Isenbruch
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Isenbruch
Isebrook Selfkant municipality
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 29 ″ N , 5 ° 52 ′ 48 ″ E
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| Height : | 39 (33-39) m |
| Residents : | 308 (Jun 30, 2016) |
| Postal code : | 52538 |
| Area code : | 02456 |
 Location of Isenbruch in Selfkant
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 Map of the municipality of Selfkant
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Isenbruch ( Limburgs Isebrook) is a village in the municipality of Selfkant in the far west of the district of Heinsberg in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . Isenbruch is the westernmost place in Germany .
geography
location
The place, which is in Selfkant 17 km southwest of Heinsberg directly on the Dutch border, lies between the Dutch cities of Susteren in the north and Sittard in the south. The Dutch town of Nieuwstadt is immediately adjacent to the west. Havert , Millen and Schalbruch , three other districts of Selfkant, are located directly to the east and south .
Most western mainland point in Germany
About 1.4 km northwest of Isenbruch is the most westerly Landesstelle Germany: This is due to the county road K 1 directly north of the house Groevenkamp ( 51 ° 3 '4 " N , 5 ° 51' 58.7" O ). Because of this fact, Isenbruch is a member of the Zipfelbund .
Waters
Isenbruch belongs to the catchment area of the Rodebach (GEWKZ 281822) which flows into the Meuse via the Saeffeler Bach .
Neighboring places
| Echt-Susteren (NL) | Heath (NL) | Breakage |
| Nieuwstadt (NL) |
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Havert |
| Limbricht (NL) | Millen | Tüddern |
Type of settlement
Isenbruch is a multi-line street village .
history
Place name
- 14th century Ysenbruic
- 1512 Ysenbroeck
- 1533 ingen Isenbroich
- 1595 Isenbroich
- 1662 Isenbruch
- 1846 Isenbruch
Local history
Isenbruch belonged to the Jülich office of Millen. In the 14th century Heinrich von Höngen (Hoynghen) owned land near Isenbruch as a Heinsberg fief. In 1512, near the village, there was a mill owned by the sovereign. It is likely to be the mill of Gerhard von Schaesberg mentioned in the oldest Heinsberg fiefdom register. The court and the parish Havert were located in the village. A small chapel already existed in 1533. Isenbruch had a total of 320 inhabitants in 1828 and belonged to the Havert community and the Selfkant district.
From April 23, 1949 to July 31, 1963, the Selfkant and with it Isenbruch were under Dutch order management. The repatriation took place on August 1, 1963 after payment of 280 million D-Marks .
With the law on the restructuring of municipalities in the Selfkant district of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg of June 24, 1969, the municipalities of Havert , Hillensberg, Höngen , Millen , Süsterseel, Tüddern, Wehr (Selfkant office) and the Saeffelen municipality (Waldfeucht office) became effective on July 1, 1969. merged to form the new, non-official municipality Selfkant
Church history
The Roman Catholic parish of St. Gertrud Havert was with Isenbruch, Lind, Schalbruch and stone an independent parish . The exact year of construction of the chapel Maria Immaculate Conception is not precisely known. The altar was consecrated in 1521 . In 1582 they served Peter Perarius. In the 18th century the chapel was renovated and rebuilt. After the war damage had been repaired, a thorough restoration took place in 1986.
In the course of the parish reforms in the Diocese of Aachen, the formerly independent Catholic parish of St. Gertrud was incorporated into the Community of Parishes (GdG) St. Servatius Selfkant .
politics
According to § 3 (1) of the main statute of the Selfkant municipality, the municipality is divided into localities. Isenbruch is a locality and is represented by a local mayor in the community council according to § 3 (2) . Martin Busch is the head of the village of Isenbruch. (As of 2014)
Infrastructure
- In June 2013, 325 people lived in Isenbruch.
- In local public transport, the AVV operates Isenbruch with lines 436 and 438.
- The place has a connection to the cycling network NRW .
Attractions
- Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on Engelbertstrasse, as memorial no.8
- Cenotaph for the fallen and missing soldiers at the church
- Most western point in Germany
- Gut Schaesberg is a historic estate
societies
- Selfkant volunteer fire brigade , Havert-Schalbruch extinguishing unit
- St. Martini Isenbruch Shooting Brotherhood
- Drummers and Whistlers Corps St. Martini Isenbruch
traffic
Motorway connection
| BAB | Route section | Junction | distance |
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| A46 | Heinsberg - Düsseldorf | AS Heinsberg | 15 km |
| A44 | Aachen - Mönchengladbach | AS Aldenhoven | 30 km |
| A4 | Aachen - Cologne | AS Weisweiler | 40 km |
Rail connection
From Susteren train station (approx. 2 km away)
| line | Line course |
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| S 2 | Roermond - Sittard - Maastricht - Maastricht Randwyck |
From Geilenkirchen train station (approx. 15 km away)
| line | Line designation | Line course |
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| RE 4 | Wupper Express | Aachen - Mönchengladbach - Düsseldorf - Dortmund |
| RB 33 | Rhine-Niers Railway | Aachen - Mönchengladbach - Krefeld - Duisburg |
| RB 20 | Euregiobahn |
Aachen - Geilenkirchen (only in rush hour) |
Agriculture
- Agriculture in Isenbruch is characterized by pasture farming due to the breakland and the brook bottoms.
literature
- Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen. 3. Edition. Kühlen, Mönchengladbach 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7 , pp. 684-686.
- Leo Gillessen: The localities of the district of Heinsberg. ISBN 3-925620-13-3 , p. 249.
- Leo Gillessen: On place names and settlement studies of the southern Selfkant district. In: home calendar. 1971, pp. 41-50.
- Friedrich von Restorff : Topographical-statistical description of the Royal Prussian Rhine Province . Nicolai, Berlin / Stettin 1830.
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Selfkant
- Monuments in the municipality of Selfkant
- Churches and chapels in the Selfkant municipality
- Havert-Schalbruch fire department
- Website about the village of Isenbruch
Individual evidence
- ^ German basic map 1: 5000
- ↑ http://www.selfkant.de/component/content/article/80-buergerservice/93-zahlen-ffekten.html
- ^ Zipfelbund (Oberstdorf, Sylt, Selfkant, Görlitz). In: zipfelbund.de. Retrieved July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ lanuv.nrw.de
- ↑ aachener-zeitung.de
- ↑ rechts.nrw.de
- ↑ St. Gertrud, Havert ( Memento from July 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Dieck | Großwehrhagen | Havert | Heilder | Hillensberg | Höngen | Isenbruch | Kleinwehrhagen | Millen | Millen's fraction | Saeffelen | Breakage | Stone | Süsterseel | Tüddern | Weir
Elbow (northernmost point) | Rickelsbüller Koog (northernmost mainland point) | Neißeaue (easternmost point) | Haldenwanger Eck (southernmost point) | Isenbruch (westernmost point) | Zugspitze (highest point) | Neuendorf-Sachsenbande (deepest point of land) | Hemmelsdorfer See (lowest point) | Funtensee (Kaltepol) | Center of Germany (ambiguous)