District of Viersen

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Coat of arms of the district of Viersen Map of Germany, position of the district of Viersen highlighted

Coordinates: 51 ° 16 '  N , 6 ° 24'  E

Basic data
State : North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region : Dusseldorf
Regional association : Rhineland
Administrative headquarters : Viersen
Area : 563.28 km 2
Residents: 298,863 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 531 inhabitants per km 2
License plate : VIE, KK
Circle key : 05 1 66
NUTS : DEA1E
Circle structure: 9 municipalities
Address of the
district administration: 		Rathausmarkt 3
41747 Viersen
Website : www.kreis-viersen.de
District Administrator : Andreas Coenen ( CDU )
Location of the district of Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia
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The district of Viersen is located on the Lower Rhine in the west of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It belongs to the administrative district of Düsseldorf and is a member of the Rhineland Regional Council . The seat of the district is the city of Viersen .

geography

District area

The total area of ​​the district is 563.29 km². The maximum extent is 28.7 km in the north-south direction and 39.0 km in the west-east direction; the district boundary is 148 kilometers long. The highest elevation in the district is the Süchtelner heights with 90.70 m.

Landscape and nature reserves

  • 18,190 ha (32.6%) are landscape protection areas and
  • 04,263 ha ( 07.6%) are nature reserves.

These include: the Krickenbecker Lakes , the Elmpter Schwalmbruch , the Heidemoore , the Lüsekamp and Boschbeek , the Grasheide and Mülhausener Benden , the Süchtelner Heights, the Salbruch and the Bockerter Heide as well as the Schwalm-Nette Nature Park as part of the German / Dutch Maas Nature Park. Schwalm-Nice .

Waters

Groundwater

Because the EU limit value for nitrate in groundwater of 50 mg / l is exceeded almost in the entire Viersen district, the district council unanimously adopted a 5-point plan on December 13, 2018. According to this, compliance with the fertilizer ordinance should be better controlled, the import of liquid manure from the Netherlands restricted and massively regulated and the water protection areas expanded.

Communities

The district of Viersen is divided into nine municipalities belonging to the district , four of which are medium-sized towns and one large town . The municipalities are generally responsible for their local affairs, while the district takes on local and otherwise supra-regional tasks for smaller municipalities.

In the state development plan of North Rhine-Westphalia, all cities in the district and Schwalmtal are designated as intermediate centers , the other municipalities are basic centers.

(In brackets the population figures as of May 31, 2015)

Cities

  1. Viersen , Large district city (75,495)
  2. Willich , middle district town (50,798)
  3. Nettetal , middle district town (42,119)
  4. Kempen , middle district town (34,694)
  5. Tönisvorst , middle district town (29,124)

Other communities

  1. Schwalmtal (18,896)
  2. Bruggen (15,486)
  3. Niederkrüchten (15,057)
  4. Grefrath (14,707)
Kreis Viersen Nordrhein-Westfalen Kreis Kleve Kreis Wesel Duisburg Krefeld Rhein-Kreis Neuss Mönchengladbach Kreis Heinsberg Niederlande Nettetal Tönisvorst Grefrath Niederkrüchten Brüggen Viersen Willich Kempen SchwalmtalMunicipalities in VIE.svg
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Neighboring districts or cities

The district of Viersen borders, starting in the north in a clockwise direction, on the districts of Kleve and Wesel , on the district of Krefeld , on the Rhine district of Neuss , on the district of Mönchengladbach and on the district of Heinsberg . In the west it borders the Dutch province of Limburg with a length of 37 km .

history

In 1970 there was a comprehensive reorganization of the Kempen-Krefeld district . The formerly independent towns of Dülken , Süchteln and Viersen and the municipality of Boisheim became the new town of Viersen. The previously independent city of Viersen was incorporated into the district, and the communities in the east , which then belonged to the city of Meerbusch , came to the Neuss district . Eight new cities and municipalities were formed from the remaining 26 municipalities.

The district of Viersen was created on January 1, 1975 through a renaming of the district of Kempen-Krefeld, whereby the district seat was moved from Kempen to Viersen. The community of Niederkrüchten was incorporated from the district of Heinsberg and the district of Hüls belonging to Kempen was spun off to the city of Krefeld . However, until the move into the new district building in 1984, the district administration remained in the old district town of Kempen.

There are series of publications from the Viersen district (e.g. annual homeland book ) with extensive historical information. The district archive is in Kempen in Kempen Castle .

