Embken

Embken City of Nideggen Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 3 ″  N , 6 ° 34 ′ 29 ″  E
Height :	188 m
Area :	7.12 km²
Residents :	766  (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density :	108 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	52385
Area code :	02425

The church

Former reception building of the former Embken train station

Embken, ex. Old post

Embken is a district of the city of Nideggen in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

location

Embken is located on the edge of the Zülpicher Börde in the middle of the Devonian shell limestone peaks with an extremely rare flora on the Neffelbach . The place is at around 180 m to 229  m above sea level. NHN .

Neighboring towns are Wollersheim , Muldenau , Ginnick (municipality of Vettweiß ) and Juntersdorf (city of Zülpich ).

history

Many archaeological finds from the Roman and Franconian times suggest an early settlement. At the end of the Middle Ages , Embken was the richest place in Amt Nideggen with 25  fiefdoms . In the direction of Gödersheim Castle , ten matron stones donated to the Matronae Veteranehae were found.

Embken emerged from a Merovingian royal estate that came to the Maria Abbey in the Capitol in Cologne via Plectrudis , Pippin's wife .

On January 1, 1972, Embken was incorporated into the new town of Nideggen. After the judgment of the Higher Administrative Court of August 4, 1972, Embken remained with Nideggen, which was temporarily revoked the designation city .

church

In the parish church of St. Agatha, which dates back to the 16th century, a relic of St. Urbanus, the patron saint of winegrowers, is kept. Embken belongs to the Archdiocese of Cologne .

In 1866 there was a Jewish community in Embken with its own prayer room, and there is still a Jewish cemetery outside the village (near Nicksmühle ).

→ Main article : Embken synagogue

economy

Embken used to be a rich wine-growing region. The vines grew on the gently rising slopes of the Eifel .

There is an industrial park on the outskirts of Embken . Due to the large estates , the place has retained its rural character.

Clubs, associations

• SG Voreifel 1995 e. V.
• Maijonge Embken
• Drum corps Embken
• FC Blau-Weiß Embken 1946 e. V.
• Village Cartel Embken (Carnival)
• Sponsoring association for teaching swimming pools Embken e. V.

traffic

From 1911 to 1957 the Düren Kreisbahn (DKB) small railway ran from Düren-Distelrath via Nörvenich and Zülpich Stadt to Embken. Today the DKB buses ensure local public transport.

The place can be reached from Wollersheim, Thum ( Kreuzau ) and Zülpich via a well-developed road network.

See also : Distelrath – Embken railway line

Worth seeing

The watermill Embken ( Nick's Mill ) from the 16th century has the largest still functioning water wheel in the region. The mill can be visited. Grain is still ground there.

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  Former Frohnhof

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  Former Gasthaus Zur Post

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  Former Gutshof, Liebergstr. 41

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  Court from 1726

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  Wayside cross

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  St. Agatha

See also : List of architectural monuments in Nideggen

Others

• Verona Feldbusch, today Verona Pooth , had its place of business in Frohnhof .
• In the competition Our village has a future , Embken was able to win prizes in the 1980s.
• In Embken there is a Catholic primary school with a gym and a teaching pool.
• The waterworks of the water pipeline association of the Neffeltal communities is located near Embken .

See also : List of mills on the Neffelbach

Personalities

• Peter Joseph Elvenich (1796–1886), Roman Catholic. Theologian and university professor for philosophy, born in Embken.
• Walter Cüppers (1925–2016), painter and sculptor born in Embken
• Daniel Schöller (born August 5, 1977), the winner of the 9th Big Brother season, was born and raised in Embken. He now lives in his hometown again.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nideggen.de
2. ↑ CIL 13, 7903 to CIL 13, 7911
3. ↑ ^{a b} Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 306 f .
4. ↑ de.sevenload.com ( Memento of the original from July 25, 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.