Braunsrath

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Braunsrath
Municipality Waldfeucht
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 20 ″  N , 6 ° 2 ′ 20 ″  E
Height : 51 m
Area : 13.04 km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 52525
Area code : 02452

Braunsrath is an eastern part of the municipality Waldfeucht in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Heinsberg . The place has a fire station , a restaurant, a festival hall, a playground, a meeting place for young people, a parish home with a library and a kindergarten as well as a primary school until 2012. Braunsrath also has a bakery, a butcher's shop, a carpenter's shop, a construction company, two heating installers, two farms, a painting company, a tax office and a small dealer for screws, tools, etc. Special features are the carnival parade at night and the fair that takes place three times a year .

Parish Church of St. Clemens in Braunsrath

geography

Braunsrath belongs to the municipality of Waldfeucht and is located in the Selfkant natural area. In the north it borders on Löcken and Schöndorf and in the south on Selsten.

history

In 1202 Braunsrath was first mentioned together with Hontem as Brunsdrode , which means clearing of Brun (o). Braunsrath had its own jury until 1560 and then belonged to the Waldfeucht court. From 1797 to 1815, Mairie Braunsrath, like Haaren and Waldfeucht, belonged to the canton of Heinsberg in the Département de la Roer . Then the place came to the Prussian district of Heinsberg . In 1935 the Waldfeucht office was formed with the mayor offices of Braunsrath, Haaren, Saeffelen and Waldfeucht. Hontem, Löcken, Obspringen, Selsten and Schöndorf also belonged to this mayor's office in Braunsrath. On January 1, 1972, the municipality of Waldfeucht was formed from the Waldfeucht office - except for Saeffelen. Braunsrath is thus incorporated into Waldfeucht.

Population development

  • 1885: 0428 inhabitants
  • 1925: 1526 inhabitants
  • 1933: 1581 inhabitants
  • 1939: 1561 inhabitants
  • 1961: 1658 inhabitants
  • 1970: 1688 inhabitants

Attractions

  • Church buildings were first mentioned in documents in 1202. The Catholic parish church of St. Clemens is a three-aisled, neo-Gothic church built from 1848 to 1859 according to plans by the Cologne church builder Vincenz Statz on the site of these previous buildings. It was supposed to be blown up by the British in 1945 because it served as a retreat for the German soldiers. This was prevented by Mr Kellermann.
  • In 1749 the Maria-Lind pilgrimage chapel with a miraculous image from the 17th century was built as a simple hall. Next to her is a Poor Clare Monastery, which was inaugurated in 1985.
  • In the center of the village there is the bronze sculpture Dr Röer Sennengsbuuk met sin Vrau , a 1.10 m high farmer with wooden shoes , sickle , grindstone and a jug of “Senneng” (whey) and an 85 cm high woman with a butter churn . Some people claim that there is beer in the jug instead of whey.

societies

There is a lively club culture in Braunsrath. The fair, which takes place three times a year, and several concerts, as well as carnival sessions and theater performances, are part of the village culture.

The following associations and groups exist in Braunsrath:

  • Drummers and Whistlers Corps
  • music Society
  • Men's choir
  • church choir
  • "United Rifle Brotherhood"
  • Carnival Society
  • Volunteer firefighter
  • Football club
  • Theater group
  • Women's community

traffic

The next junction is Heinsberg on the A 46 .

Individual evidence

  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. 310 .

Web links

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