Rath (Dusseldorf)

Rath district of the state capital Düsseldorf
Basic data
Geographic location :	51 ° 16 ′  N , 6 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′  N , 6 ° 49 ′  E
Height:	38  m above sea  level
Surface:	10.43 km²
Residents:	20,231 (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	1,940 inhabitants per km²
Incorporation :	April 1, 1909
District:	District 6
District number:	063
Transport links
Autobahn :
S-Bahn :	S 6
Light rail :	U 71 U 72
Tram :	701
Bus route:	729 730 757 776 M 1
Night traffic:	810 812 NE 2 NE 3

Düsseldorf-Rath 2016

Rath is a district in the northeast of Düsseldorf with around 20,200 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2016). The district is located in the immediate vicinity of Düsseldorf Airport and borders the city of Ratingen .

location

Rath borders on six Düsseldorf districts and a neighboring city. In the north, Rath borders completely on the city of Ratingen . In the east, where most of the Aaper forest is located, is the Knittkuhl district , which can only be reached via the Grütersaaper Weg. To the southeast, along the streets Fahneburgstrasse and Kastanienallee as well as the “Wolfsaap” glider airfield above the Tönnesaap, Rath borders on Ludenberg . To the south are Mörsenbroich and Grafenberg , although Grafenberg and Rath only have a common border between the streets Lenaustraße and Ernst-Poensgen-Allee / Fahneburgstraße on the section of Mörsenbroicher Weg. In the west, Lichtenbroich and Unterrath share the common district boundary to Rath, which is formed by the A 52 . Junction 21 (Düsseldorf-Rath exit) on Theodorstrasse forms the border point for all three parts of the city.

history

Until about 1850

The oldest written evidence from the Middle Ages are documents relating to the Kaiserswerth monastery and in which Rath is mentioned. The oldest evidence comes from 1072. According to a document, King Heinrich IV donated various areas with “villas” in today's area between Duisburg and Düsseldorf to the Collegiatskirche in Kaiserswerth. One of these cited areas is "Rath" and the name referred to a clearing in the Aaper forest . The first clearing with the creation of farms, however, is likely to have taken place a few centuries before this documentary evidence. The clearing also included the creation of a royal crown court, which can be documented from 1248. Before it was handed over to the “Berger”, this Fronhof was the main courtyard (seat of the Lehn court) for all the courtyards of the Kaiserswerth Monastery that lay north of the Wupper.

In the Middle Ages, a distinction was made between "Oberrath" and "Unterrath". However, the area of ​​Unterrath was not identical to the current Düsseldorf district of the same name. Unterrath largely corresponded to today's area for both parts of the city, so it was the area in the area of ​​the Rhine plain. Oberrath was the area above the lower Rhine plain. This was not at risk of flooding and was already partly in the area of ​​the hills. For example, a free farm in Oberrath was called "Wolfshof auf dem Aap" at that time. The Rath district consists of the eastern part of the historical Unterrath and only a smaller western part of the historical Oberrath. The area of ​​the "Honschaft Rath", which was formed from the first courts in the Middle Ages, was originally much larger and roughly corresponded to the current city district 6.

Rath was also mentioned in another document from 1224 when the Kaiserswerth monastery was allowed to build a chapel there. Due to the expanded fortifications of Kaiserswerth, the believers were hardly able to access the site and the main church there at night. From 1236 the chapel in Rath was therefore subordinated to the church in Kreuzberg. In 1347 a community of pious women, so-called cloister women, was mentioned who had settled near the chapel. Around 1427 these women joined the order of the Franciscan Sisters . In 1458, it was confirmed that the residents of the monastery, according to the Third Rule of St. Francis lived. Around 1700 the buildings of the monastery including the associated chapel were renewed. When the monastery was dissolved in 1802, the community still consisted of 16 inmates.

During the siege of Kaiserswerth in 1702, the church village of Kreuzberg, including its church, was completely destroyed. The main church responsible until 1803 was therefore the church in Kalkum. From 1803 the parish church in Rath was independent, since the parish of Rath was now independent.

