took place on September 28 and 29, 1758 .

The builder Ferdinand Zangerl , (1813–1865) lived in Bork for years .

Since the incorporation of Borks on January 1, 1975, Cappenberg is regarded as an independent district of the town of Selm.

The municipality of Bork with its "Altortteil" Cappenberg as well as Selm and the former Altlünen belonged to the former Bork office . The former Bork district administration became the municipal administration of the municipality of Selm in 1975, which received town charter two years later. Altlünen (with the districts Alstedde, Nordlünen and Wethmar) was incorporated into Lünen in 1975.

Population development

Bork municipality

year Residents
1815 1565
1830 2041
1900 2592
1920 3612
1940 4203
1946 5081
1961 6542
1970 6776
1974 7175

Selm-Bork district

year Inhabitants
without
Cappenberg 		Inhabitants
with
Cappenberg
1987 5591 7460
2013 7555 9635

Attractions

The listed Hassel Chapel (Holy Cross Chapel).

Above the entrance door is written in Latin: "Effigiem Christi cum semper honora" and "Non tamen effigiem sed quem designat adora". Loosely translated: "Always show honor to Christ" and "Do not show it when worship is ordered".

On the board in front of the chapel it is written:

“ Built in 1725 by the Cappenberg provost Engelbert von Ketteler on the 'Hilgenknapp' in honor of the Holy Cross. Inside a Romanesque crucifix of extraordinary beauty and high artistic value from the 12th century (time of the Crusades ) and a panel with various votive offerings of a medieval nature. "

traffic

Bork is on the B 236 , which begins in Olfen and continues via Selm to Lünen and Dortmund . The Westmünsterland Railway stops twice an hour at Bork (Westf) station on the Dortmund – Enschede line .

Sports

The local sports club is the Police Sports Club Bork (PSV Bork). For example, football, handball, judo, swimming and many other sports are offered. The PBC Bork 73 played for several years in the 1st pool billiards league .

Trivia

Until the end of 1974, Bork had the postcode 4711 (Cologne scent water).

literature

  • Udo Kaiser (edit.): The fire society cataster of the Bork mayor's office: a contribution to the settlement, family and social history of the former Bork office . Series of publications by the Selm City Archives, City Director, 1997.
  • Franz-Josef Schnieder: Crafts, trade and commerce in Bork an der Lippe: a contribution to local history from 1815 to 1980 . Series of publications by the Selm City Archives, 1999.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Heinrich A. Mertens, Josef Limbach: From the history of the Lüdinghausen district 1803–1974. Verlag Lonnemann, Selm 1974, without ISBN.
  2. ↑ borisogleb.de
  3. ↑ a b c 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. 314 .
  4. ↑ 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. 151 .
  5. ^ State Office for Data Processing and Statistics (ed.): Population and private households as well as buildings and apartments. Selected results for parts of the community. Arnsberg administrative district . Düsseldorf 1990, p. 292 .
  6. ↑ Inhabitants in the districts of the towns and communities of the Unna district (PDF)

Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 28 ′  E