Lüttelforst
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Lüttelforst
municipality Schwalmtal
Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 18 ″ N , 6 ° 15 ′ 42 ″ E
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| Area : | 4.52 km² | |
| Incorporation : | April 1, 1915 | |
| Incorporated into: | Waldniel | |
| Postal code : | 41366 | |
| Area code : | 02163 | |
Location of Lüttelforst in North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Lüttelforst is a part of the municipality of Schwalmtal in the district of Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia . Until 1915 Lüttelforst formed its own municipality in what was then the Kempen district in the Prussian Rhine Province .
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geography
Lüttelforst is an old Waldhufendorf that extends along the street of the same name parallel to the Schwalm river on its north bank. In 1885 the municipality of Lüttelforst had an area of 4.52 km².
history
The emergence of Lüttelforst as a Hufensiedlung goes back to the development of the state in the High Middle Ages . Lüttelforst was first mentioned in a document in 1255 in connection with a donation to the St. Jakobus Chapel there. In 1258 the Jakobus Chapel was elevated to a parish church.
Lüttelforst has formed a rural community in the Burgwaldniel mayor's office in the Kempen district since the 19th century . On April 1, 1915, the three communities Burgwaldniel , Kirspelwaldniel and Lüttelforst were merged to form the new community and mayor's office Waldniel . Waldniel in turn merged with Amern in 1970 to form the Schwalmtal community.
Population development
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1832 | 375 | |
| 1861 | 512 | |
| 1871 | 570 | |
| 1885 | 608 | |
| 1910 | 489 |
Architectural monuments
The Catholic Church of St. James , which Lüttelforster mill courtyards Lüttelforst 25, 77, 93, 105, 139 and 171 as well as residential buildings Lüttelforst 65, 83, 101 and 103 are in Lüttelforst conservation .
regional customs
The St. Jakobus Schützenbruderschaft Lüttelforst is one of the bearers of local customs .
Sports
The local sports club is the popular sports club Apollo 11 Lüttelforst .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Community encyclopedia for the Rhine Province 1885
- ^ Official Journal of the Düsseldorf Government 1914, p. 536
- ^ Johann Georg von Viebahn: Statistics and topography of the government district of Düsseldorf. 1836, accessed on May 5, 2019 (digitized version).
- ^ Otto von Mülmann : Statistics of the government district of Düsseldorf. 1865, Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
- ↑ 1871 census
- ↑ Uli Schubert: German municipality register 1910. Retrieved on February 2, 2017 .