Gerichhausen

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Gerichhausen
City of Wegberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 14 "  N , 6 ° 17 ′ 45"  E
Height : 64–70 m above sea level NN
Residents : 398  (Jun 30, 2012)
Postal code : 41844
Area code : 02434
Memorial cross in Gerichhausen
Headquarters of the Pathfinder Wegberg
Half-timbered house in Gerichausen
Beeckbach near Gerichhausen

Gerichhausen is a district of the Mittelstadt Wegberg in the district of Heinsberg in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

Gerichhausen is located southeast of Wegberg within the Grenzlandring .

Neighboring places

Beeckerheide Ellinghoven
Wegberg Neighboring communities Beeck
Uevekoven

history

The Beeckbach divides the village of Gerichhausen into Klein- and Großgerichhausen. The part of Großgerichhausen to the left of the brook belonged to the Wegberg community, while the Kleingerichhausen to the right of this brook belonged to the Beeck community. In fact, Kleingerichhausen is the larger town. The Hei on Klei village community was founded as early as 1899 .

Infrastructure

In June 2011 402 people lived in Gerichhausen. Here there is a farm with vegetable growing and sale, a horse farm, a beverage distributor, a car dealership with a workshop, a shop for zoo and fishing supplies, restaurants, smaller shops and some small businesses. Bus and school bus stops provide connections to the schools as well as to the cities of Wegberg, Erkelenz and Mönchengladbach .

Attractions

  • Memorial cross in Gerichausen
  • Crossroads in Gerichhausen
  • Half-timbered house in Gerichhausen

societies

  • Hei on Klei village community
  • Reitercorps Gerichhausen eV
  • Wegberg volunteer fire brigade , also responsible for the village of Gerichausen

literature

  • Wegberg cultural guide. City marketing team of the City of Wegberg, Wegberg 2007.
  • Adolf Vollmer: History of the community Wegberg. Processed according to documentary material. In addition to an appendix containing the local statutory and local police ordinances. Quos, Cologne 1912 (reprint. Historischer Verein Wegberg, Wegberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-024254-0 ).

Web links

Commons : Gerichhausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files