In the middle of the 13th century, the Counts of Berg acquired property in Rath. According to a document dated April 29, 1248, the Roman-German rival king Wilhelm von Holland awarded two imperial courts in Rath and in Mettmann to Count Adolf von Berg . The location of the Rather Hof was given in front of the Bannwald Ap or in "Rade vorm Ap". After the end of the phase as an opposing king, Wilhelm of Holland, now as a German-Roman king, renewed the granting of the Fronhöfe in Rath and Mettmann, this time for 320 marks as pledge. Since the deposit was no longer redeemed, areas in Rath and Mettmann finally belonged to the county of Berg. This "Rather Fronhof" was in the center of Unterrath in the Honschaft Rath, which included the current local areas of Rath and Unterrath.

This Fronhof, which belonged to the "Berger" from 1288, obviously had an important position beyond the local situation. In a "Frohnhofsordnung der Kellnerei Angermund" from 1634, which referred to written documents from 1463, 1524 and 1573, it was stated that the "Hofgericht zu Nider Rhode for the Ape" was the main court for the duchy courts north of the Wupper and was subordinate to the court of Creutzbergk .

For the middle of the 17th century there were 10 free farms and 28 farms dependent on feuds in historical Rath / Unterrath . Three free estates still known in modern times were the “Zu den Buschen” farm, the “Rolland” farm and the “ Zu Ickt ” farm . The "Kreuzherrenhof" (also called Hof Tönnisaap) was a courtyard that temporarily belonged to the "Kloster der Kreuzherren" in the old town as a benefice.

Until the end of the 19th century, the area around Rath / Unterrath was dominated by rural areas. In a study from 1836, the largely rural character of the Honschaft Rath was documented. At that time, Rath belonged to the Eckamp mayor's office . This comprised the five honors " Bracht with Bellscheid and Homberg ", Eckamp , Eggerscheidt , Hössel (Hösel) and Rath. In 1835 there were 1,085 inhabitants in Rath, 885 of whom were Catholics and the rest were Protestants. In addition to the four larger manors, Große Burg, Hain, Heiligendonk and Volkardey and the Rolland estate, there were 35 farms. In terms of industrial facilities, there was only one distillery and one mill in the area of ​​the Volkardey manor.

After about 1850

View of the Mannesmann tube factory (based on a photo from 1901)

Due to the development of Düsseldorf with a strong increase in the population and the settlement of companies from the second half of the 19th century, Rath / Unterrath was also increasingly influenced by its proximity to the old core city, although it was not yet incorporated until 1909. The forest-covered village area, which was previously mainly used for agriculture, was increasingly populated. The historic township of Rath encompassed a much larger area than the current district, as Unterrath also belonged to the local area. The formal division into Rath and Unterrath did not take place until the 20th century after the incorporation. At the request of the Rath community, a negotiation between Düsseldorf and the Düsseldorf district took place in May 1908. Among other things, the community representatives of Unterrath demanded the construction of a tram line between Düsseldorf and Unterrath in case of incorporation.

Furthermore, the village was connected to the railway network in the Rhineland before 1900 through the construction of the two railway lines Düsseldorf – Duisburg and Düsseldorf – Essen over the Ruhr valley bridge near Kettwig . As a result of this improvement in the infrastructure, commercial factories also increasingly settled in Rath after 1880. One of the first was the “Machine Factory of the Poensgen Brothers” and from 1886 the “Pahl'sche Rubber and Asbestos Society”, which later became Paguag . This was followed in 1891 by the machine factory "Sack & Kiesselbach", in 1895 "Bauartikelfabrik A. Siebel" and in 1899 by the "Maschinenfabrik Sack GmbH". Especially with the establishment of the Mannesmannröhren factory from 1897, this new development led to a local area with an industrial character that is still present today. After the acquisition and dissolution of the Mannesmann Group in the 1990s, the tube works now belong to the French company Vallourec . Due to this development, Rath was incorporated into Düsseldorf in 1909 at his own request, together with Unterrath and Lichtenbroich .

The Bürger-Schützenverein 1925 eV Düsseldorf-Rath has existed in Rath since 1925. This contributes to the social life in Rath with its annual shooting festival in August.

In 2008 the Malteser Relief Service moved with the disaster control and the vehicles of the municipal rescue service to Rath and thus opened the second watch in the northern guard area.