Population development

year Residents
1975 262.714
1980 261,999
1985 261,555
1990 271,742
1995 288,450
2000 300,842
2005 304.140
2010 300,417
2015 297,661
2020 Forecast 292,900
2025 Forecast 288,600

politics

Election of the Viersen district council in 2014
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
45.9%
25.0%
11.3%
7.3%
3.6%
3.5%
1.6%
1.0%
0.8%
Gains and losses
compared to 2009
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
-0.9  % p
+ 2.0  % p
+ 0.1  % p
-4.9  % p
+ 3.6  % p.p.
± 0.0  % p
+1.6  % p
-1.1  % p
-0.4  % p
Allocation of seats in the
Viersener district assembly 2014
        
A total of 58 seats

District council

Currently there is the following distribution of seats according to parliamentary groups in the district council (as of October 2018):

CDU SPD GREEN FDP / citizen list Free alternative THE LEFT Non-attached total
27 14th 6th 4th 2 2 3 58
PIRATES 1
FW-KV 1

A former green member of the district council has become non-attached.

Upper district directors of the Viersen district

  • 1975–1984: Rudolf H. Müller
  • 1984–1989: Heinz-Josef Vogt
  • 1989–1999: Hans-Christian Vollert

District administrators of the Viersen district

Coat of arms, official seal and flag

coat of arms

The former district of Kempen-Krefeld was granted permission on May 13, 1932 by a certificate from the Upper President of the Rhine Province to bear the coat of arms described below. Today's district of Viersen has continued this coat of arms since it was renamed in 1975.

“ The circle has the following coat of arms :
Under a silver shield head, in which a continuous black cross (Kur-Köln) split from gold and blue; in front a left-facing black lion with a red tongue (Jülich), behind a double-tailed golden lion facing right, armed in red (Geldern). "

The coat of arms combines 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 Duke of Geldern . Until the end of the Old Kingdom, the area of ​​the district of Viersen was under these sovereigns.

Official seal
"The district has an official seal with the district's coat of arms."
flag

On October 16, 1980, the District of Viersen was granted permission by a certificate from the District President in Düsseldorf to fly the flag described below.

“The circle carries the following flag (banner, hoist flag):
as a banner: of gold and blue in a ratio of 1: 1 longitudinally striped; thereupon, shifted towards the pole, the coat of arms of the circle,
as a hoisting flag: striped lengthways with gold and blue in a ratio of 1: 1; then in the middle of the coat of arms of the circle. "

partnership

Since 1983 there has been a partnership between the district of Viersen and the English county of Cambridge . The official partnership agreement was preceded by more than ten years of successful efforts to establish contacts between clubs, schools and groups. The partnership celebration thus sealed numerous long-term contacts, for which the heads of administration Rudolf H. Müller (Kempen-Krefeld district / Viersen district) and John K. Barratt (Cambridgeshire county) were at the forefront.

Sequoia farm Kaldenkirchen in the border forest
New Star by Mark di Suvero (Viersen Sculpture Collection)
Festival hall Viersen

Culture and sights

In the district area there are isolated remains of the former west wall and ruins of the Venlo-Herongen air base from the Second World War. Traces and remains of Napoleon's Grand Canal du Nord can still be seen.

The Lower Rhine open-air museum of the Viersen district is located in the municipality of Grefrath . The folklore museum shows in particular the rural and handicraft culture of the central Lower Rhine . It also has an extensive toy museum .

The Neersen Castle is surrounded by a large park.

In the sculpture collection Viersen , which surrounds the municipal gallery in the park , are u. a. Objects by Tony Cragg , Erwin Heerich , Roberto Matta , Karl Horst Hödicke and the New Star by Mark di Suvero .

The Festhalle Viersen is a widely known beyond the circle beyond performance building for theater and concerts as well as the venue for the three-band world championship for national teams ( billiards ) and venue of an annual international jazz - festival .

The amateur theater scene is diverse: in addition to popular theater , classic literature, cabaret and “modern drama” are offered. Examples are the Nettetaler Theater under the roof as well as the Volksbühne Viersen and the Brüggen play group .

The nature reserve of the Heidemoore, the Arboretum Sequoiafarm and the geo-hydrological water garden are located in the Kaldenkirchen border forest near Nettetal . There are numerous former watermills in the Schwalm-Nette nature park , which are now open to the public (restaurants / hotels).

The Krickenbeck Castle (not accessible), the textile museum Die Scheune and an information center are located on Lake Krickenbeck .

Numerous cultural workers live and have lived in the district , including a. the artist Georg Ettl , the authors Paul Eßer , Herbert Sleegers and Peter Klusen and the late jazz musician Ali Haurand .

Jewish cemeteries

22 Jewish cemeteries are documented for the district of Viersen : in Brüggen (3), in Grefrath (1), in Kempen (1), in Nettetal (3), in Schwalmtal (3), in Tönisvorst (2), in Viersen (5 ) and in Willich (4). They are cultural monuments that are worth protecting - stone witnesses to formerly existing Jewish communities and a lively Jewish community life up to the 1930s.

