Donberg

Dönberg (22) ; district of Wuppertal
Coordinates	51 ° 17 '54 " N , 7 ° 9' 43" E Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '54 " N , 7 ° 9' 43" E
height	300 m above sea level NHN
surface	6.39 km²
Residents	4738 (Dec. 31, 2016)
Population density	741 inhabitants / km²
Proportion of foreigners	2.8% (Dec. 31, 2016)
Post Code	42111
prefix	0202
Borough	Uellendahl-Katernberg
Transport links
bus	625 627 637 CE65 NE3
	Source: Wuppertal statistics - spatial data

Dönberg is a district and residential quarter in the east of the Wuppertal district of Uellendahl-Katernberg and belongs to the Elberfeld district . The highest point is the Protestant church Dönberg at an altitude of about 300 meters above sea level. NHN .

geography

Dönberg in winter time

View from Dönberg to the Winterberger Weg and the Wollbruchsmühle

In Dönberg (more common in the local colloquial language: "on the Dönberg") around 5000 people live on 6.4 km². Dönberg is located on a hill just over 300 meters high in the northern heights above the Wuppertal; the Horather Straße forms the watershed between the Wupper and the Ruhr . The Deilbach , a tributary of the Ruhr, which flows north to the east of the quarter , forms the border with the Sprockhövels and Hattingens municipal area , while the city of Velbert borders the quarter to the west . With the Hardenberger Bach, another tributary of the Ruhr rises on the northwestern edge of the settlement, the source brooks of the Mirker Bach arise in the southeast of the quarter.

The suburbs, localities and courtyards in the residential area include Adamshäuschen , Am Brass , Am neue Krusen , Am Strauch , Auf'm Hagen , Bruch , Brüggen , Busch , Danz , Danzberg , Dümpel , Engelshaus , Fettenberg , Franzdelle , Grades , Grüntal , Hohenhagen , Ibach , Im Siepen , In der Sonne , Jommerhönschen , Jungsholz , Junkernbruch , Kloppwamms , Kobeshäuschen , Knorrsiepen , Langenbruch , Langenkamp , Lohbusch , Markeick , Mutzberg , Neue Wiese , Öters , Pastorat , Peckeshütt , Pottstemmer , Prinzberg , Saurenhaus , Schell , Schimmels , Schmiede , Schmürsches , Schnappbrücke , Siebeneick , Stopses , Krusen , Stürmann , Vorm Dönberg , Weißenhaus , Weißenibach , Winterberg , Wolbeck and the Wollbruchsmühle .

history

Dönberg was originally the name for a forest area that was uninhabited until the High Middle Ages. The identification with a Donenberghe estate, mentioned in 1355, has proven to be wrong, this was north of today's Neviges. A fiefdom deed from 1517 first mentions a wooded area "located in the Doenberg". Further mentions were made in 1528 as Donberg, 1606 as Dumberg and 1613 as Deumbergh. Different documents from the 17th and 18th centuries mention different parcels of different owners in Dönberg, but the name itself seems to be much older than these divisions. It is probably formed from the Middle High German root tuom ('Dom' or 'Stiftskirche'), which indicates that the forest was owned by the Church, probably by Rellinghausen Abbey , but possibly also by the Werden Abbey or Essen Abbey . In the area of the quarter there are some older individual farms, to the northeast of the settlement were the younger farms in the Dunk and furm Doenberg , which are mentioned in a list from 1602.

Up until modern times, the area of today's quarter was part of the Dönberg farming community and had numerous individual farms and houses. Most of them first belonged to the rule of the Counts of Hardenberg , in 1354 the area with the rule of Hardenberg was sold to the Duchy of Berg and lay on its border with the County of Mark (the Deilbach still forms the border between the Rhineland and Westphalia today ). To agriculture in modern times was the craft of Weber and band caster ; Coal drivers from Dönberg with horse and cart later delivered the coal from the mines in the nearby area to the neighboring towns, until the railroad and automobile replaced this profession. The population on the Dönberg was described as predatory and eccentric. However, the legend has not been proven that the forests in and around Dönberg were the hiding place of a feared band of robbers in the late Middle Ages, who made a notorious name for themselves with arson and kidnappings. Only through Napoleon is said to have finally put an end to the bustle.

The actual settlement on the Dönberg gradually developed around a school from the 18th century . Only at the time of the church building from 1845 to 1846 (Protestant church) and 1865 (Sankt Maria Hilf) can one speak of a settlement center on today's Höhenstraße. At that time Dönberg belonged to the Hardenberg mayor's office , which was renamed Neviges in 1935 . After the Second World War, the Dönberg became a sought-after residential area, as evidenced by the membership figures of both communities. In the years 1940–1976 the Protestant community grew from 1,600 to 3,154 members, while the Catholic community grew from 120 to 1,131 members between 1880 and 1976. Due to the regional reform of North Rhine-Westphalia , Neviges came to the city of Velbert on January 1, 1975 , while Dönberg was relocated to Wuppertal against the will of many residents .

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Panorama view of Dönberg

Churches

In 1831 the first Bible study took place on the Dönberg. The Evangelical Church on Höhenstraße (today An der Kirche) was inaugurated in 1846.

The foundation stone for the Catholic Church of St. Maria Hilf was laid in 1865. In 1985 the building, which had become too small for the community, was demolished except for the old portal due to a fungal attack and replaced by a larger new building. The private day school Dönberg, a primary, secondary and secondary school of the Archdiocese of Cologne, belongs to the church . In April 2007, in addition to the Catholic Church, the Dr. Werner Jackstädt House, the first inpatient hospice in Wuppertal, was opened under ecumenical sponsorship.

Donberg coat of arms

The Dönberg coat of arms

The Dönberg Citizens' Association has developed a coat of arms for the district that depicts the Bergische Löwen in the upper half and the double rafters of the Hardenberg rule , a subordinate of the Duchy of Berg that existed until 1808 , which in turn existed until 1813. At the beginning of May 2008, a coat of arms based on this design was installed in the council chamber of the city of Wuppertal next to the coats of arms of the other parts of the city. The Uellendahl-Katernberg district council supported this execution financially.

Festivals

The district life in Dönberg manifests itself in numerous festivals. One of them is the three-day fire brigade festival that takes place every year in May on the forecourt of the Dönberg volunteer fire brigade, at Horather Strasse 186–188, to which several thousand visitors come. The shooting festival of the Dönberger Schützenverein e. V. 1929 At the beginning of July, numerous visitors and onlookers from all over the area lured to Dönberg when the large "team" of the rifle club with the drummers and wind players conquered the streets in the parade. Mention is finally the Saint Martin's train of Gemeinschaftsgrundschule On Dönberg annually go along with the families of the school children and the children sing songs and afterwards in the playground at school a fresh Weckmann eat and watch the big St. Martin's fire.

societies

House Michael e. V., special educational community for children and young people
Civic Association Dönberg e. V., which contributes to the beautification of the place.
Citizens' association NaturLandschaftSchutz Deilbachtal e. V.
German Boy Scout Association Mosaic: This association is represented on Dönberg by the Count Luckner tribe
Dönberger Schützenverein e. V. 1929.
Förderverein Freiwillige Feuerwehr Dönberg e. V.
Sportfreunde Dönberg 1927 e. V., the football and table tennis club of the Dönberg family
Tennis club TC Dönberg

literature

Rolf Müller: Dönberg, a parish on the edge. Aussaat Verlag, Wuppertal 1990.

Web links

Commons : Dönberg - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Dönberger Citizens' Site ( Memento from August 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
History of Dönberg on the side of the citizens' association

Individual evidence

^ 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. 292 .

↑ The Dönberg coat of arms ( Memento of the original from July 7th, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed May 2008 @1@ 2

[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. 292 .