Kettenheim (Vettweiß)

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Kettenheim is a hamlet near Vettweiß in the Düren district , but not a separate district. The place has a few farms and is quite rural. Kettenheim has 103 inhabitants.

The place was first mentioned in a document dated May 23, 1072, when Archbishop Anno II of Cologne donated the tithe of his court to Wisse (Vettweiß) and Kathinheim (Kettenheim) to the Abbey of Groß St. Martin .

In 1172 a castle is mentioned in Katinheim (Kettenheim), which was a fief of the Archbishopric of Cologne until the 14th century .

Since the 19th century, Kettenheim was a municipality in the mayor's office of Froitzheim in the Düren district . In 1910, Kettenheim had 104 inhabitants. On October 1, 1932, Kettenheim was incorporated into Vettweiß.

The Jewish cemetery in Kettenheim is in the field markings .

Individual evidence

  1. Entry at the Historical Archive Cologne  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / historischesarchivkoeln.de  
  2. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Rhineland (PDF; 1.3 MB), Berlin: Verlag des Königlichen Statistischen Bureaus, 1888, page 206 ff
  3. Municipal directory 1910
  4. Address book district Düren 1954, chap. Office Vettweiß

Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '  N , 6 ° 36'  E