Giesenkirchen

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Giesenkirchen center
The district of Giesenkirchen does not have its own coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 31 ″  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 32 ″  E
Area : 3.32 km²
Residents : 8832  (March 31, 2006)
Population density : 2,661 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 41238
Area code : 02166
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Location of Giesenkirchen-Mitte in the urban area of ​​Mönchengladbach

Giesenkirchen is a district of the city of Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia . It belongs to the Mönchengladbach Ost district . Until October 22, 2009 it was an independent district of Mönchengladbach. Before that, the place belonged to Rheydt , which was incorporated into Mönchengladbach in 1975. On June 30, 2007 Giesenkirchen had a total of 15,853 inhabitants. Of these, 9,130 ​​were in the Giesenkirchen-Mitte district, 4,431 in Giesenkirchen-Nord and 2,292 in Schelsen .

history

prehistory

Stone Age, Celtic and Roman past of Giesenkirchen between 12,000 BC. Chr. To 274 AD
Surroundings of Giesenkirchen (Geisenkirche) and Haus Horst (Horst), on the road from Zoppenbroich to Liedberg (Leiolberch), 1585
Giesenkirchen (Gyskirch) from the perspective of Gerhard Mercator, 1589
the Konstantinplatz

Between Mülfort, Haus Horst and Schloss Rheydt , an unusually large number of historical finds were made in the greater Mönchengladbach area. The fertile soil and the protection of the swampy Niers as well as the Hoppbruchs and the Trietbach made this location reasonably safe to live. The Neanderthals lived 118,000 years ago on the right bank of the Niers. Even Stone Age people lived from 14,000 v. In a settlement, for many thousands of years, not far from the Tackhütte, on the then eastern bank of the Niers.

Celts

The Celts lived until 50 BC. In numerous locations on the eastern bank of the Niers, in today's Giesenkirchen near Ahren and Ruckes and in neighboring Mülfort. The location there was chosen very aggressively and was clearly visible on a hill. The Celts were born in 50 BC. Murdered by Julius Caesar and his troops.

Romans

From 50 AD to 274 AD, a Roman village ( Vicus Mülfort ) existed just a few kilometers west of today's Giesenkirchen . Coming from there, an important road connection from the Maas to Neuss ( Novaesium ) crossed the Giesenkirchen area. The street was a little south of today's Mülforter Straße and from Schelsen in the area of ​​Liedberger Straße.

Some farms ( villa rustica ) were built on the Roman road . 15 rubble sites are in Giesenkirchen and another rubble site in the Baueshütte, Horster Schelsen and near Högden were discovered. In 274 AD all farms were destroyed by the invading Franks.

Middle Ages and Modern Times

The place name Giesenkirchen is documented for the first time in 1150. This document, today in the historical archive of the city of Cologne , reports on a donation of the so-called “ tithe of newly cleared land”, which the provost of St. Gereon in Cologne makes the church of Giesenkirchen with the condition that small repairs on the roof in the future and upper part of the church and the sacristy are paid for by the parishioners. There is also a report from a choir bishop Walter, who at the same time held the pastoral position in Giesenkirchen. This donation was negotiated under the chairmanship of Archbishop Arnold of Cologne , in the presence and with the consent of the members of the Gereon Foundation in Cologne.

Until October 1794, when French troops entered, Giesenkirchen, Zoppenbroich and Horst belonged to Kurköln , and Dycker-Schelsen to the imperial rule of Dyck . Zoppenbroich included: Bahner, Biesel, Schrödt, Eiger and Junker. Pesch, Leppershütte, Taubenhütte, Stadt, Looshof, Steinhausen and Horster-Schelsen belonged to Horst. Giesenkirchen included the rest of the area of ​​the municipality of the same name.

In the French era , the borders between the previous sovereigns were abolished.

19th century until today

On April 24, 1816, the new district of Gladbach was established . It belonged to the administrative district of Düsseldorf in the later Rhine province . The community of Schelsen belonged to the Gladbach district until its dissolution in 1929. The mayor's office of Schelsen as a whole municipality was divided into the special municipalities of Giesenkirchen and Schelsen. There was a local council for Giesenkirchen and Schelsen. There was a mayor's council for the entire community. Budgets were decided both for the special communities and for the entire community.

On July 29, 1929, the Prussian state parliament decided to reorganize the Rhenish-Westphalian industrial area. On August 1st of the same year the city of Gladbach-Rheydt was formed from the cities of Munich-Gladbach, Rheydt and Odenkirchen, as well as the communities of Schelsen and Hardt. On August 1, 1933, the young city was divided up again by order of the Imperial Court in Leipzig.

In the first elections after the Second World War, and in all subsequent elections, a decisive number of politicians from Giesenkirchen were elected to the city council of Rheydt .

In 1974 the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament in Düsseldorf passed the law to reorganize the Mönchengladbach / Düsseldorf / Wuppertal area. An area change agreement was concluded between the cities of Mönchengladbach / Rheydt and the municipality of Wickrath. This contract also means that the new city of Mönchengladbach will be divided into ten city districts. In addition to the city council for the city as a whole, a district council was set up in each city district . The first district council for Giesenkirchen was elected in the local elections on May 4, 1975. In this district representation the CDU had 9 seats and the SPD 4 seats.

