Güsten (Jülich)
Güsten
City of Jülich
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Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 33 ″ N , 6 ° 25 ′ 49 ″ E | |
Height : | 94 m |
Area : | 6.44 km² |
Residents : | 1128 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
Population density : | 175 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | 1st July 1969 |
Incorporated into: | Welldorf |
Postal code : | 52428 |
Area code : | 02463 |
Güsten is a district of Jülich in the Düren district , North Rhine-Westphalia .
geography
location
Welldorf is to the west, Serrest to the north, Rödingen (municipality of Titz ) to the east and the Hambach open-cast mine with Sophienhöhe to the south . The development of Güsten and Welldorf merges almost seamlessly.
history
It has been proven that the Prüm Abbey received Güsten as a gift in 870. To protect the property, a castle was built in Güsten , which was named Harffenburg after its owner, the von Harff family . However, nothing is left of it. Now known as Castle Guesten known plant is a manor house from the modern era and is used as a riding school.
On July 1, 1969, Güsten was incorporated into the neighboring community of Welldorf . On January 1, 1972, Welldorf was incorporated into Jülich with Güsten.
traffic
The federal road 55 runs close to the town . The public transport , the Rurtalbus GmbH through the bus 284 and a Anrufsammeltaxi safe.
Personalities
- Heinz-Günther Nesselrath (* 1957), Professor of Classical Philology in Göttingen
Others
- The Catholic parish is called St. Philip and James .
- There is the church kindergarten St. Walburga in the village.
- Monuments in Güsten are listed in the list of architectural monuments in Jülich .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://offenedaten.kdvz-frechen.de/dataset/d04-einwohner-nach-ortsteile-stadt-jülich
- ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 99 .
- ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .