Kenten

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Kenten
City of Bergheim
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 59 ″  N , 6 ° 39 ′ 9 ″  E
Height : 70 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 7150  (Jun. 30, 2019)
Postcodes : 50126, 50127
Area code : 02271

Kenten is a district of Bergheim in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis , North Rhine-Westphalia . Local mayor is Heinz Junggeburth (as of 2016) .

location

Kenten is located in the Cologne Bay east of the district town of Bergheim. The buildings of Bergheim and Kenten merge. On the southern outskirts of the village there is highway 163, on the northeastern outskirts the federal highway 55 and on the southwestern outskirts the federal highway 61 . The small Erft and the Erft flood canal flow through the town to the west of the town. The Kentener Mühle is located on the Kleiner Erft and in the past was the center of the lower district of Kenten. The Bergheim train station and the Martinswerk are also located in the area of ​​the Kenten district.

history

A telecommunications tower in Kenten

The place name Kenten is derived from the Celtic kent and / or the Roman cent , which means both hundred . More probable, however, is the derivation from the Latin word canetum = cane-reed, which would be logical due to the location on the Erft meadows, which are rich in reeds and swamps.

Kenten was first mentioned in a document in 1115. The “ Veste Kente”, which was often mentioned back then, no longer exists today. The moated castle may have stood on the way to the Kentener Mühle, because there is a street there called Am Burgberg .

Incorporation

The municipality of Kenten was incorporated into the city of Bergheim in 1938.

Attractions

Educational institutions

Kenten has one elementary school, the Carl Sonnenschein Elementary School. It is located in the old part of Kenten on the street of the same name.

Others

Kenten has two old people's homes . The Stadtwerke Bergheim GmbH has its headquarters in Kenten. The Catholic parish of St. Hubertus belongs to the Archdiocese of Cologne .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.bergheim.de/statistik.aspx
  2. ^ City of Bergheim: Chronology

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