Delhoven

Delhoven City of Dormagen Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 44 ″  N , 6 ° 46 ′ 29 ″  E
Height :	43 m
Residents :	4343  (December 31, 2017)
Postal code :	41540
Area code :	02133
Catholic Church

Delhoven is a district of the city of Dormagen with approx. 4,300 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2017). It is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .

Geographical location

Delhoven is located in the western urban area of ​​Dormagen and is delimited on the eastern side towards Dormagen city center by the Tannenbusch Wildlife Park , a wooded local recreation area with a zoo. Around the zoo there is a 2.5 km long jogging or walking fitness trail with various exercises. Another green area is the Tannenbusch geo-park with rock exhibits and two still waters. The fir bush is a former Rhine dune , which until 1974 consisted of a few scattered forest parcels, a heather , wasteland and low-quality arable parcels. The southern border is formed by the Knechtstedener Wald , in which a bridle path has been set up.

Place name sign for Blechhof

The village of Blechhof is located in the south of Delhovens, originally a gardening settlement that has consisted of 28 nurseries since the 1960s. Today, however, only a few companies are still active. There are also numerous farms around Delhoven, some of which have farm shops.

The place Delhoven was built on the edge of the former arm of the Rhine ( Pletschbach / Sasser Schepp ).

history

From the first mention to the end of the 18th century

Delhoven was first mentioned as Dalhoven in 1248 and 1280 . This means something like 'Talhof' or 'Hof im Tal'. Today's Delrath district in the north has a similar place name . In the 13th century the place consisted of at least three courtyards: the Fronhof of the Knechtsteden monastery , the Diepringhof and the Pilkenbuschhof. In 1616 the name Delve or Delffen appeared. In 1657 the name Delhoven was used as a family name for the first time, alternatively as "von Delven" or "von Delffen". In 1670 Delhoven belonged to the subordinate rule Hackenbroich . 1706 belonged to the Fronhofverband of the Knechtsteden monastery numerous goods in Dormagen, Horrem, Nievenheim and Delhoven. Knechtsteden Monastery also owned leased land in Delhoven. In 1794 the place Delhoven was occupied by French hussars . Some residents took advantage of the hour to loot the monastery three kilometers away. In 1796 Delhoven was assigned to the new canton of Dormagen in the Arrondissement Cologne of the Département de la Roer .

In 1797 a cattle epidemic was rampant that killed almost all farm animals on the western bank of the Rhine, with the exception of the animals in Delhoven.

New affiliation, natural disaster, main occupation

In 1815 Delhoven became Prussian. The municipality of Hackenbroich was created, to which Delhoven now belonged. This in turn belonged to the mayor's office in Dormagen in the Neuss district . In 1825 the first school was founded in Delhoven. In 1836 the place was still very agriculturally oriented, at that time there were 38 horses, 6 colts, 16 oxen, 199 cows, 65 calves, 69 goats and 126 pigs in Delhoven. In 1827 an incendiary fire station was built next to the new school. In March 1876 a storm swept across Delhoven with strength unknown to the residents of the place. In doing so, he uprooted thousands of trees in the fir bush.

Renaming and later administrative reorganization from the 20th century

In 1927 the mayor's office in Dormagen, to which Delhoven also belonged, was renamed to Amt Dormagen. In March 1945 the American army entered Delhoven. When the German soldiers withdrew, there was no major damage. In 1946 the fields around Delhoven were ravaged by the potato beetle plague. The schoolchildren searched the fields with the teachers. In July 1969 the Dormagen office was dissolved and Delhoven became a district of the city of Dormagen.

religion

December 31, 2006:

• Evangelical: 860
• Reformed: 1
• Lutheran: 17
• Roman Catholic: 2,027
• Old Catholic: 1
• Other: 785

Catholic Church : As early as February 1851, the Delhovener population wrote a petition for the construction of a chapel and the appointment of a clergyman. In April 1857 the first stone was laid in the foundation of the new church. The new chapel was consecrated in February 1859. A year later the first Catholic clergyman got his own parsonage. In 1865 Delhoven became its own Catholic chapel community and was separated from the parish of Hackenbroich. Despite its small size, Delhoven has more than 100 altar boys.

Population development

Population development
year	population		year	population		year	population
1817	502		1821	787		1830	557
1834	558		1843	671		1846	673
1849	693		1852	698		1855	689
1859	709		1862	747		1865	803
1910	732		1916	694		1922	781
1923	794		1926	816		1928	853
1974	2,872		1976	3,189		1979	3,546
1985	3,818		2004	3,760		2005	3,717
2006	3,709		2010	3,646		2017	4343

politics

Mayor

Josef Steins 1883 -?; In 1908 he celebrated his 25 years as the mayor of the community of Hackenbroich and mayor of the town of Delhoven. Josef-Steins-Straße in Delhoven was named after him.

Village coat of arms

The left half of the coat of arms is decorated with the Hackenbroich lion (black lion on a gold background). On the green background of the right half there is a mill and a fir tree. These two symbols are divided horizontally by a wavy bar that represents the Pletschbach. The mill is a symbol of the early settlement of the area. It is already mentioned on the map of the Cologne surveyor Ehmanns in the 18th century , but is probably older. Today the mill no longer exists. The street Im Mühlenend points to its former location. The fir is a heraldic figure with different symbolic content. On the one hand, the evergreen fir is a symbol of loyalty and persistence, on the other hand, it indicates a wooded area.

