Lövenich (Zuelpich)

Lövenich City of Zuelpich Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 20 ″  N , 6 ° 40 ′ 9 ″  E
Height :	163 m
Area :	4.36 km²  (with Linzenich)
Residents :	224  (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	51 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	53909
Area code :	02252

Lövenich (Zülpich), aerial photo (2016)

St. Agnes Church

Lövenich is a district of Zülpich in the district of Euskirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia . Franz Glasmacher is the mayor for Lövenich and Linzenich .

location

Lövenich is located in the Zülpicher Börde . The neighboring town of Linzenich lies directly in one another. The Rotbach flows in between . Other neighboring towns are Sinzenich , Hoven and Nemmenich . The district road 31 runs through the village. To the south lies the Schievelsberg , an old dinghouse. The Zülpich water sports lake borders the town to the north .

history

Numerous finds from Roman times suggest an early settlement. The church and castle in Lövenich used to form an enclosed whole. Today there is only the church. In 1124 the property of the noblemen of Hengebach in Lövenich was mentioned for the first time. In 1872 the last remains of the former moated castle were demolished.

→ Main article : Lövenich Castle

In and around Lövenich there was a flour mill, which was named after its previous owners Ludersdorfer, later Aachener or Colyns-Mühle after its owner Bonifacius Colyn , the Aachen mayor and champion of Protestantism, as well as the Stein-Mühle, which no longer exists today. the Propst-Mühle and the Pfeiffer- or Nonnen-Mühle.

On July 1, 1969, the community of Linzenich-Lövenich was incorporated into Zülpich .

church

The church is under the patronage of St. Agnes . There must have been a chapel as early as Roman times , as relics of it are built into the church walls. 1210-1240 Joseph von Lövenich built the old church on the side aisle of the chapel. It had a tower, choir and aisle . In 1922 the new church was built perpendicular to the old building.

politics

Mayor

Franz Glasmacher is the local head of Lövenich and Linzenich (as of January 2011).

Others

• There is a Catholic kindergarten in Lövenich .
• In the summer of 1978, the Zülpich women's education center was opened at Prälat-Franken-Straße 22.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures as of December 31, 2018
2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 88 .