Harbeck (Wegberg)

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Harbeck
City of Wegberg
Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 40 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 25 ″  E
Height : 63–70 m above sea level NN
Residents : 953  (Jun 30, 2012)
Postal code : 41844
Area code : 02434
Memorial at the Grenzlandring
Half-timbered yard on Partridge Path
Brick courtyard in Harbeck
The Kringsmühle

Harbeck is a district of the Mittelstadt Wegberg in the district of Heinsberg in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

Harbeck is located northwest of Wegberg on the Grenzlandring . The Schwalm forms the eastern border of the district. The place extends northwest of Wegberg over a length of two kilometers to Harbeck-Hau. The railway line from Mönchengladbach to Dalheim runs through the town in a west-east direction.

Neighboring places

Merbeck mountain bush
Arsbeck Neighboring communities Wegberg
Clinic Watern

history

The place name probably refers to the location of the place along the Schwalm bank. The syllable "Har" could be traced back to the Old High German word "horo" (swamp, morass). Harbeck therefore means "swampy brook". The former St. Katharinenhof in Hau belonged to Wegberg Castle as a leasehold . According to local tradition, the erection of the village cross on Harbecker Straße goes back to a diphtheria epidemic in Harbeck in 1890.

Infrastructure

  • In June 2011, 943 people lived in Harbeck. There are several agricultural and wood processing companies, two market gardens, a few restaurants and several small businesses.
  • Bus and school bus stops provide connections to the schools as well as to the cities of Wegberg, Erkelenz and Mönchengladbach
  • Catholic kindergarten "Rabennest" Harbeck

Attractions

  • Cross on Grenzlandring, Harbecker Straße, as monument no.45
  • Half-timbered courtyard, Partridge Path, as monument no.46
  • Backsteinhof, Harbecker Straße 12, as monument no.47

societies

  • Choral Society "Harbeck Singers"
  • Heimatverein Harbeck
  • Bachelor club "recovery"
  • Tambour Corps Dalheim-Harbeck eV
  • Theater association "Schwalmbühne" Harbeck
  • Wegberg volunteer fire brigade , also responsible for the town of Harbeck

literature

  • Wegberg cultural guide. Stadtmarketing-Team der Stadt Wegberg, Wegberg 2007, pp. 56–57.

Web links

Commons : Harbeck  - collection of images, videos and audio files