Holzheim (Neuss)

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Holzheim coat of arms
Coat of arms of Neuss
Holzheim
district 23 of Neuss
Location Neuss-Holzheim.png
Coordinates 51 ° 9 ′ 38 "  N , 6 ° 40 ′ 3"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 38 "  N , 6 ° 40 ′ 3"  E
surface 8.38 km²
Residents 7669 (June 30, 2014)
Population density 915 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Jan. 1, 1975
Post Code 41472
Borough Holzheim (23)
Transport links
Highway A46
Federal road B230
DB connection Holzheim (near Neuss)
Bus lines 843 NE2 869 877
Source: Timetable information from Stadtwerke Neuss

Holzheim is a district of the city of Neuss with almost 8,000 inhabitants. It has its own train station and a Catholic church .

Geographical location

Holzheim is located in the southwest of the city of Neuss and extends with its outskirts from the left bank of the Erft in the east to the A46 in the northwest. In the south Holzheim borders on the outskirts of the city of Grevenbroich , in the north on the Neuss district of Reuschenberg.

The outskirts of Holzheim include the small village of Minkel, consisting of Minkel-Lepp, Minkel 1, Minkel 2. These are located lower down in the Erft lowlands . Hombroich / Süd, Hombroich / Nord, Eppinghoven, Gruissem / Ost and Kreitz also belong to Holzheim.

history

Former municipal coat of arms

Holzheim can look back on over 1200 years of history. On May 2, 801, a Betto sold his farm to Abbot Liudger von Werden / Ruhr near the village of Holtheim , which was then in the Nievenheim district . The Catholic parish of St. Martinus was first mentioned in 1320/23. In the Middle Ages, Holzheim belonged to the Electoral Cologne district of Liedberg . Only one moth remains from the former Erprath Castle between Holzheim and Weckhoven . Originally a Roman watchtower is said to have been located here.

In 1794 French revolutionary troops occupied Holzheim. The independent Mairie Holzheim was formed, which belonged to the canton of Neuss in the Département de la Roer . After the Congress of Vienna Holzheim came to the Kingdom of Prussia . The mayor's office in Holzheim was established in 1816 and was co-administered by the mayor's office in Grefrath until 1853 . In 1927 the mayor's office in Holzheim was renamed to Amt Holzheim. In 1935, the municipality of Grefrath was incorporated into Holzheim, which was now called the municipality of Holzheim. It had an area of ​​14.83 km² and included the localities of Holzheim, Minkel, Gruissem, Kreitz, Grefrath, Dirkes, Lanzerath, Röckrath. In the spring of 1945 American troops occupied the villages.

In 1931 Holzheim was completely seized by the bailiff . 250 families with a total of 2,850 people are supposed to pay for frivolous credit transactions in their place. The auction date was set for October 12th.

The last mayor of the municipality of Holzheim was Georg Becker (CDU) and his deputy Willibald Steinlein (CDU). The last municipal director was Robert Labonte and his general representative Peter Zimmermann. On January 1, 1975, the community of Holzheim was incorporated into the city of Neuss. Although Holzheim is now a district of Neuss, you can still recognize the very independent structure of the place. The place had its own hospital until the 1970s. The old town hall still exists. Typical for Holzheim are the many small alleys that also connect the streets and run through the place like small veins.

Population development

  • 0June 6, 1961: 6054
  • June 30, 1964: 6373
  • I.May 27, 1970: 6831 in place
  • June 30, 1974: 8573 (old community Holzheim with Grefrath)
  • June 30, 2006: 7841 (Holzheim district)
  • June 30, 2007: 7756
  • June 30, 2008: 7703
  • June 30, 2011: 7628

politics

As a formerly independent municipality, Holzheim has its own district committee , which has the right of initiative with regard to all circumstances that affect the district and must be heard on all important matters. The district committee has existed since it was incorporated in 1975.

In it, the CDU has 9 seats, the SPD 4 seats, the FDP 3 seats, Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , as well as Die Linke and the UWG Center each have 1 seat.

Culture and sights

Works of art

There are some sculptures in public space in Holzheim.

  • The shooter, one of the metal "guardians" figures typical of Anatol Herzfeld . The artist had his studio on Museum Island Hombroich for a few decades until he died in 2019.
  • The cross, a carved monolith on the Church of St. Martinus, also a work of art by Anatol Herzberg
  • The mourner, a stone sculpture on the church, by Josef Neuhaus , an artist from Neuss

Museums

The Museum Insel Hombroich and the rocket station combine art with nature. The museum buildings on the island are distributed over a floodplain, park and meadow area. At the rocket station, in keeping with the story, one encounters a rougher and more reserved design of nature.

