Eicks

Eicks City of Mechernich Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 27 ″ N , 6 ° 37 ′ 6 ″ E
Height :	239 m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.37 km²
Residents :	512 (Jun. 30, 2017)
Population density :	95 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Postal code :	53894
Area code :	02443

Eicks is a district of Mechernich in the Euskirchen district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

The village is northwest of Kommern . District roads 20 and 27 meet in the village. The Rotbach , which is called Bruchbach between Glehn and Eicks, flows through Eicks .

In the village there is the parish church of St. Martin and 700 m away the forest chapel, a Lady Chapel from 1782.

On July 1, 1969, Eicks was incorporated into Mechernich.

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Eicks Castle

Eicks Castle is a late baroque , two-part moated castle . It was built as a Fronhof in the 14th century . A reign of Eick was first mentioned in 1344. The three-winged outer bailey was rebuilt in the 17th century . The manor house was built in the same century .

The castle is privately owned and inhabited. Many events take place at the castle, such as the annual BurgFest.

societies

Musikverein St. Martin Eicks eV

Bachelor club "Unity" 1779 Eicks

Individual evidence

↑ Life in Mechernich , accessed on January 5, 2018
↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 100 .
↑ Musikverein Eicks (Ed.): Festschrift for the 60th anniversary of the Musikverein Eicks . Eicks 2016, p. 8 .

[1] Life in Mechernich , accessed on January 5, 2018

[2] Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 100 .

[3] Musikverein Eicks (Ed.): Festschrift for the 60th anniversary of the Musikverein Eicks . Eicks 2016, p. 8 .