Dam (Schermbeck)
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Community Schermbeck
Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 49 ″ N , 6 ° 47 ′ 58 ″ E
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| Height : | 32 (27.5-45) m | |
| Area : | 23.15 km² | |
| Residents : | 1230 (Dec. 31, 2005) | |
| Population density : | 53 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 | |
| Postal code : | 46514 | |
| Area code : | 02853 | |
Location of dam in North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Damm is a district of the municipality of Schermbeck in the Wesel district of North Rhine-Westphalia . The villages Malberg and Wachtenbrink belong to Damm.
geography
location
Damm is 6.5 km west of the core town of Schermbeck on the federal highway 58 . The district is bordered in the west by Drevenack , in the north by Dusk Forest , in the east by Bricht and in the south by the Hünx district of Gartrop-Bühl, which is separated by the Lippe . The entire local area is part of the Hohe Mark-Westmünsterland Nature Park .
Nature reserves
The nature reserves Dämmer Wald and Lichtenhagen border Damm in the north and northwest. The lip lowlands near Damm have been included in the wet meadow protection program of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and, with around 728 hectares, is the largest nature reserve in Schermbeck. The nature reserve Loosen Berge , which is characterized by a large juniper heather , is located in the southwest of the district.
history
The municipality, which has always been characterized by agriculture, was recorded in a Xanten book of the dead (Damme) from the 11th / 12th centuries. First mentioned in the 19th century. The Dammer Windmühle, a so-called Tower Dutchman , built in 1830 is considered the most easterly windmill on the Lower Rhine . Parts of the so-called Klever Landwehr , a Limes on the right bank of the Rhine , which was built after the Varus Battle , run through the local area of Dammer, recognizable as an earth wall. Until the end of 1974 Damm was an independent municipality in the Schermbeck district, Rees district . On January 1, 1975, as part of the reorganization in North Rhine-Westphalia, the municipalities of Schermbeck, Altschermbeck, Bricht, Damm, Dämmerwald, Gahlen, Overbeck and Weselerwald merged to form the municipality of Schermbeck.
Population development
- 1910: 632
- 1931: 707
- 1961: 771
- 1970: 779
- 1974: 755
- 2005: 1230
railroad
Damm used to be a station on the Hamburg-Venloer Bahn line from Wesel to Haltern am See, which was built in 1873 and has since been closed . Today the railway line has been developed as a cycling and hiking trail.
Education and sport
There is no school in Damm; the schools in Schermbeck-Mitte are responsible. A rifle club and a riding and driving club are located in the village.
Individual evidence
- ↑ A Limes on the right Lower Rhine
- ↑ History of Damms on www.wir-sind-schermbeck.de ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c 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. 297 .
- ^ 1900 parish register, Rees County
- ↑ The Office Schermbeck on Gen-Wiki
- ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 53 .
