Effeld

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Effeld
City of Wassenberg
Effeld coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 24 ″  N , 6 ° 6 ′ 5 ″  E
Height : 32 m
Area : 8.56 km²
Residents : 1200  (2006)
Population density : 140 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 41849
Primaries : 02432, 02432
Effeld, church

Effeld is a western district of the city of Wassenberg in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Heinsberg , right on the border with the Netherlands in the Rur Valley.

location

Effelder Waldsee

To the east of the village lies the Effelder Forest, which is followed by the Ophovener Forest. At the northern exit of the village, in the direction of Vlodrop , Netherlands, is the Effelder Waldsee with an outdoor swimming pool and a campsite. The Schaagbach flows through Effeld and the Rur to the west of the village.

history

A Roman road ran from Effeld to Dalheim . 11 Germanic barrows with 19 funerary urns were discovered here. The moated castle Haus Neuerburg was demolished in the 19th century. On January 1, 1972, Effeld came to the municipality of Wassenberg on the basis of Section 31 of the Aachen Act .

Economy and Infrastructure

Effeld has a fire station and a community hall. An important branch of the economy is the cultivation of asparagus on the particularly suitable sandy soils of the Effelder district.

Attractions

The moated castle Haus Effeld is worth seeing . His manor house , which dates back to the 15th century, was given its current appearance during a renovation and extension in 1606. The brick building has richly curved gables on both narrow sides. Two three-storey square towers are placed across the corner of the main building at the corners of the building. On the side facing the bailey long side is centered a larger, square tower with an arched Renaissance - Portal .

In the Effelder Wald there is a long, clearly visible section of a Landwehr in the immediate vicinity and quite parallel to the (today's) border with the Netherlands . The Landwehr is said to date mainly from the 16th century.

The Herz-Jesu-Kirche , built in 1910, is the main parish church of the Catholic parish of St. Martinus Steinkirchen-Effeld.

traffic

The closest motorway junctions are Hückelhoven-West on the A 46 and, with regard to the Dutch motorway network, Roermond on the A73 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 310 .
  2. ↑ Karl Franck-Oberaspach, Edmund Renard: The art monuments of the district of Heinsberg (= The art monuments of the Rhine province . Volume 8, section 3). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1906, pp. 105-107.
  3. ^ Wilhelm Piepers: Archeology in the district of Heinsberg . Self-published by the district of Heinsberg, Heinsberg 1989, ISBN 3-925620-05-2 , Volume I, p. 151 ff. With a reasoned explanation of the given construction period and other assessments

Web links

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