Graes

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Graes
City of Ahaus
Coat of arms of Graes
Coordinates: 52 ° 7 ′ 29 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 16 ″  E
Height : 45 m above sea level NN
Area : 25.03 km²
Residents : 1687  (2011)
Population density : 67 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 48683
Area code : 02561
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Location of Graes in the town of Ahaus

With around 1700 inhabitants, Graes is the smallest district of Ahaus in the western Münsterland in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia .

history

Graes was first mentioned in a document in 1098. Until the local reorganization, which came into force on January 1, 1975, Graes was a peasantry of the municipality of Wessum . Since this reorganization, Graes has village law.

Catholic Church

There has been a small chapel in Graes since 1898, which was expanded between 1949 and 1951 to become today's parish church of St. Joseph. The church windows created by art teacher Wilfried Dräger are well worth seeing. On April 1, 1919 Graes was raised to an independent parish. Pastor Joseph Luters was the first pastor of the Catholic parish of St. Josef. A street in the new development area was named after him in 2005. In 2006, on July 1st, the parish merged with St. Mary's Assumption in Ahaus.

Club life

As in many smaller towns, associations play a key role in promoting the community structure and cultural diversity. In addition to other associations, the following should be mentioned:

  • The sports club Sportfreunde Graes 1952 eV (short name: SF Graes) is a club that is mainly involved in the field of amateur football.
  • The Sportschützen Graes 2002 eV are a shooting sports club in Graes. The club operates an air rifle shooting range in the basement of the "Hefflers Kotten" home. The number of members is currently around 60. The club shoots in the 1st and 2nd district class in the Ahaus shooting club.
  • The General Schützenverein Graes 1902 eV was founded through the merger of the individual rifle clubs of the Graes farmers' associations. The first joint shooting festival was celebrated on July 13, 1902.
  • The Heimatverein Graes 1989 eV is an association for the maintenance of tradition in Graes. The association organizes several events every year.
  • The Catholic rural youth movement (KLJB) is organized in the Graes local group with around 130 members. She organizes events for the local youth.

gallery

  • Parish Church of St. Josef Graes

  • Home house "Hefflers Kotten" in Graes

  • "Spieker Awerkotte" bakery in Graes

  • Coat of arms of the von Graes family

  • Graveyard cross in Graes

literature

  • Manfred Uhling: A congregation through the ages . With photo documents from Wessum, Graes and Averesch. Meinerzhagener Druck- u. Publishing house, Meinerzhagen 1982, ISBN 3-88913-052-6 .
  • Wilfried Dräger: Sights in Ahaus, Alstätte, Graes, Ottenstein, Wessum and Wüllen . Heimatverein Ahaus, Ahaus 1994.
  • Hans Helling, Margret Karras: 100 years of Ahaus postcards. An illustrated book with old and new views of the city 1896-1996 . Heimatverein Ahaus, Ahaus 1996.
  • Wilhelm Wilming: Sources on the history of the farms and families in Ahaus, Ammeln, Alstätte, Graes, Ottenstein, Wessum, Wüllen: Treasury register I (1498-1537) . Self-published, Ahaus 2019.

Web links

Remarks

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 311 .
  2. ↑ The church windows at the Research Center for 20th Century Glass Painting .
  3. ^ SF Graes at fussball.de
  4. ↑ Website of the General Schützenverein Graes 1902 eV. Accessed on November 25, 2009.