Langst-Kierst

Langst-Kierst City of Meerbusch Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '52 " N , 6 ° 42' 58" E
Height :	32 m
Area :	3.9 km²
Residents :	1061 (December 31, 2016)
Population density :	272 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1970
Postal code :	40668
Area code :	02150
	Location of Langst-Kierst in Meerbusch

Langst-Kierst Church of St. Martin

Langst-Kierst

Rhine ferry to Kaiserswerth

Langst-Kierst is a district of Meerbusch in North Rhine-Westphalia with about 1000 inhabitants.

history

The first documentary mention took place in the year 904. Thus in 2004 the 1100-year existence of the small community could already be celebrated.

From 1392 to 1794 Langst and Kierst belonged to the Electoral Cologne Office of Linn .

Langst-Kierst was incorporated into Meerbusch on January 1, 1970. In 1974 the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia decided to dissolve the city of Meerbusch and to divide Langst-Kierst into the cities of Krefeld (main part) and Düsseldorf . However, the city of Meerbusch obtained the suspension of the dissolution decision at the constitutional court in Münster . The state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia then confirmed the existence of the city of Meerbusch in 1976.

Langst-Kierst is known beyond the region for the ferry connection to Kaiserswerth across the Rhine . However, this connection lost its importance with the inauguration of the airport bridge in 2002.

Attractions

Distinctive points in the place are z. B. built in Romanesque style and dedicated to St. Martinus Church; the Rheinhotel "Vier Jahreszeiten", formerly known as "Haus Niederrhein"; the house Gummersbach , a listed residential building; as well as the estate "Haus Kierst", on which the equestrian club of the same name is based.

societies

Other clubs in Langst-Kierst are the St. Martinus Rifle Brotherhood from 1858, the Triumph cycling club from 1920, the Langst-Kierst fire fighting group of the volunteer fire brigade from 1921 and the civil association founded in 1973.

Individual evidence

↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 114 .
↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 39 f .

Web links

Commons : Langst-Kierst - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 114 .

[2] Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 39 f .