Canton of Eschweiler

Former Mairie (mayor's office) Büsbach

Former Mairie (Mayor's Office) Nothberg

The canton of Eschweiler was a canton in the Arrondissement d'Aix-la-Chapelle in the Département de la Roer during the French period from 1798 to 1814. The canton was around Eschweiler ( French Exvilliers ), whose chief lieu (main town) he was, in the city triangle Aachen - Jülich - Düren in the intersection of today's city ​​region Aachen and the district Düren in the western Rhineland . It comprised 18,904 residents in 3,182 houses on 24,595 acres of land.

The western neighboring canton of the Eschweiler canton was the canton Burtscheid (French: Borcette ), named after the former city of Burtscheid (now part of Aachen) south of Aachen. In 1816, Prussia formed the district of Aachen from both cantons, with its seat in the city of Burtscheid, which at that time was slightly larger than Eschweiler. Burtscheid was incorporated into Aachen in the 1890s, which is why Aachen has been an independent city since then, but is still a district seat. The district building on Zollernstrasse in Aachen is located in the former Burtscheid area.

Other neighboring cantons were Düren (French Duren ), Jülich (French Juliers ) and Monschau (French Montjoie ).

Associated localities

The following localities belonged to the canton of Eschweiler, broken down according to their later affiliation:

Today part of the city of Eschweiler :

• Bergrath
• Bohl
• Durwiss
• Eschweiler itself
• Hastenrath
• Hehlrath
• Huckle
• Kinzweiler
• Laurenzberg
• wage
• Nothberg
• pump
• Roe
• Röthgen
• Saint Jöris
• Scherpenseel
• Volkenrath
• Weisweiler

Today part of the Aachen city region ( Alsdorf , Stolberg and Würselen without Eschweiler):

• Bardenberg (today Würselen)
• Birk (today Würselen)
• Broich (today Würselen, Broichweiden from 1934 to 1972 )
• Büsbach (today Stolberg)
• Dorff (today Stolberg)
• Euchen (today Würselen)
• Gressenich (today Stolberg)
• Hoengen (today Alsdorf)
• Krewinkel (today Stolberg, formerly Gressenich)
• Linden (today Würselen)
• Mausbach (today Stolberg, formerly Gressenich)
• Neusen (today Würselen)
• Schevenhütte (today Stolberg, formerly Gressenich)
• Schleibach (today Alsdorf)
• Stolberg
• Vicht (today Stolberg, formerly Gressenich)
• Vorweiden (today Würselen, from 1934 to 1972 Broichweiden )
• Warden (today Alsdorf)
• Werth (today Stolberg, formerly Gressenich)

Today part of the Düren district ( Inden and Langerwehe):

• Frenz (today Inden)
• Hamich (today Langerwehe)
• Heistern (today Langerwehe)
• Lamersdorf (today Inden)
• Long suffering
• Stütgerloch (today Langerwehe)

Once part of the Jülich or Düren districts:

• Dürwiß (until 1972 Jülich district, today Eschweiler)
• Hastenrath (until 1932 Düren district, today Eschweiler)
• Hüelte (until 1972 Düren district, today Eschweiler)
• Laurenzberg (until 1972 Jülich district, today Eschweiler)
• Lohn (until 1972 Jülich district, today Eschweiler)
• Nothberg (until 1932 Düren district, today Eschweiler)
• Scherpenseel (until 1932 Düren district, today Eschweiler)
• Weisweiler (today Eschweiler) (until 1972 Düren district, today Eschweiler)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Roer Department 1808 on: r-steger.de (23 Aug 2010)