Buchholz (Mönchengladbach)

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Buchholz
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 3 ″  N , 6 ° 21 ′ 25 ″  E
Height : 78 m
Residents : 438  (Jan. 1, 2011)
Postal code : 41189
Area code : 02166
Buchholz (Mönchengladbach)
Buchholz

Location of Buchholz in Mönchengladbach

Buchholz is a rural street village in the area of ​​the city of Mönchengladbach in the Mönchengladbach West district and is located west of Wickrath .

geography

Buchholz is located on the western outskirts of Mönchengladbach to the city limits of the Heinsberg and Wegberg districts. Wickrath, the main town, is about two kilometers as the crow flies to the west. Buchholz mainly consists of Laurentiusstraße. The village is around 1.2 kilometers long in east-west expansion.

Neighboring communities

Mehlbusch
zu Wegberg 		Genholland Mennrath
Rath-Anhoven
to Wegberg 		Neighboring communities Wickrathhahn
Mennekrath
to Erkelenz 		Herrath Beckrath

Population and development

In 2011 the population of the place was 438.

history

Buchholz was first mentioned in a document as "Boikholt" in the 14th century, but people had already settled in this area before. Due to its location on the old Roman road between St. Odilienberg and Neuss, finds from the Roman era are found again and again.

Architectural monuments

The Buchholz chapel , the Meweshof and the Cohnenhof have been listed as historical monuments since 1985.

The architectural monuments of the place:

  • The chapel on Laurentiusstrasse

  • Cohnenhof

  • Meweshof

societies

  • Men's choir "MGV Waldeslust Buchholz" from 1906
  • Chapel building association for the warrior chapel “St. Laurentius ”from 1920
  • Buchholz volunteer fire brigade from 1925
  • Buchholz village and homeland association from 1952

bus connections

The bus stops Buchholz Kreuzung , Laurentiusstraße , Buchholz Kirche and Buchholz Wendeplatz on line 016 of NEW AG provide a connection to local public transport. There is also a connection to the NE6 at night on weekends.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The village of Buchholz . Ulrike-Una Geiger. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (Ed.): Route plan Mönchengladbach / Jüchen / Korschenbroich . Mönchengladbach September 2018 ( vrr.de [PDF; 13.8 MB ; accessed on September 16, 2018]).