Bochum district

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Basic data (as of 1929)
Existing period: 1817-1929
State : Free State of Prussia
Administrative region : Arnsberg
Administrative headquarters : Bochum
Residents: 83,206 (1925)
Circle structure: 8 municipalities

The district of Bochum (until 1876 district of Bochum ) was a district in the administrative district of Arnsberg in the Prussian province of Westphalia . When it was founded, it essentially comprised the area of ​​today's cities of Bochum , Herne , Witten and Hattingen as well as the part of Gelsenkirchen south of the Emscher . He had his seat in the old office building, then in the Bochum district building .

Administrative history

The Bochum district was founded in 1817 in the Arnsberg administrative district of the Prussian province of Westphalia . Its predecessor territory was the canton of Bochum in the Ruhr department of the Grand Duchy of Berg . The district was initially divided into the six mayorships of Blankenstein, Bochum, Hattingen, Herne, Wattenscheid and Witten. As part of the introduction of the rural community order for the province of Westphalia, the mayor's offices were transferred to offices in 1844 , with the cities of Bochum and Hattingen remaining vacant. In 1851 the city of Witten left the Witten office and was also vacated. The Langendreer office was formed from the remaining municipalities of the Witten office . Since then, the district initially comprised six offices and a total of 75 municipalities:

Administrative division 1851
Office Communities
Blankenstein Blankenstein , Buchholz , Durchholz , Heven , Ostherbede , Stiepel , Vormholz and Westherbede
Bochum Altenbochum , Bergen , Gerthe , Grumme , Hamme , Harpen , Hofstede , Hordel , Laer , Querenburg , Riemke , Weitmar and Wiemelhausen
Hattingen Altendorf , Baak , Bredenscheid , Dahlhausen , Dumberg , Holthausen , Horst , Linden , Niederbonsfeld , Niederelfringhausen , Niederstüter , Niederwenigern , Oberbonsfeld , Oberelfringhausen , Oberstüter , Welper and Winz
Herne Baukau , Bickern , Bladenhorst , Crange , Eickel , Herne , Hiltrop , Holsterhausen , Horsthausen , Pöppinghausen and Röhlinghausen
Langendreer Düren , Langendreer , Somborn , Stockum and Werne
Wattenscheid Breweries , Bulmke , Eiberg , Eppendorf , Freisenbruch , Gelsenkirchen , Günnigfeld , Heßler , Höntrop , Hüllen , Königssteele , Leithe , Munscheid , Schalke , Sevinghausen , Ückendorf , Wattenscheid and Westenfeld
free of charge Bochum , Hattingen and Witten

The new Gelsenkirchen office was formed in 1868 from the communities of Braubauerschaft, Bulmke, Gelsenkirchen, Heßler, Hüllen and Schalke from the Wattenscheid office . In 1875 the Wanne office was established from five municipalities of the Herne office . On October 1, 1876, the city of Bochum left the district and became an independent city . The Bochum district has been called the Bochum district since then . In the same year Gelsenkirchen and Wattenscheid were made vacant and the community of Ückendorf raised to a separate office. The Schalke Office was formed from the remaining municipalities of the Gelsenkirchen Office . In 1881 the Bochum office was divided into the two offices Bochum I and Bochum II. The municipality of Oberbonsfeld from the Hattingen district was incorporated into Langenberg in the Mettmann district in 1881 . The district now comprised ten offices and a total of 73 municipalities:

Administrative division 1881
Office Communities
Blankenstein Blankenstein, Buchholz, Durchholz, Heven, Ostherbede, Stiepel, Vormholz and Westherbede
Bochum I. Bergen, Gerthe, Grumme, Hamme, Harpen, Hofstede, Hordel and Riemke
Bochum II Altenbochum, Laer, Querenburg, Weitmar and Wiemelhausen
Hattingen Altendorf, Baak, Bredenscheid, Dahlhausen, Dumberg, Holthausen, Horst, Linden, Niederbonsfeld, Niederelfringhausen, Niederstüter, Niederwenigern, Oberelfringhausen, Oberstüter, Welper and Winz
Herne Baukau, Bladenhorst, Herne, Hiltrop, Horsthausen and Pöppinghausen
Langendreer Düren, Langendreer, Somborn, Stockum and Werne
Schalke Brewers' association, Bulmke, Heßler, Hüllen and Schalke
Ückendorf Ückendorf
Tub Bickern , Crange , Eickel , Holsterhausen and Röhlinghausen
Wattenscheid Eiberg, Eppendorf, Freisenbruch, Günnigfeld, Höntrop, Königssteele, Leithe, Munscheid, Sevinghausen and Westenfeld
free of charge Gelsenkirchen , Hattingen, Wattenscheid and Witten

