Günnigfeld

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Coat of arms of Bochum
Günnigfeld
district of Bochum
Location of in Wattenscheid
Coordinates 51 ° 29 '45 "  N , 7 ° 8' 52"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 29 '45 "  N , 7 ° 8' 52"  E
height 55  m above sea level NHN
surface 2.81 km²
Residents 5700 (December 31, 2016)
Population density 2028 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Jan. 1, 1975
Post Code 44866
structure
district Wattenscheid
Markings

Günnigfeld, Südfeldmark

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Günnigfeld is a district of Bochum . It is located in the north of the former town of Wattenscheid , now in the Wattenscheid district, and borders Gelsenkirchen and Herne.

There used to be a mine of the Hanover mine in the south of Günnigfeld . Today the Kruppwald green area is located here. The workers lived in the "Colony of Hanover" with the colliery houses that still existed. You can find them in the street group with male first names.

On April 1, 1926, Günnigfeld was incorporated into Wattenscheid by the law on the reorganization of communal borders in the Rhenish-Westphalian industrial districts . Small areas moved to Gelsenkirchen and Wanne-Eickel .

Since Wattenscheid was incorporated on January 1, 1975, Günnigfeld has belonged to Bochum.

The VfB Günnigfeld soccer team has been playing in the regional league since the 2014/15 season. The association was created in 2000 through the merger of Union Günnigfeld with the DJK Westfalia Günnigfeld . Willi Schulz began his career as a national soccer player in Günnigfeld . In addition, the professional footballers Niko Bungert and Mike Terranova played in Günnigfeld.

population

On December 31, 2019, 5,666 people lived in Günnigfeld.

Structural data of the population in Günnigfeld:

  • Minors quota: 17.3% [Bochum average: 14.6% (2019)]
  • Old age rate (60 years and older): 25.2% [Bochum average 28.3% (2019)]
  • Proportion of foreigners: 17.8% [Bochum average 14.4% (2019)]
  • Unemployment rate: 11.1% [Bochum average 8.9% (2017)]

literature

  • Heinz Rupietta: Günnigfeld, farmers - citizens - miners. A thousand-year history of Günnigfeld. (= Series of publications on the history of Wattenscheider. 27). Published by the home and citizen association Wattenscheid , Wattenscheid 1997.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistical yearbook of the city of Bochum 2017 ( [1] )
  2. ↑ The population figures are given according to statistical districts and not according to the districts, the figures for this are in the article population development of Bochum
  3. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 239 .
  4. ^ 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. 329 .