Güsten (Jülich)

Güsten City of Jülich
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 Church

Güsten from the air

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

• Homepage of the city of Jülich
• Map of Güsten
• Private local website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://offenedaten.kdvz-frechen.de/dataset/d04-einwohner-nach-ortsteile-stadt-jülich
2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 99 .
3. ↑ 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 .