In 1885 the population of the district of Bochum had increased so much that a division into three districts was deemed necessary. From April 1, 1885, the cities of Gelsenkirchen and Wattenscheid, the offices of Schalke, Ückendorf and Wanne as well as the northern part of the Wattenscheid office formed the Gelsenkirchen district . The district of Hattingen was formed from the city of Hattingen, the offices of Blankenstein and Hattingen and the southern part of the Wattenscheid office . In the smaller district of Bochum, the municipality of Werne and 1892 the municipality of Weitmar were each raised to their own offices. In 1897 Herne received city rights and became vacant. The remaining municipalities of the Herne office from then on formed the Baukau office . In 1899 the city of Witten left the district and became an independent city . In 1900 the Bochum I office was divided into the offices of Hamme , Harpen and Hofstede . At the turn of the century, the reduced district comprised eight offices and 25 municipalities:

Administrative division 1900
Office Communities
Bochum II Altenbochum, Laer, Querenburg and Wiemelhausen
Baukau Baukau, Bladenhorst, Hiltrop, Horsthausen and Pöppinghausen
Hamme Hamme
Harpen Gerthe , Grumme and Harpen
Hofstede Bergen , Hofstede , Hordel and Riemke
Langendreer Düren, Langendreer, Somborn and Stockum
Weitmar Weitmar
Werne Werne
free of charge Herne
District of Bochum (1907)

In 1904 Grumme, Hamme, Hofstede and Wiemelhausen were incorporated into Bochum. Bergen, Hordel and Riemke now formed the Hordel office . In 1906 the city of Herne left the district and became an independent city . Hiltrop moved from the Baukau office to the Harpen office in 1902 and was incorporated into Gerthe in 1907. In 1908 Pöppinghausen were incorporated into Bladenhorst and Baukau and Horsthausen were incorporated into Herne. The municipality of Bladenhorst then formed its own office. The district now consisted of seven offices with 15 municipalities:

Administrative division 1908
Office Communities
Bochum II Altenbochum, Laer and Querenburg
Bladenhorst Bladenhorst
Harpen Gerthe and Harpen
Hordel Bergen, Hordel and Riemke
Langendreer Düren, Langendreer, Somborn and Stockum
Weitmar Weitmar
Werne Werne

On April 1, 1926 Altenbochum, Bergen, Hordel, Riemke and Weitmar were incorporated into Bochum, Bladenhorst to Castrop-Rauxel and Harpen to Gerthe. The Harpen office was now called the Gerthe office . On August 1, 1929, the Bochum district was dissolved. Gerthe, Laer, Langendreer, Querenburg and Werne were incorporated into Bochum. Düren and Stockum came to Witten while Somborn was split between Bochum and Dortmund .

Population development

year Residents source
1819 028,801
1832 036,039
1880 203,388
1890 116,420
1900 160,649
1910 120,383
1925 083.206
Former administrative building of the Bochum district in Brückstrasse, now used as an office building

District administrators

literature

Web links

Commons : Kreis Bochum  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Westphalia Lexicon 1832-1835 . In: Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (Ed.): Reprints for the Westphalian archive maintenance . tape 3 . Münster 1978, p. 20 (reprint of the original from 1834).
  2. ^ Official Journal for the administrative district of Arnsberg 1844, formation of offices in the Bochum district. Retrieved February 2, 2014 .
  3. ^ A b c d e Wolfgang Leesch: Administration in Westphalia 1815–1945 . In: Publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia . tape 38 . Aschendorff, Münster 1992, ISBN 3-402-06845-1 , p. 371 .
  4. ^ History of Wanne-Eickel
  5. ↑ ruhr-bauten.de: District Bochum-Nord
  6. ^ History of Niederbonsfeld
  7. ^ Bochum.de: 110 years of post in Bochum-Werne
  8. ↑ ruhr-bauten.de: Office building Weitmar
  9. ^ GenWiki: Amt Baukau
  10. ^ City history of Herne: Hordeler Straße
  11. ^ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817 - 1967 . Aschendorff, Münster (Westphalia) 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 .
  12. ↑ Municipal directory 1900: District of Bochum
  13. ↑ GenWiki: Office Bladenhorst
  14. ^ City history of Herne: Gerther Strasse
  15. ^ Statistisches Bureau zu Berlin (Ed.): Contributions to the statistics of the Prussian state . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1821 ( digitized version ).
  16. ^ A b c d e Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. Bochum district. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).