Durwiss

Durwiss City of Eschweiler
Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 14 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 28 ″  E
Area :	5.54 km²
Residents :	7570  (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	1,366 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	52249
Area code :	02403

Dürwiß is a northern district of Eschweiler in North Rhine-Westphalia . The height is on average 156  m above sea level. NHN . The Blausteinsee lies north of Dürwiß .

Dürwiß was together with Laurenzberg an independent municipality in the Jülich district until the end of 1971 and had the zip code "5183 Dürwiß (via Eschweiler)", from 1972 to 1993 it was 5180 (Eschweiler).

history

Church of St. Boniface

Drimborner Hof

The history of Dürwiss can be traced back to the 12th century on the basis of documents. Numerous excavations have produced many remains of old early Franconian and early Germanic baths, as well as mosaic and terracotta finds . Another proof of the early existence of a small settlement was the Aachen-Frankfurter Heerstrasse, which , coming from Hehlrath , led via Dürwiss to Weisweiler and Düren . Based on historical research, the street already existed in the 9th century. There was an inn with a chapel on this street, which was under the Eschweiler parish church until 1694. In addition to this guesthouse chapel, Dürwiß also owned the “ Broicher Hof ” chapel , which was then expanded and converted into the parish church of St. Bonifatius and which was first mentioned in 1449. After the tower was rebuilt around 1600, it received its "parish letter" half a century later, and it was separated from the mother church in Eschweiler. After the old parish church was destroyed by the Second World War, the current parish church was built a little further north. The only bell of the old parish church that survived the Second World War was set into this; the same is still in service today.

On January 1, 1972, the municipality of Dürwiß was incorporated into the city of Eschweiler.

The Dürwissers are called “Kaafsäck” (= chaff sacks) in dialect because, according to legend, when the Napoleonic troops withdrew, they gave the French soldiers sacks of chaff instead of provisions. That is why the traditional call in carnival is “Kaaf Alaaf!”. In addition, the “Kaafsack Monument” has stood on Jülicher Strasse since 2004 between Broicher Hof and Drimbornshof.

The coat of arms of Dürwiß describes three red roses on a gray background (from the coat of arms of those of Broich) and the black dividing bar from the coat of arms of the von Broich family ( alliance coat of arms of Johann Werner von Broich (near Jülich) and Richmund Anna Margarethe von Siegen zu Sechtem and zu Broich (near Jülich) (around 1726)).

Population development

Eschweiler-Dürwiß - population development since 1885
development	year	Residents	year	Residents
	1885	1,413	2010	7,340
	1925	1.919	2013	7,401
	1933	2,089	2014	7,515
	1939	2.135	2015	7,561
	2000	7,050	2016	7,570
Source: before 2000, 2000, after 2013. Values ​​from 2000 as of December 31 of the year.

Place name

The place name is written on a French map from 1802 "Durwiss" (French "u" = German "ü") and on a Prussian map from 1846 "Dürwiss". The original place name is written "Duyrewyß", probably from "Duyre" (= thorns) and "Wyß" (= meadow). Dürwiß ("Duyrewyss") means something like thorn meadow.

Attractions

• Broicher Hof
• Drimbornshof with a local history and craft museum
• Outdoor swimming pool with a 90 meter long slide, reopened on August 1st, 2008 after renovations
• Blausteinsee
• In the entrance area of ​​the cemetery there are tombstones from the excavated Lürken (see photo)

Sports

Dürwiß is the home of FC Germania 07 Dürwiß eV ( soccer ), founded in 1907, and SC Movement Laurenzberg 1932 eV (soccer). Both clubs have been using the sports park on the lake together for a number of years, albeit on separate areas; two earlier plants are or are to be converted into a new development area. In addition, Dürwiss is home to SV Germania Dürwiss athletics gymnastics, which emerged from FC Germania 07 Dürwiss eV when it was split up.

traffic

Trunk roads

Dürwiß is on the highway between Eschweiler-Mitte and the northern district of Düren with Aldenhoven and Jülich . Dürwiß is connected to Weisweiler by a district road . The next motorway connections are "Aldenhoven" on the A 44 and "Eschweiler-Ost" via a branch line or "Eschweiler-West" on the A 4 .

Public transport

Dürwiß has the twelve stops “Am Hochhaus”, “Am Hörschberg”, “Dürwiß”, “Eichenstraße”, “Festhalle”, “Freibad”, “Friedhof”, “Heinrich-Heine-Straße”, “Jülicher Straße”, “ Karl-Arnold-Straße ”,“ Kirche ”and“ Raiffeisenweg ”on line 6 ( Eschweiler bus station - Dürwiss - Neu-Lohn - Aldenhoven ) and the Eschweiler city bus route EW 2 ( Nothberg - Bergrath - bus station - Dürwiss ).

The ASEAG tram line 18 ran to Dürwiß until 1954 .

railroad

Dürwiss never had a rail connection. The next train stations are " Eschweiler-Talbahnhof / Raiffeisenplatz " on the valley railway line and " Eschweiler Hbf " on the high-speed line Cologne – Aachen .

Personalities

• Wilhelm Linnartz (1828–1903), German educator; Director of the institution for the deaf and dumb in Aachen
• Berthold Simons OSB (1918–1980), abbot of the New Benedictine Abbey Kornelimünster near Aachen (1967–1980); Abbot-Simons-Strasse in Dürwiß is named after the company
• Heinz Wings (* 1952), German bank manager

photos

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  Broicher Hof

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  Drimbornshof

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  Former town hall

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  graveyard

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  Bluestone house from 1766

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  Chapel on Grünstraße

Sources and individual references

1. ↑ ^{a b} Annual statistical report  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ 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. 305 .
3. ↑ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. Jülich district. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006). 
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Web links

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

• Website of the city of Eschweiler