On October 22nd, 2009 the number of boroughs was reduced to four. The districts of the former Giesenkirchen district now belong to the Mönchengladbach Ost district.

Population development

The following overview shows the population of Giesenkirchen

Giesenkirchen:
population development within today's limits
year Residents
1581 1 60
1737 1 91
1834 4 2926
1871 1 3965
1875 1 3989
1880 1 4438
1885 1 4964
1890 1 5500
1895 1 5821
year Residents
1907 3 6625
1910 1 8488
1915 1 8905
1920 1 8390
1925 1 9134
1929 1 9451
1932 3 9733
1946 1 10593
1950 1 11298
1958 1 11913
1960 1 12261
1965 1 13416
1970 1 13441
1975 1 13234
1980 1 13476
1983 1 14266
year Residents
2004 2nd 15915
2005 2 15964
2006 2nd 15894
2007 2nd 15763
2008 2 15733
2009 2nd 15586
2010 2 15523
2011 2 15408
2012 2 15234
2013 2 15194

Source:

1 Giesenkirchen - history and stories, p. 89
2 City of Mönchengladbach population development 2004–2013, p. 18
3 Structures of the Mönchengladbach textile industry, p. 206
4th Rheydt - Shape and Change of a Previously Independent City on the Lower Rhine, p. 132

politics

In the election for the district representation in September 2004, the CDU received 43.3 percent (six seats), the SPD 25.4 percent (three seats), the FDP 4.7 percent (one seat), the Greens 8.3 percent (one Seat) and the FWG 16.1 percent (two seats) of the vote. For District Director Frank Boss (CDU) has been selected.

Members of the city council Mönchengladbach from Giesenkirchen have passed since the local election 2004: (/ Direct elected CDU in the constituency Giesenkirchen Meerkamp, Tackhütte) Frank Boss, Axel Zimmermann (CDU / Direct elected in the constituency Giesenkirchen Schelsen, Ahrener field), Horst Peter Vennen (SPD / Ratsreserveliste), Oliver Büschgens (SPD / Ratsreserveliste) and Bernd Püllen (FWG / Ratsreserveliste)

2009: Council members: Giesenkirchen-North: Horst-Peter Vennen (SPD), Giesenkirchen-South: Ralf Kremer (CDU). From 2004 to 2009 the CDU in Giesenkirchen lost a total of over 50 percent of its voters.

Hans-Willi Körfges (SPD) from Giesenkirchen has been a member of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia since the state elections in 2000 .

schools

The school history begins with a parish school, an institution of the Catholic Church. The time of this establishment is not recorded. It is documented that in 1571 the "schoolmaster uff Remigii" received 4 thalers from the Giesenkirchen church master. In 1809 the community built a school building with a classroom south of the church. When compulsory schooling was introduced in 1825, a second classroom had to be added.

On October 19, 1868, the Meerkamp school was inaugurated and opened for teaching. An extension was built in 1898. The Meerkamp school received its final form with the construction of a new wing with four classrooms, a teaching material room and a staff room in 1912. In 1846, citizens of Horster-Schelsen set up a private school for Protestant students from Schelsen. Costs were covered by voluntary contributions and an ongoing grant from the Gustav Adolf Association. Due to the low number of students, it was dissolved in 1945.

A public Protestant primary school began teaching in 1947 in the building of the Catholic primary school in Korschenbroicher Strasse. In 1959 she moved into the free-standing building on Friesenstrasse. A new school building was built for the Protestant primary school in 1965/1966 by the city of Rheydt on Asternweg. In 1968 the previous school system was fundamentally changed and the elementary school was divided into primary and secondary schools. In Giesenkirchen, at the beginning of the 1968 school year, a Catholic elementary school was established on Konstantinstrasse, Kleinenbroicher Strasse, Am Sternenfeld and Katzenbauerstrasse. A Protestant primary school was set up in the Friesenstrasse building. At the beginning of the school year 1969/1970 this school was converted into a community elementary school. The Catholic elementary school Katzenbauerstraße was closed in 1969 because the number of pupils was too low.

At the beginning of the 1985/86 school year, the Catholic primary schools Konstantinstrasse and Kleinenbroicher Strasse were merged to form the Catholic primary school Giesenkirchen with the use of the Kleinenbroicher Strasse building. The community elementary school then also received the Konstantinstrasse building. At the same time, the Catholic primary school Am Sternenfeld was given its original name "Schule Meerkamp" back.

At the beginning of the 2012/2013 school year, the Catholic primary school Kleinenbroicher Strasse and the community primary school Friesenstrasse moved into the building of the former community secondary school Giesenkirchen on Asternweg. They were continued to a composite school under a school management.

