Kalrath
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Kalrath
municipality Titz
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 24 ″ N , 6 ° 27 ′ 38 ″ E
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| Height : | 97 m |
| Residents : | 144 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Postal code : | 52445 |
| Area code : | 02463 |
Kalrath is a district of the municipality of Titz in the Düren district , North Rhine-Westphalia .
history
Kalrath was first mentioned in a document in 1284. The place name comes from Calrad . As Calrode or Calrad a ausgerodete will be identified in the forest, so a clearing .
church
The Church of St. Mary of the Assumption was built in the neo-Gothic style. The large landowners Josef and Josepha Lommertzheim donated a lot for the new church and are also immortalized as donors in a church window. In the church there is a Klais organ that is over 100 years old .
economy
The place, which used to be purely agricultural, now has only a few farms that focus on growing grain, beet and vegetables in the fertile Jülich Börde .
Kite festival
The DC Grisu organized an annual kite festival on a field between Ameln and Kalrath, where kites and wind birds were let up. This festival was known nationwide.
