Jakobwüllesheim

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Jakobwüllesheim
Vettweiß municipality
Coat of arms of Jakobwüllesheim
Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 45 ″  N , 6 ° 33 ′ 34 ″  E
Height : 150 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.5 km²
Residents : 816  (Jun 30, 2020)
Population density : 181 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 52391
Area code : 02424
The place from the west with the distinctive church towers
The place from the west with the distinctive church towers

Jakobwüllesheim is a district of the municipality Vettweiß in the district of Düren , North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

location

Jakobwüllesheim is located in the north of the Vettweiß municipality in the Zülpicher Börde . The place borders in the north on the localities Bubenheim and Rommelsheim, which belong to the municipality of Nörvenich . In the east Jakobwüllesheim borders on the village of Kelz and in the south on the central town of Vettweiß. Along the L327, Jakobwüllesheim borders the village of Stockheim ( Kreuzau municipality ) in the west . The Ellebach flows between Stockheim and Jakobwüllesheim .

history

The ending of the place name (-heim) suggests the first settlement by the Franks . The place is first mentioned in the year 931, when Archbishop Wichfrid from Cologne donated goods in Wulesheim to the Ursula-Stift there . In 1174 there is already talk of a chapel in Villa St. Jacobi . This name was then added to the place name to distinguish it from Frauwüllesheim . In 1342 the name appears as sent Jacobs Wilwisheim .

Reorganizations

In 1932 Jakobwüllesheim came to the Vettweiß office from the Drove mayor's office. On July 1, 1969, Jakobwüllesheim was incorporated into Vettweiß.

Infrastructure

The former farming village has now become a home for the neighboring industrial regions. Except for vegetable growing, agriculture is hardly practiced any more. There are a few small businesses in the village.

traffic

Two national roads meet in the village, Landesstraße 327 , which leads from Stockheim to Rommelsheim , and Kreisstraße  33. The Rurtalbus buses connect the town to local public transport .

Since 1955 there has been a stop on the Bördebahn, which is used for tourism . It is a bit outside of the village. This stop was a few hundred meters further in the direction of Vettweiß at post 6. It was used to secure the railroad crossing there with barriers by the personnel present. The breakpoint was restored in 2013 in connection with the breakpoint in Nemmenich .

church

Catholic parish church St. Jakobus in Jakobwüllesheim

The two church towers with the illuminated church clock can be seen from afar . The parish church of St. Jakobus was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1893/1894 by the Cologne government architect Heinrich Krings . The church is also known as a kit model from a model railway accessories manufacturer, which is one of the few two-tower model churches that can be found on many H0 model railway systems

Clubs, associations

Although it is only a small place, there are a large number of associations, some of which are of supra-local importance. There are among others

  • a fire fighting group of the Vettweiß volunteer fire brigade with a youth fire brigade ,
  • the carnival society "Löstige Jonge",
  • the St. Jakobus Schützenbruderschaft e. V.,
  • the music association "Concordia",
  • the group "Senior Active",
  • the group "Boule",
  • the Jakobwüllesheim tennis club,
  • the bowling club "Hacke Dicht",
  • the drum corps "Frei Weg",
  • the Jakobwüllesheim Motorsport Club,
  • the ice hockey fan club "Fanatics Blau-Weiß",
  • the KulturForum Europa e. V..

The clubs are part of the community of local associations Jakobwüllesheim and actively shape the appearance of the town.

Personalities

Others

As is often the case in the Rhineland , the Jakobwüllesheimers have a proper name. They are known as ox . This may be due to the fact that the heavy sugar beet wagons used to be pulled by oxen.

There is a kindergarten in the village.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures accessed on July 15, 2020
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 98 .
  3. ↑ Viessmann model toys, which the model sells under its Kibri brand