Junkersdorf (Cologne)

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Junkersdorf
district 306 of Cologne
Location of the Junkersdorf district in the Lindenthal district
Coordinates 50 ° 55 '55 "  N , 6 ° 51' 26"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '55 "  N , 6 ° 51' 26"  E
surface 7.38 km²
Residents 14,695 (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density 1991 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Jan. 1, 1975
Post Code 50858
prefix 0221
02234 (Marsdorf, Horbell)
Borough Lindenthal (3)
Transport links
Highway A1 A4
Federal road B55 B264
Light rail lines 1 7th
Bus routes 141 143 144 173
Source: 2017 residents . (PDF) Cologne district information

Junkersdorf is a district in the west of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine , in the district of Lindenthal .

location

Junkersdorf borders the Müngersdorf and Lindenthal districts to the east . Junkersdorf is bounded in the south by the federal highway 264 . In the west is the federal motorway 1 or Fontanestrasse (border to Weiden) and the village of Weiden . Bundesstraße 55 runs to the north of Junkersdorf .

structure

Gut Horbell, farm building, around 1890

The district of Junkersdorf and thus Cologne were assigned the residential spaces on January 1, 1975 by the Cologne Act :

  • Marsdorf (from Frechen)
  • Horbell: The estate was first attested in the 14th century. Current construction 1713 (by Hürth )

Both have only a small population. Frechen lost a large share of trade taxes with the retail focus in Marsdorf.

archeology

A large early medieval burial ground was completely excavated near Aachener Strasse in the 1940s and 1950s under the direction of Fritz Fremersdorf . It includes 514 graves from around 440 and 700 AD. This suggests a number of around 110–120 people living at the same time and thus a large settlement for this time. A smaller burial ground from a similar period, known as Köln-Müngersdorf , is only about one kilometer to the east.

history

The medieval old village church

The name Junkersdorf was first mentioned in a document in 962, when the Archbishop of Cologne at that time, Bruno , donated land in "Guntheresthorb" to the St. Cäcilia women's monastery in Cologne. During this time the settlement was described as belonging to the Kölngau . In 1223 the old St. Pankratius Church was first mentioned . At the beginning of the 15th century the powers of the rulers were transferred to the Antonite monastery in Cologne . In 1586 the Junkersdorf massacre took place , which shook the whole empire. Until the end of the 18th century, the "Herrlichkeit Junkersdorf" estate , which was shaped by its courts, was a free rule in the Archbishopric of Cologne , which was only ended after the French took possession of it in 1794. At that time, the ecclesiastical properties passed to the French state . Various courtyards from this period are still preserved in the area of ​​the district. Junkersdorf became part of the Mairie Lövenich in the canton of Weiden , which was part of the arrondissement of Cologne in the Rur department . After 1815 Junkersdorf came to Prussia and belonged to the community of Lövenich in the district of Cologne . In 1975 Junkersdorf was incorporated into the city of Cologne.

Demographic statistics

Structure of the population of Cologne-Junkersdorf:

  • Share of under 18s: 18.6% (2014)
  • Proportion of over 64-year-olds: 17.1% (2014)
  • Proportion of foreigners: 10.8% (2015)
  • Unemployment rate: 3.9% (2014)

Culture and leisure

buildings

Catholic Church of St. Pankratius (Cologne-Junkersdorf) St. Pankratius
Ev. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church

At the end of the 1920s, elegant single-family houses in the Bauhaus style were built in Junkersdorf. In the subsequent 1930s, the Outer Cologne Green Belt was laid out, making the Junkersdorfer fields interesting for exclusive living in green surroundings. Some garden city-like settlements emerged there .

