Eschweiler (Heinsberg)

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Eschweiler
City of Heinsberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 56 "  N , 6 ° 7 ′ 33"  E
Height : 48 m above sea level NN
Postal code : 52525
Area code : 02452

Eschweiler is located in North Rhine-Westphalia in the administrative district of Cologne and is part of the westernmost district town of Germany, Heinsberg .

geography

Eschweiler consists of a few streets: Auf dem Stieg , Ilbertzstraße , In der Ham , Kampstraße , Kapellenring

location

Eschweiler is located between the Heinsberg districts of Schafhausen and Hülhoven on Landstrasse 228.

history

religion

For a long time Eschweiler belonged to the parish of Dremmen in pastoral care. In 1764, a priest from Eschweiler had a chapel built which was consecrated to the holy family "Jesus, Maria and Joseph". Only later did St. Andreas become the chapel and site patron. From 1778, a mass was occasionally read by priests in the vicinity. It was not until 1849 that a chaplain from Dremmen came to Eschweiler regularly, and in 1864 the Eschweiler family built their own rectorate in an effort to find their own spiritual representative.

After a long struggle, Bishop Pohlschneider decided at Easter 1954 to detach the places Eschweiler, Grebben, Hülhoven and the settlement Hartenbauer from the parish of Dremmen and to make them an independent parish. In May 1954 the first priest was introduced to Eschweiler. He founded the “St. Andreas -Kirchenbauverein ", because the chapel was too small for the numerous visitors. In June 1957 the old chapel was demolished and in September 1958 the new church could already be consecrated. In 1960 a baptismal font and a new organ and in 1962 a bell consisting of the four bells Andreas, Antonius, Lambertus and Johannes were acquired.

This parish church was also affected by the earthquake of 1992. The damage was mainly in the area of ​​the organ gallery in the form of cracks in the masonry and plaster. When the damage was repaired, the church was also repainted.

Eschweiler is now part of the Community of Municipalities (GdR) consisting of:

  • St. Lambertus, Dremmen
  • St. Andreas, Eschweiler
  • St. Josef, Horst
  • St. Aloysius, Oberbruch
  • St. Mary's Rosary Porselen
  • St. Lambertus Randerath
  • St. Mary's Assumption Uetterath

Culture and sights

Culture

Since May 21, 2005 the districts of Eschweiler, Grebben and Hülhoven have been organized with their clubs in a local ring.

The tasks of the local ring e. V. are

  • Preservation and promotion of local customs
  • Landscape and monument preservation
  • Supporting cultural endeavors and events
  • Home and village care
  • Village beautification measures
  • Coordination of appointments
  • Creation of an event calendar

traffic

Eschweiler is the name of the bus stop for bus line 493, which connects the town of Heinsberg and Lindern train station on different routes. The districts of Schafhausen, Eschweiler, Oberbruch, Hülhoven, Dremmen , Porselen, Horst and Randerath are served.

See also

Web links

Commons : Eschweiler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files