Groppenbruch

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Groppenbruch City of Dortmund Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 10 ″  N , 7 ° 23 ′ 51 ″  E
Height :	65 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.63 km²
Residents :	398  (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density :	110 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	October 27, 1917
Incorporated into:	Amount of money
Postal code :	44359
Area code :	0231
Subdistrict :	951

Groppenbruch is a district in the north of Dortmund and belongs to the Mengede district .

geography

Groppenbruch is located to the south and north of the federal motorway 2 and borders the Emscher in the west . The district is crossed by the Dortmund-Ems Canal . In addition to residential development, the district has a building materials factory with its own port and a long-established waffle factory.

The place is at an altitude of 65  m above sea level. NHN .

history

The name Groppenbruch is derived from the Germanic word Xroppa (spherical pottery products) and Bruch = lowland.

Archaeologists date the first Celtic settlements between 500 and 200 BC. During the construction of the Federal Motorway 2, Roman coins were found, among other things, which indicate brisk trade in Roman times . Groppenbruch was first mentioned in the 14th century in a register of the Werden monastery.

On October 27, 1917, Groppenbruch was incorporated into Mengede and finally incorporated into the city of Dortmund on April 1, 1928 together with Mengede.

Population development

year	2003	2008	2013
Residents	352	390	398

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 238 and 262 .
2. ↑ Statistical Atlas 2015. (PDF; 24.2 MB) (No longer available online.) City of Dortmund - Dortmund Statistics Office, July 2015, p. 15 , archived from the original on September 14, 2016 ; Retrieved June 29, 2016 . 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.  

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