Granterath

Granterath City of Erkelenz Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 18 ″  N , 6 ° 17 ′ 41 ″  E
Height :	94 m
Area :	4.62 km²
Residents :	1353  (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	293 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	41812
Area code :	02431
Location of Granterath in North Rhine-Westphalia

Granterath is a village in the southern urban area of Erkelenz ( Heinsberg district ) in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It has been part of Erkelenz since 1972.

Granterath town center

geography

Granterath is on the edge of the Erkelenzer Börde . The Baal Riedel landscape begins to the southwest . In the south of the village there is a forest area on pseudogley , waterlogged soils.

location

In the north, between Granterath and Erkelenz, are the hamlets of Genehen , Commerden and Scheidt . To the east lies Tenholt , south Baal , already to the municipality Hückelhoven and situated in the West Hetzerath . In the north-west is the former monastery Haus Hohenbusch .

Type of settlement

Around 1820 Granterath was still a street village .

history

Granterath was mentioned for the first time in 1118 in a document from Count Gerhard II. (Geldern) , in which he gave the Wassenberg Church an allod , a property in grantenrothe .

In the Middle Ages and in the early modern period Granterath belonged to the Wassenberg office in the Duchy of Jülich . To the north of the village ran the border to the Geldrian Erkelenz.

From 1794 to 1815 France occupied the Rhineland and thus also Granterath.

In 1815 the place came to Prussia and was added to the mayor's office in Doveren.

On October 1, 1935, the communities of Hetzerath and Granterath were merged and became part of the new Baal office.

During the Second World War , American soldiers of the 334th Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division of the 9th US Army took the village on February 25, 1945 as part of Operation Grenade after crossing the Rur.

On January 1, 1972 Granterath was incorporated into the city of Erkelenz.

In 2005/06 a new building area was built in the east of the village.

Place name

The place name with its ending "rath" is a clearing name . Granterath was founded in the 9th to 11th centuries when the forest was cleared for a settlement. The first part “Gran (ter)” suggests gravel or rubble.

religion

The majority of the population is Catholic .

The Church of St. Michael was consecrated on October 25, 1864 , and a parish was established at the same time. Granterath had previously belonged to the parish of Doveren for centuries.

In 1956 a new church tower was built. In 1957 the church was extended by a side aisle .

On June 1, 1962, the small villages of Scheidt, Commerden and Genehen were changed to the parish of Granterath.

On January 1st, 2010 the parish was merged with ten other parishes to form the parish of St. Maria and Elisabeth Erkelenz.

The church of God has built a church in the village, the parishioners come from the closer and further away places.

Culture and sights

See also : List of architectural monuments in Granterath

Sculptures

• The fountain with the motifs child and cat was designed by the Erkelenz artist Ursula Klügel.
• The St. Michael relief was inaugurated in 1990 at the parish church's 125th anniversary celebration.

Regular events

• In the Erkelenzer Land, the village is known for its carnival parade , which takes place on Saturdays. It is carried out by the club community.

societies

• Pigeon breeding association "Airmail" Granterath
• Church choir "Cäcilia" Tenholt / Granterath
• Musikverein Granterath e. V.
• Association for Lawn Sports (VfR) Granterath 1919 e. V.
• Association 1977 Granterath
• Association for Environment and Nature Conservation Granterath e. V.
• Gymnastics Club 1910 Granterath e. V.

Transport links

In the west the federal highway 57 runs directly past the place. In the north there is the connection point Erkelenz Süd on the A 46 . In the east, the Aachen – Mönchengladbach railway line lies in an artificial gorge some distance away .

Infrastructure

• Firefighting group Granterath in the volunteer fire brigade Erkelenz
• Municipal Kindergarten Granterath
• Sports field with clubhouse, new building in own contribution
• gym

Personalities

• Paulus Antonius Simons, (* 1750 in Granterath, † 1837 in Granterath), prior to 1806 in the Cistercian monastery Grevenbroich .

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.  
2. ^ 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. 307 .

literature

• Festschrift St. Michael Granterath 1864-1986 - 125 years , 1989
• Konrad Hittingen, On the village and parish history of Granterath , In: Local calendar of the Erkelenzer Land
• Peter Lenzen: Priest from Granterath, in: Höfe-Kirchen-Zeitgeschen. History of the Erkelenzer Land , writings of the Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande e. V. No. 6, Erkelenz 1985
• Peter Lenzen: Well and pool communities in Granterath, in: From the history of the Erkelenzer Land , writings of the Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande e. V. No. 12, Erkelenz 1992
• Leo Lemmen: A Granterather childhood in the Second World War, in: From the history of the Erkelenzer country. With 12 contributions by 10 authors , writings of the Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande e. V. No. 30, Erkelenz 2015, ISBN 9783981518283

Web links

• Website of the city of Erkelenz
• Monuments in the city of Erkelenz
• Churches and chapels in the city of Erkelenz
• A film from WDR local time in the WDR media library