Holthausen (Hattingen)

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Holthausen
City of Hattingen
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 35 ″  N , 7 ° 13 ′ 25 ″  E
Incorporation : April 1, 1966
Incorporated into: Blankenstein
Postal code : 45527
Area code : 02324
Holthausen (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Holthausen

Location of Holthausen in North Rhine-Westphalia
View from Blankenstein over the Drenhausen area in Holthausen
View from Blankenstein over the Drenhausen area in Holthausen

Holthausen is a district of Hattingen in the Ennepe-Ruhr district . First mentioned in a document in 1054, the district has 5878 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2014).

history

The grave mounds of Holthausen are among the relics of prehistoric settlement .

While the explanation of most place names causes more or less difficulties, the meaning of the word Holthausen is quite obvious: When larger areas of the surrounding area had already been reclaimed and converted into pastures and fields, the area of ​​today's district of Holthausen was still there as a wood . When the surrounding areas no longer offered the farmers sufficient living space around the 7th century, more wooded areas were opened up, "'int Holt" (wood), hence the place name Holthausen.

Henry III gave the Reichshof Holthausen on November 15, 1054 to the Essen monastery . Holthausen remained connected with the neighboring community of Welper until the 18th century, in the form of a brand cooperative .

Around 1700 there were 13 farms in Holthausen and in 1743 a schoolhouse for 53 children was built in Niederholthausen. In 1863 the Protestant school was inaugurated in Oberholthausen. The municipality of Holthausen and Welper were separated from the Hattingen-Land office in 1886 and incorporated into the Blankenstein office.

Up until the end of the 19th century, the only roads and paths that were known here were those that only met rural requirements, as there were only a few farms. The Holthauser Chaussee was built from 1899 to 1901 . On April 1, 1939, the areas of the communities of Holthausen and Welper to the west and south of the Sprockhöveler Bach were added to the city of Hattingen.

In 1939 the Aurora colliery was founded, which, like the Barbara mine, mined coal until 1965. A community library was opened as early as 1942.

On April 1, 1966, the previously independent community was incorporated into Blankenstein .

Families with children settled in this poorly industrialized district in the second half of the 20th century, particularly due to its natural location and proximity to the city of Hattingen, so that the primary school in Holthausen was inaugurated on August 16, 1971, and the Catholic school on September 2, 1974 . Kindergarten opened and finally a second kindergarten was built on Lindstockstrasse.

Another step forward for the structure of the site was the construction of a school center on Lindstockstrasse for 2000 students with accommodation for the Holthausen grammar school and a secondary school, with an adjacent indoor swimming pool and sports field, which was handed over in August 1978. The grammar school and a secondary school have been located there since the 2003/2004 school year. Due to the falling number of registrations, the secondary school had to be closed again. The vocational school from Hattingen is now moving in there for a transitional period, as major renovations are being carried out there.

On December 22, 1985, the St. Georgs parish expanded its premises and its sphere of activity with the inauguration of a new Protestant community center on Dorfstrasse.

On January 13, 1991 the foundation stone was laid for the Neurosurgical Rehabilitation Clinic Klinik Holthausen (today Helios Klinik Hattingen-Holthausen ). The opening took place in 1993, and a children's department was added in 1996. The rehab clinic is one of the largest employers in Hattingen today.

The population of Holthausen tripled between 1966 and 2003 to 5820 inhabitants. Larger building areas have been developed in various parts of the district.

Sports clubs in the multi-purpose hall at the primary school, where some parties and celebrations take place, as well as the sports fields at An der Behrenbeck, home of the largest sports club in Holthausen (PSV Ennepe) and at the school center with beach sports facilities, offer leisure activities.

Thanks to the commitment of committed citizens and parents, the Holthaus Carnival Monday procession took place for the first time on February 21, 1977 and is part of the Hattingen calendar even after 25 years. Regular events include the Holthaus Street Festival (since 2003) on Dorfstraße and other events such as soap box races and the Christmas market.

literature

  • Andreas Niepel: The Holthausen Garden. Clinic Holthausen Hattingen. Verlag D. Riedelsheimer, Heppenheim 2000, ISBN 3-934533-01-9

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 248 and 292 .