Broich (Jülich)

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Broich
City of Jülich
Broich coat of arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 58 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 12 ″  E
Height : 80 m
Area : 5.2 km²
Residents : 1111  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 214 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 52428
Area code : 02461

Broich (with Rhenish Dehnungs-i , spoken Brooch ) is a district of Jülich in the Düren district , North Rhine-Westphalia . The word Broich means something like wet meadow (also called Brühl ), or quarry or swamp landscape .

location

The place is conveniently located at Jülich. Beyond the bypass (Landstrasse 253) is the Rur floodplain . Behind it is the former gravel pit , the Barmener Baggersee. A recreational area has been created there for anglers and bathers .

Until the end of 2010, the Merscher Höhe transmitter, which can be seen from afar, was located directly at Broich and has now been completely dismantled.

history

Broich on the so-called Tranchot card

The place was first mentioned around 1350, when a knight von Broich was first mentioned. It was probably this member of the Mulart von Broich family who made the office of clergyman at the chapel possible through a foundation in 1377 . This person may even donate the entire chapel. The Jülich Church had parish rights for these until the 18th century.

On May 30, 1672 Broich had a distinguished visitor: The French King Louis XIV stopped there on his way to Neuss . Around 70 years later, the place received French guests again, because on September 13, 16 and 18 of that year, French troops allied with Prussia crossed the Rur near Broich.

After French revolutionary troops occupied the areas on the left bank of the Rhine, including Broich, in 1794 , the village belonged to Mairie Hambach in the Département de la Roer . In 1816 it became Prussian and first belonged to the Hambach mayor, then from 1871 to 1936 to the Mersch mayor. From 1936 to 1971 Broich was part of the Koslar office before it was incorporated into the city of Jülich on January 1, 1972.

During the Second World War , the village was almost completely destroyed in the course of heavy fighting on the Rur, since the German main battle line on 21./22. November 1944 was taken back to Broich.

Attractions

Buildings

House Broich

House Broich

House Broich is a former, water-defended aristocratic residence. When it was first mentioned in the mid-14th century, the Mulart von Broich family owned the complex. The writer Karl Theodor von Hallberg-Broich was born there in 1768 .

church

St. Philip and James

The Catholic branch church of St. Philip and St. James has a capacity of around 200 believers. It was built in 1781 and was a parish church from 1804 to 2012 . Before the Second World War, it was a pilgrimage center of St. Apollonia , which has been occupied since around 1800.

Further architectural monuments

traffic

Broich stop

Broich had had access to the Jülich – Dalheim railway line from Broich station since 1911 . On that route, passenger traffic in the Jülich – Baal section was greatly thinned out in the 1960s, and the growing individual traffic made matters worse. The resulting drop in passenger numbers prompted the Federal Railroad to stop passenger services between Jülich and Baal on September 29, 1968. The Dürener Kreisbahn (DKB) decided to reactivate the section between Linnich and Jülich (now as a continuation of the Jülich – Düren railway ) in 2002. For the first time in 34 years, Broich had access to rail traffic (in the direction of Jülich / Düren and Linnich) via the newly built Broich stop. The old breakpoint used to be about 100 meters further north and no longer exists today.

The highway 253 is right on the spot. It leads from Jülich to Linnich .

Clubs, associations

Others

In the village there is a sports facility with a lawn and an ash area, a community hall and the integrative Purzelbaum day care center . The cemetery is on the outskirts . The RurUfer cycle path leads past the village, connecting the highest point of the High Fens with the confluence of the Rur and the Meuse .

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. https://offenedaten.kdvz-frechen.de/dataset/d04-einwohner-nach-ortsteile-stadt-jülich
  2. a b Information on Broich on the website of the city of Jülich ( memento from June 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 9, 2011.
  3. ^ A b c Walther Zimmermann (ed.), Friedrich von Klocke (ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 3: North Rhine-Westphalia. Kröner, Stuttgart 1963, p. 110.
  4. ^ 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. 308 .