Culture and leisure

Attractions

• The war memorial on the main street is intended to pay homage to the dead and missing from the two world wars. It was built shortly after the Second World War and has the following inscription: "Honor the dead, admonish the living". Every year the big tattoo at the Schützenfest is held here, where the national anthem is sung afterwards. After a torchlight procession, the celebration ends with the largest firework display in the district.

• The former school on Hauptstraße was founded in 1825 and is located on Hauptstraße in the immediate vicinity of the war memorial, today's rectory and the fire station . Today the school is only used by associations such as the knitting club or Caritas. For many years it served as the local library. The building bears the inscription: sChVLhaVs fVer DIe LIebe IVgenD DahIer errIhtet - the capital letters indicate the year of construction: DDDCCLLVVVVIIIII = 1825.

societies

The 3rd fighter train of the BSV

The place offers some clubs and institutions, the largest of which are mentioned here.

• The Delhoven Citizens' Rifle Club has around 670 active shooters. The Schützenfest organized by him is the largest festival and the highlight of the year in the town. The largest fireworks display in the district also takes place on this occasion.

• The carnival society Thalia Blau-Weiss Delhoven from 1877 eV is the oldest and with around 200 members the largest carnival club in the city.

• The drum corps Blüh auf 1952 Delhoven is one of the largest drum corps in the Neuss district with almost 70 active members.

• The football club FC Delhoven plays in the district league Group 1; Belonging to FC Delhoven are the cheerleaders (Mini Cats, Mighty Lions, Spirit Lions) and the cheer dance team (Lady Hawks) of the club. The FC Delhoven motto “We don't always win, but more and more often”.

• The Association for German Shepherd Dogs SV e. V. Local group Delhoven has its practice area directly at the sports field of FC Delhoven.

• The Delhoven volunteer fire department has a large youth fire department .

Wildlife park, nature trail, geopark

In the deer park in the Tannenbusch, red , fallow and mouflon deer are kept in large enclosures , and wild boars and tarpans can also be found. The renewed pheasantry mainly houses the common species such as golden pheasants, as well as chickens , but also wood grouse . There are also some aviaries with corvids and owls . In addition to other forms of domestic animals, white unhorned and gray horned heather sheep are also kept. In addition, various water birds and storks can be seen in large ponds. Nature education tours are also offered. Next to the wildlife park there is a conservation area with exotic tree species, a nature trail and a small geopark .

Leisure facilities

The Hackenbroicher and Nievenheimer See are also in the immediate vicinity of the village . The Hackenbroicher See is visited by many anglers and has a good population of pike. The Straberg-Nievenheimer See is used for local recreation and has a bathing area monitored by the German Life Saving Society ( DLRG ).

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to agriculture, which is gradually becoming less important, the largest economic factor in all of Dormagen is Bayer AG . With around 8,000 employees, it is also the largest employer in the city. Delhoven only has one retail store. Most of the residents go to downtown Dormagen for larger purchases. Since 2004, a large number of discount grocery stores have sprung up in the area .

traffic

Delhoven itself is well connected to the city center of Dormagen and the routes to Gohr via Straberg and Rommerskirchen via Butzheim through the Dormagen city ​​bus , which became the successor to the industrial railway Nievenheim-Zons GmbH, which had existed since 1911, and the BVR network . The rail traffic to the cities starts from Dormagens and Nievenheims train stations. The major cities of Düsseldorf , Cologne and Neuss can be reached via the A 57 , which passes Delhoven a short distance away . Furthermore, the Kaiser Route leads through Delhoven, a long-distance cycle path from Aachen to Paderborn .

media

• Neuss-Grevenbroicher-Zeitung - regional daily newspaper, Neusser Zeitungsverlag GmbH, part of the Rheinische Post
• Shop window - local advertising paper (Tuesday & Saturday), Neusser Druckerei und Verlag GmbH
• Rheinischer Anzeiger - local advertising paper (Wednesday), Neusser Druckerei und Verlag GmbH

education

• The forest kindergarten Dormagen e. V. is right in the pine bush.
• primary school

Personalities

• Josef Steins, mayor and mayor of Delhoven. A street in Delhoven is named after him. On his 25th anniversary in office, he received a grandfather clock.
• Johann Gassen (CDU) 1946–1952 (mayor)
• Gerhard Wolter (center) 1952–1956 (mayor)
• Heinrich Leusch (CDU) 1956–1961 (mayor)
• Franz Faßbender (CDU) 1961–1969 (mayor) - a street in Delhoven is named after him.
• Heinz Hilgers (SPD), former Mayor of Dormagen and President of the German Child Protection Association .
• Andy Lumpp (* 1957), jazz pianist.

Others

The term sand hare is used jokingly for the residents of Delhoven. The soil around Delhoven is considered to be particularly sandy.

literature

• J. Auler, HG Kirchhoff, S. Opheys, U. Waldeck: Village history (s) Hackenbroich, Hackhausen, Delhoven. Dormagen 2002.
• Village chronicle for the 75th anniversary of BSV Delhoven.
• KH Engler: Dormagen, sketches from a young city. Dormagen 1969.
• Gottfried Neuen: Pulheim through the ages. Pulheim 1966.

Web links

• Chronicle of Delhi

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} social report. (PDF) City of Dormagen, December 31, 2017, p. 4 , accessed on March 31, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Bernd Imgrund , Nina Osmers : 111 places in the Cologne area that you have to see , Verlag Emons, Cologne, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89705-777-7 , place 30