Gerderhahn

Gerderhahn City of Erkelenz Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 5 "  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 22"  E
Height :	approx. 89 m
Residents :	490  (December 31, 2016)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	41812
Area code :	02431
Location of Gerderhahn in North Rhine-Westphalia

Gerderhahn is a rural district of the town of Erkelenz in the Heinsberg district in North Rhine-Westphalia . To the north is the hamlet of Moorheide. Until 1972, both localities belonged to the municipality of Golkrath .

Gerderhahn

geography

Gerderhahn is located on the northern edge of the Erkelenzer Börde .

location

In the north is the hamlet of Moorheide. Beyond this hamlet is the Siemens railway test site Wegberg-Wildenrath test center . Genfeld and Genhof are to the east. In the south Golkrath , west Gerderath and Fronderath .

Type of settlement

The street village of Gerderhahn extends in a north-south direction.

history

In 1452 the settlement is called In ghin Hane , 1554 Ingen Hain , 1571 Gerderhaen and 1666 gerderatherhaen .

From an administrative point of view, Gerderhahn was always part of Gerderath.

Place names

The word -hahn can be traced back to -hagen (bushes, shrubbery or enclosed place). In the word Gerderhahn, the word Gerderath is still used and denotes a subsidiary settlement of this place.

religion

church

The population is predominantly Catholic and belonged to the Gerderath parish for centuries. The Holy Trinity Church was built in Gerderhahn in 1901 . In 1928 the place was raised to a parish, in 1930 a cemetery was created.

Culture

Attractions

Farm from 1772

• Farm from 1772
• Cenotaph in the form of a semicircular system
• Neo-Gothic branch church dedicated to the Holy Trinity

See also : List of architectural monuments in Gerderhahn

Moorheide

The hamlet of Moorheide ( 51 ° 6 ′ 41 ″  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 9 ″  E ) has 18 inhabitants (as of September 1, 2014).

geography

There are sandy soils in the north. For centuries the landscape was dominated by forests and heather.

Place name

The place name consists of the compound words heather and moor .

history

From an administrative point of view, Moorheide always belonged to Gerderath.

Attractions

• Road cross from 1902

Web links

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

• Website of the city of Erkelenz
• Monuments in the city of Erkelenz
• Churches and chapels in the city of Erkelenz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Update of the population on December 31, 2016 (PDF). (No longer available online.) In: Website of the city of Erkelenz. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017 ; Retrieved January 25, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.