District of Borken (1816–1974)

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Coat of arms of the Borken district
District of Borken (1816–1974)
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Coordinates: 51 ° 51 '  N , 6 ° 51'  E

Basic data (as of 1974)
Existing period: 1816-1974
State : North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region : Muenster
Regional association : Westphalia-Lippe
Administrative headquarters : Bark
Area : 631.83 km 2
Residents: 101,200 (Dec. 31, 1973)
Population density : 160 inhabitants per km 2
License plate : BORON
Circle key : 05 5 33
Circle structure: 21 municipalities
Address of the
district administration: 		Burloer Strasse 93
Borken
District Administrator : Alfons Schmeink ( CDU )

The district of Borken was a district in the northwest of North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ). On January 1, 1975 it was dissolved in the course of the regional reform by the Münster / Hamm Act and united with the Ahaus district , the independent city of Bocholt , the city of Isselburg and the communities of Erle and Gescher to form the new district of Borken .

geography

Neighboring areas

In 1974 the district bordered clockwise in the north, starting with the districts of Ahaus , Coesfeld , Recklinghausen and Rees (all in North Rhine-Westphalia). In the northwest it bordered the Dutch province of Gelderland .

history

prehistory

The Borken district in 1847

The forerunners of the Borken district were the historical administrative and judicial districts (offices) of Ahaus , Bocholt and Horstmar in the prince-bishopric of Münster and the lordships of Anholt, Gemen and Werth . After the secularization of the Principality of Münster in the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , the area fell to the newly formed Principality of Salm in 1803 , before it was incorporated into the French Empire in 1811 to enforce the continental blockade. After the withdrawal of French troops in 1813 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the area became part of the Prussian province of Westphalia . In 1816 the administrative division took place in the newly founded district of Borken in the administrative district of Münster .

The Borken district from 1816 to 1974

After it was founded on August 10, 1816, the district was divided into the eight mayorships of Anholt, Bocholt, Borken, Dingden, Heiden, Liedern, Ramsdorf and Rhede until 1843 . With the introduction of the rural community order for the province of Westphalia in 1843 and 1844, the mayor's offices were transferred to offices . The district was then initially divided into the following offices and municipalities in addition to three non-official cities:

Office Communities
free of charge Anholt , Bocholt and Borken
Thingden Thingden
Gemen City of Gemen and the parish of Gemen
Heathens Heathens
Songs Barlo , Biemenhorst , Hemden , Herzebocholt , Holtwick , Liedern , Lowick , Mussum , Spork , Stenern and Suderwick
Marbeck Grütlohn , Homer , Hoxfeld , Marbeck , Rhedebrugge , Westenborken and Borkenwirthe
Raesfeld Raesfeld
Ramsdorf City of Ramsdorf and parish of Ramsdorf
Reken Groß Reken , Hülsten and Klein Reken
Roadstead Altrhede , Büngern , Krechting , Krommert , Rhede and Vardingholt
Velen Nordvelen , Velen and Waldvelen
Werth Werth
Weseke Weseke

The city of Bocholt left the Borken district in 1923 and became an independent city . The Dingden office was abolished in 1934. On April 1, 1937, the offices of Gemen and Weseke were combined to form the office of Gemen-Weseke , the offices of Liedern and Werth to form the office of Liedern-Werth, and the offices of Velen and Ramsdorf to form the office of Velen-Ramsdorf . On April 1, 1938, the Heiden and Reken offices were combined to form the Heiden-Reken office and the Marbeck and Raesfeld offices were merged to form the Marbeck-Raesfeld office .

After the Second World War , today's district became part of the British zone of occupation and, in 1946, part of the newly formed state of North Rhine-Westphalia . On October 1, 1955, Altrhede was incorporated into Rhede. The municipalities Stadt Ramsdorf (city according to the rural municipality code of 1856 in the province of Westphalia) and parish Ramsdorf were merged on April 1, 1959 to form the new municipality Ramsdorf. In the mid-1960s, the Borken district had the following division:

Office Communities
free of charge Anholt , Dingden and Borken
Gemen-Weseke City of Gemen , parish of Gemen and Weseke
Heiden-Reken Groß Reken , Heiden , Hülsten and Klein Reken
Liedern-Werth Barlo , Biemenhorst , Hemden , Herzebocholt , Holtwick , Liedern , Lowick , Mussum , Spork , Stenern , Suderwick and Werth
Marbeck-Raesfeld Borkenwirthe , Grütlohn , Homer , Hoxfeld , Marbeck , Raesfeld , Rhedebrugge and Westenborken
Roadstead Büngern , Krechting , Krommert , Rhede and Vardingholt
Velen-Ramsdorf Nordvelen , Ramsdorf , Velen-Dorf and Waldvelen

On October 1, 1969, the district became the Borken district.