  • Meadow landscape, Museum Island Hombroich

  • Architecture on Museum Island

  • Anatol: "Parliament"

  • Long Foundation

Buildings

  • The Catholic Church of St. Martinus was destroyed in World War II, but the bell tower was completely preserved. The church bells from the 14th century are among the oldest in the area. After the war, the nave was completely rebuilt.
  • Modern architecture can be found in the area of ​​the Museum Insel Hombroich and the former missile station . Hombroich is a former knight's seat , whose manor house dates from the 18th century.
  • The Benedictine Sisters of the Holy Sacrament have been at home in the Kreitz Monastery since 1899 .
  • Opposite the St. Martinus Church is the former hospital, where the Federal Office of the German Scouting Society Saint Georg (DPSG) is based today .
  • In the north of Holzheim are the remains of the Strategic Railway Embankment , a never completed railway line between the Ruhr area and the German - French border . It is 13 km long between Holzheim and Rommerskirchen . Today it is a walking, riding and cycling path with the quality of a ground monument . The dimensions of the bridges for the crossing-free overpasses of roads and dirt roads are impressive . These structures, like the mighty railway embankment, have been unused for 80 years. At its northern end is the island of Hombroich .
  • In the southeast of the village is Eppinghoven with the Eppinghover Mühle ( 51 ° 9 ′ 15 ″  N , 6 ° 40 ′ 44 ″  E ), directly on the Erft . This is a former monastery that was founded in Kaarst in 1214 , but was moved here to the Erft a few years later. At first there were Cistercian women in the monastery . From the 17th century until its abolition during the secularization in 1802 it served as a noble women's monastery . The current buildings - a monastery mill - were built in the 17th and 18th centuries. The outer portal from 1710 has a Madonna and a coat of arms with the inscription of the abbess Anna Margaretha von Randerath. The main building was built in 1695 and also has an inscription with the coat of arms of the abbess Agnes Dorothea Elisabeth von Landsberg.

Sports

  • The local sports club is the Holzheimer Sportgemeinschaft. She trains at the local sports facility and with the canoeing department at the boathouse on the Erft in Minkel. Athletes in the HSG's canoe rankings won several gold and silver medals at two Summer Olympics in Japan and Mexico .

Regular events

Shooting festival

Oldest order of the royal silver

Dated on the first Sunday in July, the shooting festival begins on Saturday lunchtime and ends with the coronation of the king on the following Tuesday. The royal bird shooting takes place every year on Corpus Christi day in the multi-purpose hall in Holzheim. The citizen shooting club was founded in 1836; the grenadiers and hunters that still exist today have been there from the start. Today the Holzheim Regiment consists of nine corps and societies and has around 800 members.

carnival

In addition to the shooting festival, the carnival is also celebrated in Holzheim. There is a parade to celebrate Hoppeditzerwachen and a large Rose Monday parade . See also the Neuss Carnival .

Economy and Infrastructure

Holzheim has good connections to the motorway network and is served by several public means of transport. The large industrial area is the seat of several dozen small and medium-sized companies, including the formerly independent Frankenheim brewery which is now part of the Warsteiner Group.

traffic

Holzheim railway station (b Neuss)

Holzheim station (b Neuss) is located on the Düren – Neuss railway line and is served by the Erft Bahn ( RB 39 ), a line of the Vias .

line Line designation Line course Clock frequency
RB 39 Erft Railway Düsseldorf - Neuss - Holzheim (near Neuss) - Grevenbroich (- Horrem) - Bedburg

In addition, the Stadtwerke Neuss bus lines (line 843) and the Rhineland bus service (lines 869 and 877) run through Holzheim, and since January 2012 a night express (NE2).

line route Remarks
843 Neusserfurth Nord - Hbf - Fr.-Ebert-Platz - Reuschenberg - Holzheim - indoor ski area - Grefrath Every day
869 Neuss Stadthalle - Holzheim - Kapellen-Wevelinghoven train station - Wevelinghoven - Grevenbroich train station Every day
877 Neuss Landestheater - NE-Süd train station - Holzheim - Kapellen-Wevelinghoven train station - Wevelinghoven (- Grevenbroich train station) working days
NE2 Neuss main station - Pomona - Reuschenberg - Holzheim - Grefrath via the ski hall Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

The A 46 runs north-west of Holzheim and is connected to the village by the Neuss-Holzheim exit. In the north-east direction, the A 57 can be reached via the Neuss-Reuschenberg exit .

Public facilities

  • Five kindergartens
  • Library
  • Media center of the Rhein-Kreis Neuss
  • A district administration office of the Neuss city administration

education

  • Realschule Neuss-Holzheim
  • Martinus School Holzheim (municipal community elementary school)

literature

  • Karl Emsbach, Max Tauch: Churches, monasteries and chapels in the Neuss district. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1986.
  • Walter and Brigitte Janssen: Castles, palaces and court festivals in the Neuss district. 3rd ext. Edition, Neuss 1997, ISBN 3-9800327-0-1 .
  • Johann-Heinrich Dorsemagen: Festival book for the 1200 year celebration of Neuss-Holzheim. Krefeld 2001, ISBN 3-923140-85-1 .
  • Peter Schornstein: Holzheim ... where it's most beautiful. Holzheim 2007.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ↑ http://neuss-holzheim.de/PDF/BZA_Holzheim/20100113/Sitzungsdokumente/NiederschriftBZA_Holzheim130110.PDF  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / neuss-holzheim.de  
  3. ↑ sg-holzheim.de