Drevenack

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Drevenack
municipality Hünxe
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Drevenack
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 40 "  N , 6 ° 44 ′ 55"  E
Height : 31  (25-54)  m above sea level NN
Area : 30.06 km²
Residents : 3350  (Dec. 31, 2016)
Population density : 111 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 46569
Primaries : 02858, 02856

Drevenack is a district of the municipality of Hünxe in the Wesel district on the Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia . The place is a popular destination for motorcyclists and cyclists .

geography

From a geographical point of view, Drevenack is an independent village , located around 2 km north of Hünxe and 10 km east of Wesel , with currently 3,350 inhabitants . The area of ​​the district is 30,064 km². The Peddenberg district on Bundesstraße 58 belongs to Drevenack . Drevenack is also located in the Hohe Mark-Westmünsterland Nature Park and offers a varied landscape through fields, forests and water.

history

Stone Age find from Drevenak (Hünxe)

The first evidence of Drevenacker's history is around 2600 years old. During excavation work, the remains of burnt bones and pottery shards were found, which have been restored and are in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn . Drevenack is first mentioned in documents in the liber valoris at the beginning of the 14th century . The village belonged to the Duchy of Kleve .

An important place in Drevenack was the Gut Haus Schwarzenstein , a fief seat of the Duchy of Kleve that was eligible for parliament . The castle often changed hands and at times belonged to the barons of Krudenburg. However, it was destroyed in the Second World War and poorly rebuilt and now serves as a riding stables that organize drag hunts with packs of dogs.

At the end of the Second World War Drevenack became a place of refuge for many Wesel citizens after 98% of their city had been destroyed when the English and Canadian troops crossed the Rhine. Drevenack was also affected, but not badly damaged.

On January 1, 1975 Drevenack was incorporated into Hünxe.

coat of arms

Blazon : In the divided shield above a silver arrow slanted to the left; below in gold on the dividing line, half a red lily reel. The municipality was granted the right to use a coat of arms in a certificate issued by the District President in Düsseldorf on September 25, 1967. The coat of arms is based on the old shovel seal of the municipality. The arrow is a symbol of St. Sebastian , the patron saint of Drevenack. The lily reel comes from the coat of arms of Kleve ( Duchy of Kleve ), to which the municipality used to belong.

Attractions

Evangelical Church Drevenack

The listed Protestant church is worth seeing .

Infrastructure

traffic

The village was accessible via the Drevenack train station, opened in 1874, on the Haltern – Venlo line (section of the Hamburg-Venloer Bahn ) from Wesel to Haltern am See . The last passenger train ran in 1960, and in 1974 the station was closed to freight traffic.

Today the express bus lines SB 3 from Wesel to Dinslaken and SB 21 from Wesel to Schermbeck, together with a citizen bus, open up the town.

About 15 designated cycle routes lead through Drevenack, including the continental pilgrimage route.

Public facilities

Are culturally significant in Drevenack the Protestant Church and the Otto-Pankok - Museum and the Good Black Stone. In terms of education, Drevenack has two kindergartens and one elementary school, the Otto Pankok School, as well as various sports clubs. The Wesel district police keep a guard in the village.

Personalities

Associated with Drevenack

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Hünxe.de with population statistics reference date December 31, 2016
  2. 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 .
  3. Description of the coat of arms "Heraldry of the World"
  4. The timetables on site - Hünxe ( Memento of the original from February 5, 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vgn-online.de
  5. Waymarked Trails - Cycling. Retrieved June 6, 2018 .