Heister

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Heister
Municipality Langerwehe
Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 48 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 12 ″  E
Height : 209  (164-212)  m above sea level NHN
Area : 11.7 km² (with Wenau)
Residents : 950
Population density : 81 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1932
Incorporated into: Wenau
Postal code : 52379
Area code : 02423
Holzheim Castle
Holzheim Castle
The Norbertus Chapel

Heistern is an Eifel village and has been part of Langerwehe in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Düren since 1972 .

Geographical location

Heistern is on the northern edge of the Hohes Venn-Eifel nature park . The Wehebach flows to the east . The village is located on a county road between Hamich and Hü Hügel and near the country road between Schevenhütte and Langerwehe at 200  m above sea level. NHN .

In the immediate vicinity are the Wenau Monastery , Holzheim Castle , Wenauer Höfchen, the hamlet of Blumenthal, the ruins of Karlsburg , Gut Schönthal , Kleinschönthal and the Pützmühle. A hiking trail leads to the Laufenburg .

history

The name Heistern comes from the Celto-Romanic word hais = beech or from the Anglo-Saxon hees = forest. In the 14th century, Holzheim Castle and its owners, the Knights of the Heyster, were first mentioned in a document. There is little historical information about the place Hamich. However, the Roman name Hamiacum is known . There were finds from Roman times there. From 1798 to 1814 Mairie Heistern belonged to the canton of Eschweiler in the Département de la Roer . Hamich and Schevenhütte also belonged to the Mairie. In 1800 Hamich, Heistern and Schevenhütte had a total of 1,120 inhabitants. From 1815 on, Heistern and Hamich belonged independently to the Düren district and from 1932 together with Wenau to the Langerwehe office. On January 1, 1972, Wenau was incorporated into Langerwehe.

traffic

The next motorway junction is "Langerwehe" on the A4 . The next train station on the Cologne - Düren - Aachen route is "Langerwehe". Two AVV bus routes connect Heistern with Hamich, Gressenich , Schevenhütte, Langerwehe, Nothberg , Bergrath and Eschweiler- Mitte.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( Notes )
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .

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