Grefrath (Neuss)

Grefrath District 24 of Neuss
Coordinates	51 ° 10 '20 "  N , 6 ° 37' 58"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 10 '20 "  N , 6 ° 37' 58"  E
surface	6.86 km²
Residents	3615 (December 31, 2015)
Population density	527 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation	1935 ( Holzheim )
Post Code	41472
Borough	Grefrath (24)
Transport links
Bus lines	843 NE2 NE3
Source: Timetable information from Stadtwerke Neuss

Aerial photograph ( Kite Aerial Photography ) of Grefrath

Grefrath is a district of the city of Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia . The population is 3,615 on an area of ​​6.86 km² (as of December 31, 2015).

location

Grefrath is located approx. 5 km southwest of the center of Neuss and is structurally separated from the city. To the north is the small village of Dirkes and a little further away Kaarst - Büttgen . To the east is the Lanzerath district and the ski hall . In the south, Grefrath is bounded by the B 230 , under which a tunnel leads to Röckrath . To the west is Korschenbroich - Lüttenglehn .

history

The first traces of human life come from the middle and younger Neolithic period . In Roman times, a Roman road from Neuss to Aachen led past Grefrath. In 1250 the place was first mentioned as "Greverode". The Catholic parish church was mentioned for the first time in 1299.

In 1381 the "Parish Grefrath" was mentioned in a document. In this document, the widow Sophia von Lantzerode and her children confirm to the Poor Clares in Neuss that 18 acres of farmland near Lanzerath in the parish of Grefrath were sold to the convent for 500 gold guilders. In turn, she then leased this farmland for an annual rent of four Malter rye.

Since 1598 the rector of the Cologne Jesuit College had the right to fill the pastor's position in Grefrath. In 1405 Kurköln acquired the place from the lords of Erprath. Grefrath came to the sub-office Erprath in the office Hülchrath . From 1680 both offices were administered in personal union. The Unteramt Erprath consisted of the places Grefrath, Röckerath, Buscherhof, the Königshof and the Theisenhof in Löveling and three farms in Holzheim . In 1572 Grefrath was sacked by the troops of Cologne Elector Salentin von Isenburg . After the Catholic Church was destroyed by Hessian-Weimar troops, it looked like a ruin between 1642 and 1657. Only then did you start building it up again. In 1794 French troops occupied Grefrath. The place became part of the 1798 established canton Neuss in the arrondissement Krefeld of the Rur department , later Grefrath became the main place ( chef-lieu ) of a mairie , which existed until 1814.

In 1815 major parts of the Rhineland , including Grefrath, became part of Prussia . Grefrath part of the 1816 newly created district of Neuss in the administrative district of Dusseldorf and was initially a "rural Sammtgemeinde with five departments in unseparated municipal budget", which administratively same time a mayor was.

In 1935 it was incorporated into the community of Holzheim. American troops occupied the place on February 28, 1945. In March 1947, Grefrath was hit by floods. Grefrath has been part of Neuss since January 1st, 1975.

Population development

1816	1832	1852	1895	1910	1925	1950	1961	2002	2006	2011	2014
767	796	891	938	1,427	1,334	1,189	1,084	3,589 1	3.814	3,685 2	3,599

¹ including the districts of Lanzerath, Dirkes, Röckrath

² As of June 30, 2011

Sons and daughters of the village

• Mathias Weber (* 1778, executed February 19, 1803) called the Fetzer , a Rhenish robber chief

societies

• Village community Dirkes
• Lanzerath village community
• Karnevalsfreunde Grefrath 1970 eV
• Neuss-Grefrather Reiterclub 1983 e. V.
• Man and horse - riding and boarding stables
• St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft from 1706 Grefrath e. V.
  • Sappers Corps Grefrath
  • Grenadier Corps 1921 Grefrath
  • Noble boys corps Grefrath
  • Drum corps "Jordan Sounds" Grefrath 2004
  • Jägerkorps 1921 Grefrath
  • Scheibenschützen-Gesellschaft 1977 e. V. Neuss-Grefrath
  • Reiterfreunde Grefrath-Röckrath 1925 e. V.
• Sports club Germania Grefrath 1920 e. V.
• Tennis club Weiß-Blau Grefrath 1974
• Collegium Musicum Neuss 1985
• Förderverein Katholischer Kindergarten St. Stephanus e. V.
• Association of friends and sponsors of the St. Stephanus School Grefrath e. V.
• Friends of St. Stephanus (formerly: Kirchbauverein St. Stephanus Neuss-Grefrath)

Facilities

• Evangelical St. Mark's Church
• Evangelical day care center "Alte Penne"
• Catholic day care center St. Stephanus
• Catholic elementary school St. Stephanus, urban cath. Confession school of the primary level
• Catholic parish of St. Stephanus
• Voluntary fire brigade, Grefrath fire brigade
• District sports facility (football and tennis courts)
• Dressage stable
• Riding stables
• Catholic Public Library (KÖB)
• Jever Fun Ski Hall Neuss (with 220 employees)

traffic

The Autobahn 46 and Autobahn 57 are not far from Grefrath . They can be reached via the Neuss – Holzheim or Büttgen exit. The B 230 runs south of Grefrath from the Neuss-Holzheim exit to Mönchengladbach. Grefrath is connected to the local public transport network with bus routes 843, 864 and 870.

Web links

• District brochure on the website of the city of Neuss

Individual evidence

1. ↑ District table - basic statistical data. City of Neuss, December 31, 2015, accessed on August 7, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Tuecking, Karl, in: documents and files from the archive of the Poor Clares to Neuss, certificate 105 from September 29, 1381 , 1896, Neuss, S. [37] 33 online version
3. ↑ Statistics and topography of the government district of Düsseldorf , JHC Schreinger, 1836, p. 149 ( Google Books )
4. ^ 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. 292 .