Catholic Day Village

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The Katholikentagsdorf is a settlement in Harpen , Bochum . For the basic stock, 900 helpers asked for a donation in the amount of an hourly wage (at that time around 1.60 marks ) from the participants of the German Catholic Day in Bochum in 1949 . The Catholic Church praised the social project.

The actual costs turned out to be significantly higher than planned. The donation was only converted by the initiators into a foundation for interest-free loans. The settlement community on Schleipweg built 31 houses by 1951, and a few years later 76 houses for 144 families. Today there are 83 houses in the settlement. The fund for building new homes still exists today and is occasionally used.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans H. Hanke, 1999
  2. ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/bochum/nord/katholikentagsdorf-feiert-geburtstag-id239638.html

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '  N , 7 ° 16'  E