Kempen-Krefeld district
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Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ E |
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| Basic data (as of 1974) | ||
| Existing period: | 1929-1974 | |
| State : | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Administrative region : | Dusseldorf | |
| Regional association : | Rhineland | |
| Administrative headquarters : | Kempen | |
| Area : | 511.94 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 265,100 (Dec. 31, 1973) | |
| Population density : | 518 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| License plate : | KK | |
| Circle key : | 05 1 35 | |
| Circle structure: | 8 municipalities | |
| Address of the district administration: |
Burg, 4152 Kempen | |
| District Administrator : | Peter van Vlodrop ( CDU ) | |
The district of Kempen-Krefeld was a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia until the municipal reorganization (1970 and 1975) , from which the district of Viersen was essentially formed. It bordered the Netherlands in the west, the former districts of Geldern and Moers in the north (today: Kleve and Wesel districts ), in the east on the independent city of Krefeld and the Rhine , in the southeast on the Grevenbroich district , in the south on the Independent cities Mönchengladbach and (until 1969) Viersen as well as in the southwest of the district of Heinsberg . The Kempen-Krefeld district was part of the Düsseldorf administrative district .
geography
Highest and lowest point
The highest elevation was the Süchtelner heights with 90.70 m. The lowest point was in Pielbruch ( St. Hubert ) at 29.00 m.
Rivers
The Rhine , the Niers , the Nette and the Schwalm flowed through the district .
Neighboring areas
The circle Kempen-Krefeld bordered 1974 clockwise in the northern part starting from the districts money and Moers , the independent city of Krefeld , at the county Grevenbroich , the independent city Mönchengladbach and at the Heinsberg district . In the west it bordered on the Netherlands .
history
The district belonged to three different territories from the end of the 13th century until 1794: the Electorate of Cologne , the Duchy of Jülich and the Duchy of Geldern . During the time of French rule ( French period , 1794-1815) the entire area was in the Département de la Roer with its administrative headquarters in Aachen . After Prussia took ownership in 1816, the Kempen and Krefeld districts were formed.
As a result of the reorganization of the Rhenish-Westphalian industrial area in 1929, the districts of Kempen , Krefeld and Gladbach , among others , were dissolved. The city districts of Krefeld-Uerdingen (today Krefeld ), Gladbach-Rheydt (today: Mönchengladbach ) and Viersen were created . Large parts of the dissolved districts were merged to form the new district of Kempen-Krefeld . In addition, the communities Hinsbeck and Leuth came from the district of Geldern .
The Born community was incorporated into Brüggen in 1936 . In the same year Amern Sankt Georg and Amern Sankt Anton merged to form the municipality of Amern . Since then, the district has encompassed a total of 32 cities and municipalities on an area of 531 km².
With effect from October 1, 1969, the designation district was replaced by district .
The local reorganization of the district began on January 1, 1970 with the law on the reorganization of the Kempen-Krefeld district and the independent city of Viersen :
- Bracht and Brüggen have been merged into a new, larger municipality of Brüggen .
- Grefrath and Oedt were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Grefrath .
- Hüls , Kempen , St. Hubert , Schmalbroich and Tönisberg were merged to form a new, larger city of Kempen .
- Büderich , Ilverich , Langst-Kierst , Lank-Latum , Nierst , Ossum-Bösinghoven , Osterath and Strümp were merged to form the new city of Meerbusch . The Lank office was dissolved. Meerbusch was incorporated into the Grevenbroich district.
- Breyell , Hinsbeck , Kaldenkirchen , Leuth and Lobberich were merged to form the new town of Nettetal .
- Amern and Waldniel were merged to form the new municipality of Schwalmtal .
- St. Tönis and Vorst were merged to form the new municipality of Tönisvorst .
- Boisheim , Dülken and Süchteln were merged with the previously independent city of Viersen to form a new, larger city of Viersen . The new town of Viersen was incorporated into the Kempen-Krefeld district.
- Anrath , Neersen , Schiefbahn and Willich were merged into a new, larger town of Willich .
The Kempen-Krefeld district has since comprised eight cities and municipalities. With the Düsseldorf Act , the current situation was finally established on January 1, 1975:
- Hüls was reclassified from the city of Kempen to the independent city of Krefeld.
- The community of Niederkrüchten was reclassified from the district of Heinsberg to the district of Kempen-Krefeld.
- Viersen became the new official district seat.
- The district of Kempen-Krefeld became the district of Viersen .
