District of Geldern

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Basic data (as of 1974)
Existing period: 1816-1974
State : North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region : Dusseldorf
Regional association : Rhineland
Administrative headquarters : Funds
Area : 510.25 km 2
Residents: 89,300 (Dec. 31, 1973)
Population density : 175 inhabitants per km 2
License plate : GEL
Circle key : 05 2 33
Circle structure: 7 municipalities
District Administrator : Theodor Pellander

The district of Geldern was a district on the left Lower Rhine in the administrative district of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

location

The district comprised the southern area of ​​today's Kleve district from Weeze in the north to Hinsbeck as part of today's Viersen district in the south with the city of Geldern as the administrative center.

Neighboring areas

In 1974, the district of Geldern bordered in a clockwise direction to the north on the districts of Kleve , Moers and Kempen-Krefeld . In the west it bordered on the Netherlands .

history

prehistory

With the resolutions of the Congress of Vienna , the area of ​​the district of Geldern - consisting of a part of the Duchy of Geldern from pre-revolutionary times, which had belonged to Prussia since 1713 - came back to Prussia in 1815 after the conquest by France in 1794. The western district border, at the same time the state border with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was drawn at a distance of about one cannon shot east of the Meuse ( cannon fire line ) through the middle of a historically coalesced area and a unified population. This limit is still relevant.

The district of Geldern from 1816 to 1858

As part of the Prussian administrative organization, the Geldern district was re-established on April 23, 1816 as one of 29 districts in the Jülich-Kleve-Berg Province , which later became the Rhine Province . Until its dissolution in 1822, it belonged to the administrative district of Kleve , then to the administrative district of Düsseldorf . The district was divided into the sixteen mayor offices of Aldekerk, Geldern, Hinsbeck, Issum, Kapellen, Kervenheim, Kevelaer, Leuth, Nieukerk, Pont, Sevelen, Straelen, Wachtendonk, Walbeck, Wankum and Weeze. In 1823 the 25 mayor's offices of the dissolved Rheinberg district were also incorporated into the Geldern district.

The district of Geldern from 1858 to 1969

The old Rheinberg district was spun off from the Geldern district as the Moers district in 1857 . Since then, the district of Geldern has had the following administrative structure:

Mayorry Communities
Aldekerk Aldekerk , Stenden
Chapels Chapels
Funds Geldern (city)
Hinsbeck Hinsbeck
Issum Issum
Kervenheim Kervendonk , Kervenheim , Winnekendonk
Kevelaer Kevelaer , Kleinkevelaer , Twisteden , Wetten
Leuth Leuth
Nieukerk Eyll , Nieukerk
Pont Pont , Veert
Sevelen Sevelen , Vernum
Straelen Straelen
Wachtendonk Wachtendonk
Walbeck Walbeck
Wankum Herongen , Wankum
Weeze Kalbeck , Weeze , knowledge

In 1863 the railway line Cologne - Krefeld - Geldern - Kleve ( left Lower Rhine line ) was opened and in 1902 the Geldern circular railway , which was discontinued on April 1, 1932. On November 11, 1918, the Geldern district was occupied by Allied troops. On January 10, 1920, with the Treaty of Versailles, the Rhine Province was divided into zones of occupation , the Geldern district belonged to the Belgian zone of occupation. The last Belgians left on January 31, 1926.

The mayor's offices , which consisted of several municipalities, were designated as offices since 1927 . The two communities Kalbeck and Wissen were incorporated into Weeze in 1928. Hinsbeck and Leuth were reclassified into the new district of Kempen-Krefeld in 1929 .

After the end of World War II , the Netherlands also had annexation plans for the district area, but these did not represent the official position of the Netherlands and never gained any further importance.

On October 1, 1969, the district became the district of Geldern.

The district of Geldern from 1969 to 1974

The law on the reorganization of the district of Geldern on July 1, 1969, in the first phase of the regional reform in North Rhine-Westphalia, dissolved all offices and restructured the communities. Since then, the following municipalities have remained unchanged until today:

  • the city of Geldern , formed from the old city of Geldern as well as chapels, Vernum (without Poelyck), Pont, Veert and the district of Baersdonk of the municipality of Nieukerk
  • the community of Issum , formed from the old community of Issum and Sevelen
  • the municipality of Kerken , formed from Aldekerk, Stenden, Nieukerk (excluding Baersdonk), Eyll and the Poelyck district of the municipality of Vernum
  • the town of Kevelaer , formed from the old town of Kevelaer and Kleinkevelaer, Twisteden, Wetten, Kervendonk, Kervenheim and Winnekendonk
  • the city of Straelen , formed from the old city of Straelen and Herongen
  • the municipality of Wachtendonk , formed from the old municipality of Wachtendonk and Wankum
  • the municipality of Weeze , whose borders remained unchanged

In the second restructuring phase, the district reform of January 1, 1975, the Geldern district was merged with the Kleve district under its name. This ends the history of the Geldern district as an independent local authority. The southern half of the new district of Kleve was also joined by the municipality of Rheurdt from the old district of Moers . The seven communities of the old district of Geldern are called together with Rheurdt also Südkreis Kleve .

Population development

year Residents source
1816 73,683
1825 80,421
1835 84,625
1871 49,812
1880 52,774
1890 53,937
1900 57,424
1910 60,653
1925 62,788
1939 60,371
1950 72,975
1960 80,200
1961 80,455
1970 87,067
1973 89,300

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 FDP DZP
1946 1 76.6 17.9
1948
1952 54.8 17.5 09.8 14.7
1956 59.9 20.7 08.9 10.2
1961 2 68.0 17.7 07.8
1964 67.9 22.6 07.9
1969 67.7 25.6 05.6
1 1946: additionally: KPD: 2.4%
2 1961: additionally: KWV: 3.8%, GB / BHE: 2.7%

District administrators

License Plate

On July 1, 1956, when the vehicle license plates were introduced, the GEL was assigned to the district at that time . It was issued until December 31, 1974. It has been available in the Kleve district since June 10, 2014 due to the license plate liberalization .

literature

  • Paul Clemen: The art monuments of the Rhine province, 1st vol., II abbot: The district of Geldern , Schwann, Düsseldorf 1891
  • Georg Hövelmann: History of the district of Geldern, 1st part: 1816-1866 , District Directorate Geldern Ed., Geldern 1974
  • Adolf Kaul: Geldrische Burgen, Schlösser und Herrenssitz, Ed .: Historical Association for Geldern and surroundings for the 100th anniversary of the association in 1976

Web links

Wikisource: Compilation of the results of the statistical and other conditions of the district of Geldern  - sources and full texts
Commons : Kreis Geldern  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b territorial.de: district of Geldern
  2. ^ Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia 1885
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ a b c 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. 294 .
  5. ^ A b c Johann Georg von Viebahn: Statistics and topography of the government district of Düsseldorf. 1836, p. 111 , accessed on May 5, 2014 (digitized version).
  6. ↑ a b Community encyclopedia for the Kingdom of Prussia 1885
  7. ↑ 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. geldern.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  8. ↑ Statistical Yearbook 1975, p. 53
  9. ↑ Source: respective issue of the State Statistical Office (LDS NRW), Mauerstr. 51, Düsseldorf, with the election results at the district level.