Restructuring and dissolution of the Borken district

Büngern, Krechting, Krommert, Rhede and Vardingholt were merged on August 1, 1968 to form a new, larger municipality of Rhede. At the same time, the Rhede office was dissolved. Through the law on the reorganization of municipalities in the Borken district , additional municipalities in the district were restructured on July 1, 1969:

  • Borken, Borkenwirthe, town of Gemen, parish of Gemen, Grütlohn, Hoxfeld, Marbeck, Rhedebrugge, Weseke and Westenborken were merged into a new, larger town of Borken .
  • Groß Reken, Klein Reken and Hülsten were merged to form the new municipality of Reken .
  • Homer and Raesfeld were merged into a new, larger municipality of Raesfeld .
  • The offices of Gemen-Weseke and Marbeck-Raesfeld were dissolved.

At the same time, Velen-Dorf, Waldvelen and Nordvelen were merged to form the new municipality of Velen .

Since then, the Borken district has comprised 21 cities and municipalities. On January 1, 1975, further municipalities were merged within the framework of the Münster / Hamm Act and the Borken district was dissolved:

  • Barlo, Biemenhorst, Hemden, Holtwick, Liedern, Lowick, Mussum, Spork, Stenern and Suderwick were incorporated into the city of Bocholt.
  • Anholt, Werth and Herzebocholt became part of the town of Isselburg .
  • Ramsdorf and Velen have been merged into a new, larger municipality of Velen .
  • Dingden became part of Hamminkeln in the Wesel district .
  • The district of Borken and its offices Heiden-Reken, Liedern-Werth and Velen-Ramsdorf were dissolved.
  • Bocholt, Borken, Heiden, Isselburg, Raesfeld, Reken, Rhede and Velen were incorporated into the new Borken district.

Population development

year Residents source
1819 036,170
1832 038,817
1858 041,295
1871 040,342
1880 043,337
1890 048,578
1900 059,234
1910 069,577
1925 050,422
1939 059,233
1950 075,374
1960 082,400
1970 095,500
1973 101,200

politics

Results of the district elections from 1946

The list only shows parties and constituencies that received at least two percent of the votes in the respective election.

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year CDU SPD UWG FDP DZP BHE
1946 66.3 17.7 14.1
1948 51.1 22.5 26.4
1952 53.3 12.4 05.6 24.2 3.5
1956 54.6 15.5 05.1 22.6 2.2
1961 64.6 15.0 10.4 010.03
1964 63.7 18.4 07.9 06.7
1969 61.8 21.9 13.9

coat of arms

Blazon : “Squared; top front: in gold (yellow) a red crossbar, top back: three silver (white) wall anchors in red in a ratio of 2: 1, bottom front: in silver (white) a black, red-tongued and gold-crowned rising lion and bottom rear: in gold (Yellow) a red crossbar, covered with three silver (white) stakes. "

The coat of arms unites the symbols of the former rulers of the district: in front above the colors of the bishopric of Münster , in the back above: the lords of Zuylen and Anholt, in the front below: the lords of Werth and behind the lords of Gemen. The coat of arms was approved on May 10, 1955.

District administrators

License Plate

On July 1, 1956, the BOR was assigned to the then district when the license plates that are still valid today were introduced .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Westphalia Lexicon 1832-1835 . In: Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (Ed.): Reprints for the Westphalian archive maintenance . tape 3 . Münster 1978, p. 211 (reprint of the original from 1834).
  2. ↑ Landgemeinde -ordnung for the Province of Westphalia from October 31, 1841 (PDF; 1.6 MB)
  3. ↑ Official Gazette for the Münster district in 1843. Retrieved on February 2, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Official Gazette for the Münster district in 1844. Retrieved on February 2, 2014 .
  5. ^ Wolfgang Leesch: Administration in Westphalia 1815-1945 . In: Publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia . tape 38 . Aschendorff, Münster 1992, ISBN 3-402-06845-1 .
  6. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 275 .
  7. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 274 .
  8. ↑ Announcement of the new version of the district regulations for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from August 11, 1969 in the Law and Ordinance Gazette for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, year 1969, No. 2021, p. 670 ff.
  9. ^ Law on the amalgamation of the municipalities of the Rhede Office
  10. ↑ Law on the amalgamation of the municipalities of Velen-Dorf, Waldvelen and Nordvelen
  11. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 312 f .
  12. ^ Statistisches Bureau zu Berlin (Ed.): Contributions to the statistics of the Prussian state . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1821 ( digitized version ).
  13. ^ Statistical news about the government district of Münster 1858, p. 8
  14. ↑ a b Community encyclopedia Westphalia 1887 p. 127
  15. ↑ a b c d e f g Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. borken.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  16. ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1972
  17. ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1975
  18. ↑ Source: respective issue of the State Statistical Office (LDS NRW), Mauerstr. 51, Düsseldorf, with the election results at the district level.