Ginnick

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Ginnick
Vettweiß municipality
Ginnick Coat of Arms
Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 1 ″  N , 6 ° 34 ′ 9 ″  E
Height : 188 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.8 km²
Residents : 355  (Jun 30, 2020)
Population density : 74 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 52391
Area code : 02425
The church
The church
Water tower in Ginnick
Wind turbine to generate electricity in the fields in front of Ginnick
Ginnick (Gimnich) around 1801

Ginnick is a district of the municipality of Vettweiß in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

location

Ginnick is located on the extreme south-western edge of the Zülpicher Börde in the pre- eifel region . The highest point in the municipality of Vettweiß is at the water tower at 231 m above sea ​​level . The FFH area Ginnicker Bruch is located south of Ginnick .

history

Ginnick was first mentioned in 1176. The place name comes from the Old High German word ginicki and is derived from the name for a curve or bend in the terrain = "genic".

Another mention can be found on a Tranchot Müffling menu. Around 1801 the place was called Gimnich.

On July 1, 1969, Ginnick was incorporated into Vettweiß.

Attractions

Sights include the water tower , which stands on a hill and towers over the place visible from afar, the branch church and former parish church of St. Antonius as well as some old farmhouses .

societies

The club life in the place (status 2010) includes the carnival society Gennecke Pänz, which organizes two meetings annually on the third weekend in January, the club for lawn games , which u. a. organized the fair in autumn, a music club and a fire fighting group of the volunteer fire brigade with a youth fire brigade .

Events

  • Carnival session on the third Saturday of January, children's session on Sunday
  • Carnival parade with the participation of the residents and neighboring villages on Carnival Sunday
  • Sports week in the summer vacation
  • Summer party / open air at the tower
  • Autumn fair and Hahneköppen
  • St. Martin's parade with a large fire and subsequent celebration in the community center. Many of the houses along the train path on the Ginnicker St. Martins train are decorated. The fire brigade also organizes fireworks.

Others

Viticulture

Ginnick used to grow wine . The vineyards are first mentioned in 1514 between Froitzheim and Ginnick. There was also a press house there . In 1716 the Elector of the Palatinate, the then sovereign of Jülich-Berg, owned 19 acres of 1 quarter 2 pints of vineyard around Ginnick.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures accessed on July 15, 2020
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 98 .