Kervenheim

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Kervenheim
City of Kevelaer
"In gold (yellow) a red winged ram with single curly horns over a green shield base."
Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 55 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 39 ″  E
Height : 20 m
Area : 45 ha
Residents : 2000  (2007)
Population density : 4,444 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 47627
Area code : 02825

Together with Kervendonk, Kervenheim forms a village in the town of Kevelaer , Kleve district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) with around 2200 inhabitants. Kervenheim originally had city rights, which are documented as early as 1322, but were lost again in the Napoleonic era. The place originally only had an area of ​​11 hectares, which later increased to 45 hectares due to the assignment of territory by the rural community of Kervendonk. Today's Kervenheim has an area of ​​15.55 km².

overview

The nearby exit from the A 57 is easy to reach . From there, roads lead via Wissen Castle to Kevelaer and Weeze and the Niederrhein Airport there .

In addition to housing options, Kervenheim offers young families both a kindergarten (St. Antonius) and a primary school (St. Norbert). In the 2008 study of the level of learning by the NRW Ministry, the St. Norbert Primary School was one of the 40 best schools in North Rhine-Westphalia, taking into account the local conditions for German teaching.

In terms of tourism, the village of Kervenheim is located on the Niederrhein Route , whose connection route no.15 leads hikers and cyclists from the town of Kevelaer via excellently developed farm roads through the Kervendonk peasantry past a holiday village with a stately country hotel upstream to Uedem . Vacationers also use the Lower Rhine Manor Route , which leads to Kervendonk Castle in the center of the village of Kervenheim. The addition of "- donk " to the name indicates the location of this castle on a slight ridge in a lower area.

This castle, first documented in 1270, forms the historical background of the village. The Historical Association of Geldern counts it among the oldest castles on the Lower Rhine. It was because of her that Kervenheim was granted city rights at the beginning of the 14th century, which the place lost again during the French occupation at the end of the 18th century.

The Potthaus, first mentioned in a document in 1733 and built in the Gulfhaus style, had supraregional importance . It served as a pottery making high quality ceramics. From the 1870s to 1985, a significant part of the population was active in shoe manufacturing (especially "Niederrheinische Schuhfabrik Kervenheim"), which was a branch of activity that was often found in the Lower Rhine from industrialization until the middle of the 20th century. The first evidence of the Vogelsangshof is from 1386, on which considerable Trakehner breeding has been taking place since 1946 . In 2003, Kervenheim received a bronze plaque at the state competition Our village should be beautiful and in 2006 a silver plaque.

history

Kervenheim, first mentioned in 1270 as "Keruenhem", belonged to the Duchy of Kleve and was dominated by a Klevian aristocratic seat (house or castle Kervendonk) on the southern border of the duchy.

Kervenheim Castle (2012)

The settlement core of the village was closely related to the castle. Portraits testify to a building of stately size, the four corners of which were each protected by round towers. A city fire in 1757 and intense fighting in 1945 led to extensive destruction. Today only the north wing remains, which houses the Protestant church.

Kervenheim only received its own Catholic parish church in the 16th century, although the parish was made independent as early as 1445 (during the parish's heyday).

Kervenheim gave its name to the Prussian mayor's office Kervenheim (with the municipalities of Kervenheim, Kervendonk and Winnekendonk ) that was established in 1816, but from 1853 the main administrative center was Winnekendonk. It is noteworthy that the farmers around the village of Kervenheim formed their own municipality of Kervendonk until 1969. Presumably the Prussian government respected the fact that "rural" as well as "village" citizens considered their own representation necessary. On February 28 and March 1, 1945 there was bloody fighting in and around Kervenheim (paratroopers of the Wehrmacht against British troops). On March 2, the remaining paratroopers withdrew.

With numerous new buildings after the war, Kervenheim gradually grew into the Kervendonker area. The management of this tripartite association of municipalities was from 1949 until the municipal reorganization ( territorial reform ) in 1969 in the hands of District Director August Wormland and Mayor Wilhelm Wehren ( CDU ). On July 1, 1969, Kervenheim was incorporated into the city of Kevelaer.

economy

In the 18th century the regionally important pottery "Potthaus" was located in Kervenheim . Warmblood breeding began in 1846 on the Vogelsangshof, which largely shaped Trakehner and Rhenish horse breeding. In the 19th century, several small shoe factories were established (1876: Joh. Heinr. Wehren ("Wehren-Baas"), today: Uedemer Str. 6; 1885 Joh. Wehren (jun.) In the "soup house" (demolished ; Corner of Wallstrasse / Murmannstrasse): This factory was taken over by Micheel in 1891, new building 1892–94 Uedemer Strasse 7). Since then, the largest company, the Niederrheinische Schuhfabrik , after several changes of ownership, was taken over by the shoe manufacturer Otterbeck from Mülheim an der Ruhr in 1936 (see OTTER shoes ). Wilhelm Otterbeck decided in 1946 to rebuild the war-ravaged factory, which produced until May 1985; since 1987: Martens upholstery factory (founded in 1939 in Kevelaer). Today there are also some craft businesses and smaller businesses located in Kervenheim, without a dominant branch of business.

Mayor and mayor of Kervenheim

  • 1812–1849: Mayor Eberhardt Gerdts (builder of Gerdts-Strasse )
  • [to be continued]
  • 1900–1934: Mayor Karl Heinrich Janssen
  • [???]
  • 1946 (?) - 1969: Mayor Wilhelm Wehren ( CDU )

Municipal Mayor

  • 1945–1946 (?): Heinrich Deckers (appointed by the British military administration)
  • 1946 (?) - 1952: (August?) Francken (?)
  • 1952–1953: Mayor Wilhelm Otterbeck (CDU)
  • 1953–1969: Theo Kothes (CDU)

Mayor

  • 1969–1979 Mayor Josef Schäfer (CDU)
  • 1979–1984 Theo Kothes (CDU)
  • 1984–1989 Alfons Horlemann (CDU)
  • 1989–1999 Marianne Janssen ( SPD )
  • 1999-2004 Sigrid Ehrentraut (SPD)
  • 2004–2014 Ernst Umbach (CDU until 2009, then independent ( UWU ))
  • since 2014 Martin Brandts (CDU)

Independent Voters Union (UWU)

The UWU electoral association, founded by the entrepreneur Ernst Umbach and master baker Rainer Kürvers, achieved over 6.2% in the local elections on August 30, 2009 in Kevelaer and over 45.2% (430 votes; CDU: 220) in constituency 17 (Kervenheim) ). Council candidate Ernst Umbach is moving directly into the city council and Rainer Kürvers is on the list at number 1 of the UWU. On October 27, 2009, the city council of Kevelaer re-elected UWU candidate Umbach as mayor for the new term of office until 2014, taking into account the local result.

Web links

Commons : Kevelaer-Kervenheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GenWiki - The Office Kervenheim
  2. ↑ Kevelaerer Encyclopedia: The Last Weeks of the Second World War , Chapter 8
  3. ↑ Kevelaerer Encyclopedia: The Last Weeks of the Second World War , Chapter 9
  4. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 78 .