Lövenich (Cologne)

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Lövenich coat of arms
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Lövenich
district 308 of Cologne
Location of the Lövenich district in the Lindenthal district
Coordinates 50 ° 56 '48 "  N , 6 ° 49' 46"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 56 '48 "  N , 6 ° 49' 46"  E
surface 3.69 km²
Residents 9064 (December 31, 2017)
Population density 2456 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Jan. 1, 1975
Post Code 50859
prefix 02234
Borough Lindenthal (3)
Transport links
Highway A1
Federal road B55
Railway lines S 12 S 13 S 19
Bus routes 141 143 144 145 149 172 961
Source: 2017 residents . (PDF) Cologne district information

The Lövenich district is located on the western outskirts of Cologne in the Lindenthal district .

location

Lövenich borders in the north on the town of Cologne-Widdersdorf , in the east on the federal motorway 1 and the Cologne-Müngersdorf district , in the south, separated by the Cologne-Aachen railway line , on the Cologne-Weiden district . The Cologne Rand Canal runs past Lövenich in the west and north . The next western town is Frechen-Königsdorf.

history

The name Lövenich goes back to a Celtic estate with a Latin name: Luviniacum . Lövenich was first mentioned under this name in 1028. Since the Middle Ages, the agricultural village of Lövenich has been under the control of the Order of St. John and the Archbishop of Cologne . Lövenich was part of the Koenigsdorf office. In 1794 French revolutionary troops occupied the place. As part of the administrative reorganization by Napoléon Bonaparte around 1800, the places Lövenich, Weiden , Junkersdorf , Üsdorf, Großkönigsdorf and Kleinkönigsdorf became the "Mairie de Levenich". This was part of the canton of Weiden in the Arrondissement de Cologne in the Département de la Roer . Since 1815 Lövenich belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia and in 1816 came to the district of Cologne, in which it formed the mayor's office of Lövenich . From the mayor Lövenich 1928 was official Lövenich . In 1934 the community of Brauweiler was incorporated into the Lövenich office. This office was renamed Amt Weiden in 1937 . The Weiden office was abolished in 1951, making Brauweiler and Lövenich municipalities free from office. After about 175 years as an independent local community, Lövenich has belonged to the Cologne district of Lindenthal since the territorial reform of January 1, 1975 , with the two districts of Klein- and Großkönigsdorf to the west of the city of Frechen and thus today's Rhein-Erft district (formerly Erftkreis ) were slammed.

Demographic statistics

Structure of the population of Cologne-Lövenich:

  • Share of under 18s: 17.7% (2014)
  • Proportion of over 64-year-olds: 21.4% (2014)
  • Proportion of foreigners: 9.0% (2015)
  • Unemployment rate: 4.1% (2014)

Town twinning

The municipality of Lövenich had partnerships with Diepenbeek (Belgium, since 1962), with Igny (France, since 1967) and with Benfleet (England, since 1971).

By incorporating the community of Lövenich, district 3 and thus the city of Cologne were able to win further city partnerships.

Culture and leisure

St. Severin Church

Attractions

shopping mall

The Rhein-Center Köln shopping center in the Cologne-Weiden district can be reached on foot from Lövenich .

various

Like many other Cologne districts, Lövenich has forests, meadows, many companies and commercial properties, restaurants and pubs, a football hall, an indoor play park, several discount stores and a gas station.

Infrastructure

schools

  • From 1925 to 1967 Lövenich was the seat of the agricultural school. The first director was Johann Heinrich Albers, a member of the Rhenish Provincial Parliament from 1921 to 1929.
  • Johanniter School: a community elementary school

traffic

From the Köln-Lövenich S-Bahn stop on the Cologne-Düren S-Bahn line, Cologne Central Station can be reached within a quarter of an hour. The S-Bahn lines S12, S13 and S19 operate here. Near the Lövenich S-Bahn stop is the “Weiden Zentrum” tram stop, from which the city center can be reached in around 20 minutes.

In addition, the district has the motorway junction Köln-Lövenich on the A1 . One kilometer south motorway junction Cologne-West, where the A 1 which follows A 4 crosses.

Known residents

Former residents

Web links

Commons : Köln-Lövenich  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Territorial.de: offices in the district of Cologne
  2. ^ 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. 299 and 301 .
  3. ↑ Inhabitants according to selected age groups - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  4. ↑ Inhabitants according to selected age groups - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  5. ↑ Inhabitants by type of migration background - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  6. ↑ Employed and unemployed part of the city - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  7. ^ Heinrich Heine University and State Library: Parlamentaria , accessed on January 2, 2011