Firmenich (Mechernich)

Firmenich City of Mechernich Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 46 ″  N , 6 ° 41 ′ 22 ″  E
Height :	215 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.4 km² (with Satzvey)
Residents :	782
Population density :	106 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	53894
Area code :	02256

Firmenich is a northern district of Mechernich in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Euskirchen . The Bleibach flows through the village. Firmenich Castle is well worth seeing .

The village has a community center and the St. Barbara chapel . The so-called “Zikkurat” culture and leisure factory with a total floor space of 12,000 m² is also located in Firmenich.

St. Barbara Chapel in Firmenich

history

Firmenich is a settlement of Roman-Celtic origin, while the castle was built in the Middle Ages . There used to be the Jewish Firmenich cemetery near the village .

On July 1, 1969, the community was Satzvey-Firmenich to Veytal incorporated.

On January 1, 1972, the municipality of Veytal (with the exception of the district Schwerfen, which came to the city of Zülpich ) was incorporated into the municipality (now the city) of Mechernich .

traffic

The L 11 runs through the village directly on the B 266 . The next junction is Euskirchen-Wißkirchen on the A 1 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 87 .
2. ^ 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. 309 .

Web links

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

• District side Firmenich
• Culture and leisure factory "Ziggurat"