Since 2011, some Rather merchants have joined forces to form the community Wir in Rath (WIR) . The dealer community (which presents itself as apolitical) is led by members of the CDU Rath, including some councilors and the member of the Bundestag for the Düsseldorf II constituency , Sylvia Pantel. We in Rath (WIR) organize joint festivals for the citizens of Rather and try to increase the district and in particular the sales of the companies it represents in Westfalenstrasse.

With the quarter around Westfalenstrasse, Rath has been participating in the research field KiQ - Cooperation in the quarter since 2012, making it one of 14 model projects nationwide. The research project is carried out as part of the Experimental Housing and Urban Development (ExWoSt) program. Local owner associations and municipalities try out new forms of cooperation in order to jointly upgrade inner-city residential areas and housing stocks. These model projects are funded and scientifically supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and the Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research (BBSR) . On the basis of the model projects, it is examined what the most important tasks are in terms of the properties and quarters and what investments can realistically be initiated and implemented by the municipality and the owner association within the framework of the cooperation. The areas of redevelopment, vacancy management and the Rath & Tat campaign form the focal points of the KiQ project.

As part of Rath & Tat , regular network meetings take place with changing hosts and network partners.

Attractions

• The ISS Dome on Theodorstrasse, DEG's new ice rink
• The St. Josef Church in Oberrath (coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 56 ″  N , 6 ° 49 ′ 29 ″  E )

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  ISS dome

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  St. Joseph Church

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  Rather Steig playground

See also: List of architectural monuments in Rath (Düsseldorf)

regional customs

Every year on the second weekend in August, the Rather Schützen- und Volksfest takes place on the Rather Schützenplatz on the Rather Broich. This festival is held by the local citizen shooting club in 1925, which is divided into 15 companies. There is also a flea market every month on Rather Schützenplatz, in addition to the royal shooting of the companies and the annual shooting festival.

The carnival society Rather Aape 1950, founded in 1950, organizes a gala session, a fool's afternoon, a children's carnival, a senior citizens' meeting (in a retirement home) and a housewife afternoon (in a Rather barrel) every year in the parish hall of the Rather Dom. The association also takes part in the Düsseldorf Rose Monday procession every year with a float and a foot troop.

Sports

Rather Waldstadion

The district sports facility around the Rather Waldstadion is very centrally located in the Aaper Forest. The sporting activities of the General Rather Turnverein 77/90 Düsseldorf (ART-Düsseldorf), which is divided into 22 departments, are concentrated in this facility. The club area of ​​the soccer club Rather Spielverein 1919 e. Is located right next to the district sports facility at the Rather Waldstadion . V. (Rather SV) .

traffic

Düsseldorf-Rath S-Bahn station

Düsseldorf-Rath Mitte S-Bahn station

Rath is part of the Rhein-Ruhr transport association . At stations Dusseldorf-Rath Mitte and Dusseldorf-Rath of Ruhrtalbahn holds the line S 6 Köln - Eat the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn . With it you can reach Düsseldorf main station in nine to twelve minutes .

The tram line 701, which has been extended to the ISS Dome , and the tram lines U 71 and U 72 (east of the railway / Oberrath on the route of the former 712) of the Rheinbahn also run through Rath . There are also bus routes 730 and 776 as well as night services. The Düsseldorf-Rath junction , which is part of the Düsseldorf-Nord motorway junction , connects the district to the 44 and 52 federal motorways . Via the Reichswaldallee quarter junction, there is another option to access the A44 towards the Ratingen-Ost ( Velbert ) junction .

Events

Since May 26, 1946, the Wilhelm Unger Games have been held once a year in the Waldstadion am Aaper Wald . The tournament is supported by the Athletics Association of North Rhine-Westphalia and promotes the youth selections of the Düsseldorf district. At the 66th edition on August 26, 2012, a judge was hit by a spear in the neck during the tournament for 16 to 17 year olds and died one day later as a result of his injury.

The Bürger-Schützenverein 1925 e. V. Düsseldorf-Rath celebrates its shooting and folk festival every year on the second weekend in August on the Rather Schützenplatz at the Rather Broich.

In early summer, the dealer community Wir in Rath (WIR) organizes a large summer festival in the middle of the district every year.