The community secondary school moved to the newly built Asternweg building in 1968, but that did not cover the space required for this new type of school. The building was built for the Protestant elementary school. The secondary school had to accept class outsourcing in the building of the catholic elementary school Am Sternenfeld until 1974. Only then was the necessary school expansion on Asternweg completed. In 1974 the Rheydt City Council decided to set up a fourth grammar school. The school center Asternweg in Giesenkirchen then became the final location of this grammar school.

The grammar school has been named Franz-Meyers-Gymnasium since 1978 , after the former Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and honorary citizen of the city of Mönchengladbach, Dr. Franz Meyers . In the Giesenkirchen school center there is a pedagogical center with a school library, a gym with a teaching pool and a triple gym. There is also a municipal youth home in Giesenkirchen, the K5. It is for children and teenagers aged six and over.

Sons and daughters

Architectural monuments

The following buildings in Giesenkirchen are under monument protection .

  • Primary school, Am Sternenfeld 155 as monument no.A 013
  • Steigerturm, Am Sternenfeld 3 as monument No. A 048
  • School building, Friesenstrasse as monument No. F 036
  • School building, Friesenstrasse 34 as memorial No. F 037
  • Haus Horst , Palandweg 48 as monument no.H 010
  • Youth home, Kleinenbroicher Straße 5 as memorial no.K 078
  • School, Kleinenbroicher Straße 22 as memorial No. K 059
  • Old rectory, Konstantinplatz 1 as monument no.K 023
  • Catholic parish church, Konstantinplatz 12 as monument no.K 026
  • Town hall, Konstantinplatz 19 as monument no.K 024
  • Jewish cemetery, Konstantinstrasse as memorial no.K 094
  • Factory owner's villa, Konstantinstraße 283 as monument no.K 014
  • Half-timbered courtyard, Ruckes 134 as monument no.K 014
  • Half-timbered house, Högden 6 as monument no.H 016
  • War memorial, Tackhütte 38 as memorial no.T 018
  • Factory site, Konstantinstraße 2–16 as monument no. K 041
  • Factory site, Konstantinstrasse 303 as monument no.K 095
  • Residential building, Konstantinstrasse 74-76 as monument no. K 098

literature

  • Wolfgang Löhr with the support of the Sparkasse Foundation for Art and Science, the Reiners Foundation GmbH and the Josef and Hilde Wilberz Foundation (ed.): Loca Desiderata, Mönchengladbacher Stadtgeschichte . tape 1 . Rhineland publishing and operating company of the Rhineland Regional Association, Brauweiler Abbey, Pulheim 1994, ISBN 3-7927-1375-6 .
  • Johann Schellen: Giesenkirchen - history and stories . Letterpress and offset printing W. Druen, Mönchengladbach 1984
  • City of Mönchengladbach: population development 2004 - 2013 . Urban Development and Planning Department, Mönchengladbach 2014 (PDF; 5 MB)
  • Thomas Kosche: Buildings of the Mönchengladbach textile industry . Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelms University in Bonn, Mönchengladbach 1986
  • Paul Wietzorek: Rheydt - shape and change of a formerly independent city on the Lower Rhine . Geiger-Verlag, Horb am Neckar 1984. ISBN 3-89264-956-1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b [Construction of the flood retention basin brings archaeological finds from four epochs to light The Wickrathberg village history ] - City of Mönchengladbach
  2. ^ Wolfgang Löhr with the support of the Sparkasse Foundation for Art and Science, the Reiners Foundation GmbH and the Josef and Hilde Wilberz Foundation (ed.): Loca Desiderata, Mönchengladbacher Stadtgeschichte . tape 1 . Rhineland publishing and operating company of the Rhineland Regional Association, Brauweiler Abbey, Pulheim 1994, ISBN 3-7927-1375-6 , p. 247 .
  3. ^ Wolfgang Löhr with the support of the Sparkasse Foundation for Art and Science, the Reiners Foundation GmbH and the Josef and Hilde Wilberz Foundation (ed.): Loca Desiderata, Mönchengladbacher Stadtgeschichte . tape 1 . Rhineland publishing and operating company of the Rhineland Regional Association, Brauweiler Abbey, Pulheim 1994, ISBN 3-7927-1375-6 , p. 247 .
  4. ^ Wolfgang Löhr with the support of the Sparkasse Foundation for Art and Science, the Reiners Foundation GmbH and the Josef and Hilde Wilberz Foundation (ed.): Loca Desiderata, Mönchengladbacher Stadtgeschichte . tape 1 . Rhineland publishing and operating company of the Rhineland Regional Association, Brauweiler Abbey, Pulheim 1994, ISBN 3-7927-1375-6 , p. 263-267 .
  5. ^ Wolfgang Löhr with the support of the Sparkasse Foundation for Art and Science, the Reiners Foundation GmbH and the Josef and Hilde Wilberz Foundation (ed.): Loca Desiderata, Mönchengladbacher Stadtgeschichte . tape 1 . Rhineland publishing and operating company of the Rhineland Regional Association, Brauweiler Abbey, Pulheim 1994, ISBN 3-7927-1375-6 , p. 257 f .