The Attila Etzel barracks, named after the Hun King, were built on Dürener Strasse in 1936 . In the period from around the end of 1944 to 1946, Polish forced laborers were gathered in the Etzel barracks in order to be prepared for their return transport to their homeland. At times the camp was completely overcrowded with around 2500 people. The vehicle hangars were at times also sleeping places. Four families lived in the crew quarters, one in each corner. The individual families only inadequately shielded themselves by cleverly setting up the bunk beds. The sanitary facilities were at the end of the hall. The camp was administered by the English. The residents of the camp were fed centrally by the English. They received intensive medical care, starting with delousing measures through to giving vitamins and vaccinations. Serious illnesses were treated in a German hospital in Bonn. It could happen that children had almost forgotten the Polish language and spoke German after a long hospital stay. Speaking German was forbidden in the camp, as was contacts outside the camp.

In the camp there was a large school, sports facilities and an emergency church where Polish services were held regularly. How much emphasis was placed on religious support may be illustrated by the fact that there was a prayer and hymn book printed in Polish especially for the Polish camps on the Lower Rhine and in Westphalia. The "Nihil Obstat" was issued on May 15, 1945 by D. Bernard Walczak, O. S. B., the "Imprimatur" on May 19, 1945 by Jos. van der Meersch, Vic. gen .. The printing took place in Kempen on the Lower Rhine. Belgian armed forces then moved into the facility and named it Haelen . The Belgian settlement was built for the soldiers and their relatives in the 1950s. After the Belgians gave up the barracks in 1996, a new settlement called Stadtwaldviertel Junkersdorf was built on the site .

societies

The following clubs are particularly active in Junkersdorf: JRC Junkersdorfer-Reit-Club, FC Junkersdorf , Große Junkersdorfer Karnevals Gesellschaft von 1973 e. V. , May society Junkersdorf e. V. and SKG Junkersdorf e. V. (sports bowling). Large Junkersdorfer and May society together form the Junkersdorf village community. The first ski club Junkersdorf e. V. was founded in 2010. The Kölner Ski-Klub e. V. has been based in Junkersdorf since 1980.

Economy and Transport

economy

The former RTL headquarters in Junkersdorf

Until RTL Television moved in June 2010, the RTL headquarters were on Aachener Strasse . A large industrial area belongs to Marsdorf, in which, among other things, the motorsport department and the Formula 1 racing team of the automobile manufacturer Toyota were located.

traffic

Junkersdorf is very conveniently located. In Junkersdorf, the two highways intersect A 1 and A 4 at interchange Köln-West. The federal road 55 (Aachener Strasse) with tram line 1 runs through the north of Junkersdorf. The federal road 264 (Dürener Strasse), the Cologne – Frechen railway line and the tram line 7 run through the south .

Known residents

Current residents

Deceased former residents

See also

Web links

Commons : Köln-Junkersdorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Clemen : Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz , Der Landkreis Köln , Düsseldorf 1897, Reprint Düsseldorf 1983, ISBN 3-590-32118-0 , pp. 135-138
  2. ^ Peter La Baume: The Franconian cemetery of Junkersdorf near Cologne. Germanic Monuments of the Migration Period Series B Volume 5. Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1967. - Frank Siegmund: Merovingian period on the Lower Rhine. Rhenish excavations 34. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1989, pp. 183–191.
  3. ↑ Alexander Denzler: Lebenswelten von Kinder im Kölner Kriege (1583-1588) , in: Kathrin Kiefer and Lisa Lüdke (eds.): Children in War: Rhineland-Palatinate Perspectives from the 16th to the 20th Century , pp. 21–46 , P. 28ff.
  4. ↑ Christoph P. Selbach, Reiner Selbach: Junkersdorfer Höfe. An overview of the development of Junkersdorf using the example of the agricultural farms around the old village church in Cologne-Junkersdorf with reference to a map from 1777. (PDF; 2.1 MB) (No longer available online.) P. 4 , archived from the original on December 15, 2011 ; Retrieved October 30, 2008 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.grosse-junkersdorfer.de
  5. ↑ Inhabitants according to selected age groups - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  6. ↑ Inhabitants according to selected age groups - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  7. ↑ Inhabitants by type of migration background - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  8. ↑ Employed and unemployed part of the city - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de