During the carnival season, the Rather Carnival Society Rather Aape offers a great carnival entertainment program every year in the parish hall at the Rather Dom with a gala session, a fool's afternoon, a children's carnival and the housewife's afternoon (in the Rather barrel), for little admission.

education

There are three primary schools in the district: the Rather Kreuzweg Community Primary School, the Rather Kreuzweg Municipal Catholic Primary School and the Joachim Neander School. There are two secondary schools: the Wilhelm-Ferdinand-Schüssler-Tagesschule (community secondary school) and the Friedrich-Rückert-Gymnasium. In addition, the advanced training college of the city of Düsseldorf (evening high school) is located on Rückertstrasse. The youth traffic school of the city and traffic watch Düsseldorf is located at the Rather Broich.

Web links

Commons : Düsseldorf-Rath  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Office for statistics and elections of the state capital Düsseldorf: Statistics for the district 063 - Rath
2. ↑ Lacomblet, Theodor Joseph, in: Document book for the history of the Lower Rhine or the Archbishopric of Cologne, Certificate 216 , 1840, Volume 1, 779 to 1200, p. [150] 140.
3. ^ In: Internet version of the LVR . Duchy of Berg ( Memento of the original from December 26, 2017 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. 
4. ^ Anton flag. In: Elaboration on Rath “The Fahnenburg and its picture gallery”. 1873.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Fahne, Anton, in: Die Fahnenburg and their picture gallery, chapter Honschaft Rath , 1873, p. [51] 41. Online version
6. ↑ Lacomblet, Theodor Joseph, in: Document book for the history of the Lower Rhine or the Archbishopric of Cologne, document no. 117 , 1846, volume 2, p. [101] 63. Digitized edition ULB Bonn
7. ↑ Wisplinghoff, Erich. In: Düsseldorf history from the origins to the 20th century . In: The Franciscan Monastery in Rath . 1990, 2nd edition, Schwann 1988 Patmos Verlag, editor: Hugo Weidenhaupt, pp. 386 to 388. ISBN 3-491-34221-X
8. ↑ Lacomblet, Theodor Joseph, in: Document book for the history of the Lower Rhine or the Archbishopric of Cologne, comments on documents 117 , 1846, Volume 2, 1201 to 1300, p. [101] 63.
9. ↑ Theodor Joseph Lacomblet, in: Document book for the history of the Lower Rhine or the Archbishopric of Cologne, comments on documents 329 , 1846, Volume 2, 1201 to 1300, p. [209] 171.
10. ↑ Fahne, Anton, in: Die Fahnenburg and their picture gallery , 1873, p. [50] 40. Online version
11. ↑ Finger, Heinz, in: The women in the medieval Rhineland / Appendix II. , 1995, Düsseldorf, p. [102] 100. Online version
12. ↑ Koernicke, Arthur, in: Order of the Rather Oberhof, from: Contributions to the history of the Lower Rhine , 1894, Volume 8, p. [80] -. Online version
13. ↑ Johann Georgt of Viebahn, in: Statistics and topography of the district government Dusseldorf, section "Derendorf" , 1836, Dusseldorf, Second Part, S. 78/79.
14. ^ Report on the status and administration of community affairs in the city of Düsseldorf, in: For the period April 1, 1909 to March 31, 1919 , 1910, p. [20/21] XXII / XXIII. Online version
15. ^ RP-Online, in: Growing up with industry, district series: Rath , October 10, 2003.
16. ↑ Rolf E: Summer party of the WIR. CDU Rath, July 10, 2016, accessed on October 27, 2016 . 
17. ↑ What is KIQ. KIQ Düsseldorf - Cooperation in the social city Rath / Mörsenbroich, accessed on October 27, 2016 . 
18. ↑ Rath & Tat. KIQ Düsseldorf - Cooperation in the social city Rath / Mörsenbroich, accessed on October 27, 2016 . 
19. ↑ Bürger-Schützenverein 1925 e. V. Düsseldorf-Rath
20. ↑ Rather Karnevalsgesellschaft Rather AAPE 1950 e. V.
21. ↑ General Rather Turnverein 77/90 Düsseldorf eV
22. ^ Rather Spielverein 1919 eV
23. ^ The Rather Waldstadion , accessed on August 27, 2012
24. ↑ Focus Online: Athletics referee dies after accident: Kripo Düsseldorf investigates after fatal javelin throw on August 27, 2012
25. ↑ Spear drama at the sports festival in Düsseldorf - referee fatally hit: the litter came from a 15-year-old , accessed on August 27, 2012

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