Langerfeld
Langerfeld was an independent rural community in the Schwelm district until 1922 and is now a district in the east of Wuppertal , which belongs to the Langerfeld-Beyenburg district. Langerfeld borders on the neighboring town of Schwelm , in the west on the district of Wuppertal-Barmen , in the south on Beyenburg and in the north on the district Nachbarebreck .
coat of arms
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the municipality of Langerfeld raised the status of the town of Langerfeld, and for this purpose a coat of arms was probably designed before 1902, which was approved by the municipal council on March 25, 1902. However, the town elevation was rejected in 1912 and probably no longer operated after the First World War , and the coat of arms was not approved by the Prussian authorities, so it remained unofficial. On August 5, 1922, Langerfeld was incorporated into the town of Barmen , today Wuppertal .
The coat of arms is square , the upper right field is black, the left shows a black wheel on a white background as a symbol for the local industry (flywheel / mill wheel) and is also the coat of arms of the Lords of Dobbe zu Lier - also called Dobben zu Lier - the previous owner of Haus Rauental . The two lower-ranking fields at the bottom show a bundle of yarn on a white background on the right as a further indication of the local trade and on the left a green field. The right-angled Brandenburg chess bar is placed over the shield . The chess bar is the coat of arms of the Counts of the Mark .
history
The name Langerfeld means field of the Landger or Langer (family name), also Landger or Langers field. With field a larger treeless meadow area was once called.
Historically, Langerfeld belongs to Westphalia . After the first written mention in 1304 in a certificate from the abbot in Siegburg , Langerfeld belonged to the Westphalian parish of Schwelm from the 16th century , where the Lutheran Reformation took hold. During this time the bleaching trade emerged, which from then on determined the further development of the village. After 1740 ribbon weaving and ribbon knitting dominated the townscape.
The Galmeiabbau in long field has been known since the mid-18th century. In 1835, Friedrich Harkort tried to find a courage for the Karl colliery , which took place in 1856. The colliery mainly mined brown iron stone until it was closed in 1896 .
During the period of French rule in the Grand Duchy of Berg in the early 19th century the peasantry Langer field together with the peasantry Nächstebreck to the mayor summarized Langer field and that the Canton Schwelm in Arrondissement Hagen of the departments Ruhr assigned. After the transition of the Grand Duchy to the Prussian Generalgouvernement of Berg , Langerfeld was the titular place of the mayor of Langerfeld within the district of Hagen , which was transferred to the Prussian Office of Langerfeld in 1843 and assigned to the Schwelm district in 1887 . On August 5, 1922, Langerfeld lost its communal independence, was spun off from the Schwelm district and incorporated into the Rhenish city of Barmen. This in turn united in 1929 with Cronenberg , Elberfeld , Ronsdorf and Vohwinkel to form the city of Wuppertal, which initially bore the name Barmen-Elberfeld.
In addition to the village of Langerfeld, the villages of the rural community Langerfeld included the residential areas Beckacker , Beyeröhde , Bramdelle , Busch , Buschenburg , Dahl , Vorderer Ehrenberg , Hinterer Ehrenberg , Ecksteinloh , Grünebaum , Hebbecke , Hilgershöhe , Hippenrode , Höfen , Hölkesöhde , Jesinghausen , Kattendieck , Kemnade , Kirchloh , Koetter height , Kucksiepen , cuckoo , Neuenhof , Öhde , Laaken , Laibusch , Löhrerlen , Oeckesberg , Piewitt , Wild Öhde , Pülsöhde , Rauendahl , skirts Becke , Röttgen , Schee , Schmitteborn , Siepen , Steinhauser Berg , Tente , trumpet , Werbesloh and Wulfeshohl .
From 1926 to 1945 there was the Langerfeld airfield of aviation pioneer Gottlob Espenlaub .
In 2004, the 700th anniversary of Langerfeld was celebrated in numerous events.
Population development
- 1871: 5,379
- 1880: 5,431
- 1900: 11.478
- 1910: 14.832
- 1922: 16,100
Infrastructure
Culture and sights
The multifunctional Bandfabrik cultural center is located on the outskirts of Wuppertal between Langerfeld and Schwelm in the former Kettler ribbon factory, one of many former knitting mills in Wuppertal.
Other cultural facilities include the JULA youth center (formerly Outback ), the Bandfabrik cultural center , a children's museum and a district library.
sport and freetime
Langerfeld is known for its sporting activities, especially handball . The two best-known and most successful clubs are TV Beyeröhde and LTV Wuppertal . Since 2011, the Billard Sportverein Wuppertal 1929 , multiple German snooker champion, has its clubhouse on Clausewitzstrasse in Langerfeld.
Leisure facilities include five sports and gyms, an indoor swimming pool (indoor garden pool), three sports fields, a climbing hall, three youth centers, a playground house and several children's playgrounds.
On the Hedtberg and the Ehrenberg in the south of Langerfeld there is a large green, local recreation and hiking area with a game reserve.
traffic
The center of Langerfeld is the market square ( Langerfelder Markt ). The streets from all directions converge here.
Langerfeld is located directly on the A 1 Bremen - Cologne and can be reached via the "Wuppertal-Langerfeld" junction. In addition, federal highway 7 runs through Langerfeld .
The Bergisch-Märkische railway line Cologne – Hagen runs through Langerfeld . There is also the hourly S-Bahn lines S 8 Mönchengladbach - Düsseldorf - Wuppertal - Hagen and S 9 Bottrop - Essen - Wuppertal - Hagen with a stop between the Kohlenstraße road bridge and the railway bridge of the overpass to connect the freight station to the main line. On the east side of the railway bridge there is a narrow footbridge for pedestrians, which means that the stop can also be reached from the west via the Spitzenstraße entrance.
There is also a large container - rail loading station .
Seven bus routes (602, 604, 606, 608, 616, 618 and 626) operate in Langerfeld.
Leading by Langer Field tram of Wuppertal Stadtwerke was shut down in 1985th
economy
Various industrial, commercial, wholesale and retail companies as well as various forwarding agents are located in Langerfeld. Amazon is planning to build a distribution center on Dieselstrasse opposite the former metro area.
Public facilities
A city office, two banks , various medical practices , five elementary schools , a comprehensive school , a secondary school, two day-care centers and several kindergartens are available in Langerfeld.
Personalities
- Paul Dahm (1904–1974), politician (NSDAP), member of the Reichstag and SS standard leader
- Heinrich Schmeißing (1905–1979), politician (CDU), Lord Mayor of the city of Wuppertal from 1951 to 1956, honorary ring holder of the city of Wuppertal
- Gottlob Espenlaub (1900–1972), pilot and aircraft manufacturer, inventor
- Friedrich Platte (1917–2009), politician (SPD), senior city director of the city of Wuppertal from 1980 to 1982, honorary ring holder of the city of Wuppertal
- Björn Kluft (* 1990), German soccer player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 256 .
- ^ Bandfabrik cultural center
- ^ Children's museum in Langerfeld
- ↑ Langerfeld indoor swimming pool ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Manuel Praest and Andreas Boller: Amazon is building a new distribution center in Wuppertal. In: rga.de. February 20, 2020, accessed February 20, 2020 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ' N , 7 ° 15' E