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City of Linnich
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 50 ″  E
Height : 67 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.39 km²
Residents : 1409  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 321 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 52441
Area code : 02462
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Körrenzig is a district of the city of Linnich on the northern border of the Düren district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ). The village is located east of the Rur on the B 57 between Linnich and Rurich . Körrenzig used to be known for its basket-making craft .

geography

Waters

The Malefinkbach flows through the village towards Rurich. A bridge crosses the Rur in the direction of Brachelen . As part of the EU- funded RIPARIA project, the Rur in the Körrenziger area was renatured at the end of the 1990s as a flood protection measure and an old arm was connected.

history

Körrenzig's location on a map by Christian Sgrothen , 1557

The place name belongs to the group of pre-German - (i) acum names from the Gallo-Roman era and perhaps indicates a Roman estate belonging to a "Cornicius". The first documentary mention can be found in a deed of gift from Konrad II , who bequeathed the Cornizich estate to the Burtscheid Imperial Abbey in 1029 . From the 14th century, Körrenzig was in the office of Boslar of the Duchy of Jülich .

The place belonged to the district of Erkelenz from 1816 to 1936 and was then assigned to the district of Jülich . Körrenzig has been in the Düren district since 1972. The population of the place fell from 1925 to 1933 from 1,457 to 1,091 inhabitants. Some Jewish families lived in the village in the 19th and 20th centuries. They belonged to the Linnich synagogue community. During the Nazi era they emigrated or were deported.

At the end of the Second World War , the place was a strongly contested front line along the Rur front . The village was captured on February 23, 1945 when American troops crossed the Rur.

On July 1, 1969, Körrenzig was incorporated into Linnich.

Attractions

Old village church

Old village church

The small three-aisled hall church near the new parish church of St. Peter dates from the 15th century and shows the remains of a Romanesque predecessor church on the western front. It is surrounded by a walled cemetery. From 1962 to 1990 the building only served as a morgue. The lowering of the groundwater level due to the open-cast lignite mine by RWE Power endangered the statics of the listed building. The severe structural damage ultimately required extensive work to restore stability. These were financed by RWE Power and the Diocese of Aachen after lengthy negotiations and were completed by 2001. The support association “Save the Old Church eV”, founded in 1998, Körrenzig set itself the goal of renovating the old church and putting it back into use. In September 2005, the restored monument was returned to the parish for use. Only a few weeks later Otto von Habsburg brought a relic of his beatified father Karl I , the last Austrian emperor. Since 2006, the association has carried out the “Culture in the Old Church” series of events every year in the summer months. Concerts, lectures and readings take place in this context.

Regular events

  • The bachelor association Körrenzig 1843 eV celebrates its traditional May festival once a year (usually in early May) .
  • Culture in the old church - under this name, cultural events such as concerts, readings and lectures have been taking place in the old church in Körrenzig for four years.
  • In June, the St. Antonius Shooting Brotherhood in Körrenzig holds its annual shooting festival .
  • The fire fighting unit Körrenzig of the volunteer fire brigade Linnich organizes the annual Advent market on the 2nd weekend in Advent.
  • Every two years the tractor meeting takes place in Körrenzig. This is organized by the Treckerfreunde Körrenzig.

traffic

  • Körrenzig is on the B57 between the interchanges Erkelenz and Puffendorf.
  • In 1911 the place was connected to the railway network and until 1968 a train station on the former Jülich – Dalheim railway line . This single-track railway used to lead from Düren via Jülich, Linnich, Baal, Hückelhoven and Dalheim to Mönchengladbach and also touched Körrenzig. The railway tracks between Linnich and Baal were finally dismantled after the closure of passenger traffic in 1968 on the line in 1974 with the closure of freight traffic. The station building was not demolished, but preserved, renovated and is now privately owned. The railway embankment is now partially used as a bicycle and walking path.
  • The closest train station used by regular local rail transport is located around 1.5 km south of Körrenzig in Linnich, where there is a good connection to Düren with the RB 21 (north) Linnich-Düren line. There is a bus connection to this station with the Rurtalbus lines 295 and SB 95. You can also take the bus in the opposite direction to the Hückelhoven-Baal train station, about 4 km away. From here you can connect with the RE 4 to Aachen and Dortmund and with the RB 33 to Aachen, Heinsberg & Essen.

societies

There are various clubs in town that have come together in the United Clubs . These include B. the historical St.Antonius- Schützenbruderschaft , the Instrumentalverein, Trommler- & Pfeifercorps Körrenzig 1921 e. V., bachelor association Körrenzig 1843 e. V., sports club (SSV Körrenzig e.V.) and history club . In addition, the fishing club “ASV Petri Heil Körrenzig e. V. "

literature

  • Peter Hansen: Körrenzig. Village on the Rur . Self-published, Linnich 1987.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://offenedaten.kdvz-frechen.de/dataset/d29-einwohner-nach-wohsitzart-ortteil-und-geschlecht-linnich
  2. ↑ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. Jülich district. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  3. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 99 .
  4. ^ Old Church Körrenzig eV - History. Retrieved October 16, 2012 .