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1933 | 142.293 |
| 1939 | 144.901 |
| 1946 | 164,745 |
| 1950 | 185,782 |
| 1960 | 202,700 |
| 1969 | 259,300 |
| 1973 | 265.100 |
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 | KPD |
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| 1946 | 52.3 | 26.5 | 1.3 | 12.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 1948 | 40.6 | 29.7 | 5.6 | 19.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 1952 | 37.7 | 27.6 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | |
| 1956 | 42.6 | 32.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 1961 | 56.0 | 29.6 | 10.8 | 3.6 | |||
| 1964 | 52.3 | 34.0 | 4.2 | 9.5 | |||
| 1970 | 54.4 | 32.9 | 7.1 | 5.6 |
District administrators of the Kempen district
District administrators of the Kempen-Krefeld district
- 1929–1945: Jakob Odenthal
- 1945 : Karl-Wilhelm Engels
- 1945–1946: Christoph Mülleneisen junior
- 1946 : Josef Windhausen
- 1946–1948: Max Clevers
- 1948–1970: Lambert Maassen
- 1970-1975: Peter van Vlodrop
Upper District Directors
- 1945–1960: Ludwig Feinendegen
- 1960–1984: Rudolf H. Müller (from January 1, 1975 in the Viersen district)
coat of arms
The coat of arms, which the district has had since 1932 and which the district of Viersen took over after the renaming, is combined with the cross as the emblem of the Elector of Cologne with the black lion as the coat of arms of the Duke of Jülich and the golden lion as the coat of arms of the Duchy of Geldern. Until the end of the Old Kingdom, the area of the district was under these sovereigns.
economy
The economy in the Kempen-Krefeld district was very diverse. In addition to the textile industry, agriculture has always been a very important branch of the economy in the district.
traffic
Motorways : In
1969, the Kempen-Krefeld district had a connection to the newly built motorways Neersen - Neuss - Düsseldorf (today A 52 ) and Neuwerk - Neersen - Willich (today A 44 )
The A 2 [E 3] (today: A 40 Venlo-Dortmund) was only built in the mid-1970s.
The A 61 was extended from the south towards Venlo (NL) in the 1970s. The A 61 reached Viersen around 1974.
Federal roads, state roads :
The district of Kempen-Krefeld was criss-crossed by a dense network of federal and state roads, etc. a. In 1969 the B 7 , B 9 , B 57 and B 509 ran through the district.
Public transport : In
1969, the railway lines Venlo - Dülken - Mönchengladbach - Cologne, Duisburg - Krefeld - Anrath - Mönchengladbach - Aachen, Kleve - Kempen - Krefeld - Cologne, Kaldenkirchen - Grefrath - Kempen, Schiefbahn Nord - Willich - Krefeld ran through the district. One tram line ran from St. Tönis, another from Hüls to neighboring Krefeld. There were also numerous bus connections.
Communities
Parishes until 1969
(Resident on June 30, 1969)
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Municipalities not in office
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Office with municipalities
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Parishes 1970 to 1974
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Other communities |
License Plate
On July 1, 1956, the district was assigned the distinctive sign KK with the introduction of the license plates that are still valid today . It was issued until December 31, 1974. It has been available in the Viersen district since March 2nd, 2015 due to the license plate liberalization .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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.
- ^ Home book of the Kempen-Krefeld district. Volume 21, 1970, Kempen-Ndrh. 1969, p. 5.
- ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. krefeld.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
- ↑ 1946 census
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook 1975, p. 53
- ↑ Source: respective issue of the State Statistical Office (LDS NRW), Mauerstr. 51, Düsseldorf, with the election results at the district level.
- ^ Rheinische Post / Grenzlandkurier dated December 1, 2014: An extraordinary head of administration (page C5, author: Leo Peters )
- ^ Home book of the district of Kempen-Krefeld. Volume 20, 1969, p. 61.
literature
- That is the district of Kempen-Krefeld. Krefeld 1965.
- Dieter Hangebruch: The district of Kempen-Krefeld from 1929 to 1960. In: The district of Viersen on the Lower Rhine. Ed .: Rudolf H. Müller, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-8062-0184-6 , pp. 113-136.
- Home register of the Kempen-Krefeld district (1950–1974)
Administrative history literature
- Max Bär : The administrative constitution of the Rhine Province since 1815. Bonn 1919.
- Rüdiger Schütz (edit.): Outline of German Administrative History, Series A, Prussia, Volume 7: Rhineland, Marburg 1978.
Web links
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