Infrastructure and economy

Rail and bus transport

Run in local rail transport

the Niers-Express ( RE 10 ) from Kleve via Kempen, Krefeld to Düsseldorf ,
the Niers-Haard-Express ( RE 42 ) from Mönchengladbach via Viersen, Krefeld , Duisburg , Essen , Gelsenkirchen and Dülmen to Münster ,
the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) from Venlo via Viersen, Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal , Hagen to Hamm ,
the Rhein-Niers-Bahn ( RB 33 ) from Aachen via Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Krefeld, Duisburg to Essen
the Emscher-Niederrhein-Bahn (RB 35) from Mönchengladbach via Viersen, Krefeld, Duisburg, Oberhausen to Gelsenkirchen.

In road passenger transport , the only wrong tram line in the circle of Tönisvorst-St. Tönis in the neighboring Krefeld. The hourly service is predominant for bus connections on weekdays and Saturday mornings. Afterwards, as well as on Sundays and public holidays, there is often only a two-hour cycle.

The regional bus services in the Viersen operate the SWK MOBIL and the bus Rheinland (BVR). The main operator of local public transport in the city of Viersen is the Niederrheinwerke viersen mobil GmbH, which, however, hardly operates any connections beyond the city limits. Individual lines (in Waldniel, Elmpt, Willich, Viersen-Süchteln, Grefrath) also operate the Niederrheinische supply and traffic (MöBus) from Mönchengladbach.

The tariff of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) applies to all public transport and the NRW tariff applies to all tariff areas .

Streets

The district of Viersen is connected to the federal highways 40 , 44 , 52 and 61 . In addition, the district is still opened up by several federal roads, u. a. through the B 7 and the B 9 .

economy

In 2012, 66.3% of employees subject to social security contributions worked in the tertiary sector, 31.6% in the secondary and 2.1% in the primary. There are (as of 2016) around 700 farms.

In the Future Atlas 2016 , the district of Viersen was ranked 261 out of 402 districts, municipal associations and independent cities in Germany, making it one of the regions with a “balanced risk-opportunity mix” for the future. In the 2019 edition, it was ranked 185 out of 401.

Facilities

License Plate

On July 1, 1956, the independent city of Viersen was assigned the distinctive sign VIE when the license plates that are still valid today were introduced . It was issued until December 31, 1969. It has been in effect for the Viersen district since January 1, 1975. Since March 2015, again the distinguishing sign KK (Kreis Kempen-Krefeld) admitted.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population of the municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia on December 31, 2019 - update of the population based on the census of May 9, 2011. State Office for Information and Technology North Rhine-Westphalia (IT.NRW), accessed on June 17, 2020 .  ( Help on this )
  2. ↑ Viersen is fighting against high levels of nitrate. In: wdr.de . December 13, 2018, accessed December 15, 2018 .
  3. ↑ http://kreis-viersen.de/C1257670004D7F2E/html/40A240D5B4D9CA76C1257671004C766B?opendocument&nid1=07951_20663
  4. ^ 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. 295 .
  5. ↑ www.kreis-viersen.de
  6. ↑ www.archive.nrw.de
  7. ^ State database North Rhine-Westphalia
  8. ↑ http://kreis-viersen.de/C1257670004BE0E2/html/423E702536CA8834C1257ABC0030B29C?opendocument&nid1=07951_14055
  9. ↑ http://kreis-viersen.de/C1257670004BE0E2/html/423E702536CA8834C1257ABC0030B29C?opendocument&nid1=07951_14055
  10. ↑ https://kis.kreis-viersen.de/fraktionen
  11. ↑ a b c § 2 of the main statutes of the district of Viersen, printed in the official gazette of the district of Viersen No. 28, 59th year, from October 23, 2003 ( memo of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.4 MB)
  12. ↑ Decide and shape. A quarter of a century of contemporary history. Series of publications of the district of Viersen, Vol. 34, 1984
  13. ^ Biological station Krickenbecker Seen
  14. ↑ District of Viersen. In: Overview of all projects for the documentation of Jewish grave inscriptions in the area of ​​the Federal Republic of Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia. Editor: Claudia Pohl. Version: December 2002; here: North Rhine - list according to today's administrative structure - administrative district Düsseldorf
  15. ↑ The employment structure in the Viersen district and its changes . In: IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein: Economic structures and developments in the Viersen district (April 2013)
  16. ↑ Future Atlas 2016. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 2, 2017 ; accessed on March 23, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.prognos.com
  17. ↑ Future Atlas 2019 | Handelsblatt. Retrieved December 10, 2019 .

Web links

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