List of territorial changes in North Rhine-Westphalia before 1966
The list of territorial changes in North Rhine-Westphalia before 1966 contains important changes to the municipal areas of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in the period from August 23, 1946 (establishment of the state) to December 31, 1965. This includes, among other things, mergers and separations of municipalities, Incorporation of parishes into another, changes in the parish name and major reclassifications of parts of one parish to another.
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- Date : date of legal effect of the change of area
- Municipality before the change : Municipality before the area change
- Action : Type of change
- Municipality after the change : Municipality after the area change
- District : District of the municipality after the change of area
The sorting is done chronologically: date, independent cities, rural districts, receiving or newly formed municipality. Communities that still exist today are highlighted in color.
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| date | Church before the change | measure | Church after the change | district |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/1947 |
Parish of Gemen , parts of the area, Hoxfeld , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Bark | Bark |
| 04/01/1947 |
Barken , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Hoxfeld | Bark |
| 01/09/1948 | Kaan | Name change | Kaan-Marienborn | Wins |
| 04/01/1949 |
Aachen , little picture |
Reclassification | Bildchen, Belgium | |
| 04/01/1949 |
Kalterherberg , parts of Kalterherberg, Leykaul |
Reclassification | Kalterherberg, Belgium | |
| 04/01/1949 |
Lammersdorf , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Eupen , Belgium | |
| 04/01/1949 |
Losheim , parts of the area, Udenbreth , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Manderfeld , Belgium | |
| 04/01/1949 |
Aachen , from Lichtenbusch |
Reclassification | Raeren , Belgium | |
| 04/01/1949 |
Milspe Voerde |
Merger | Ennepetal | Ennepe-Ruhr district |
| 04/23/1949 | Suderwick (49 ha) | Reclassification | Dinxperlo , Netherlands | |
| 04/23/1949 | Parents | Reclassification | Drostambt Elten, Netherlands | |
| 04/23/1949 |
Havert Hillensberg Höngen Millen Süsterseel Tüddern Weir |
Reclassification | Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands | |
| 04/23/1949 |
Wyler (125 ha), Wylerberg |
Reclassification | Groesbeek , Netherlands | |
| 07/01/1949 | Ennigerloh (1 ha) | Reclassification | Parish of Oelde | Beckum |
| 09/01/1949 | Herringhausen (55 ha) | Reclassification | Lippstadt | Lippstadt |
| 1950 | Repelen-Baerl | Name change | Rheinkamp | Moers |
| 04/01/1950 | Wages | Inclusion | Voerde (Lower Rhine) | Dinslaken |
| 04/01/1950 |
Bermbeck Schweicheln |
Merger | Schweicheln-Bermbeck | Herford |
| 06/12/1950 | Lintel (9 ha) | Reclassification | Wiedenbrück | Wiedenbrück |
| 07/01/1950 |
Lünen (118 ha), parts of Brambauer |
Reclassification | Dortmund | - |
| 07/01/1950 |
Dortmund (115 ha), parts of Schwieringhausen |
Reclassification | Luenen | - |
| 07/01/1950 |
Parish of Dülmen , small areas |
Reclassification | Rorup | Coesfeld |
| December 19, 1950 | Ehrsen-Breden (25 ha) | Reclassification | Schötmar | Lemgo |
| December 20, 1950 | Name change from the city of M. Gladbach (Munich Gladbach) to M. Gladbach (Mönchen Gladbach) | |||
| 1951 | Change of name of the district of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg to Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg | |||
| 04/01/1951 | Baumberg | Inclusion | Monheim | Düsseldorf-Mettmann |
| 04/01/1951 |
Sümmern , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Hens | Iserlohn |
| 04/01/1951 | Halingen (27 ha) | Reclassification | Mourn | Iserlohn |
| 04/01/1951 |
Ossenberg , Wallach |
Inclusion | Borth | Moers |
| 04/01/1951 |
Altenbögge , Bönen |
Merger | Altenbögge-Bönen | Unna |
| 06/01/1951 | Avenwedde (6 ha) | Reclassification | Friedrichsdorf | Wiedenbrück |
| 04/01/1952 | Lintel (32 ha) | Reclassification | Wiedenbrück | Wiedenbrück |
| 08/10/1952 |
Niederjöllenbeck Oberjöllenbeck |
Merger | Jöllenbeck | Bielefeld |
| 08/10/1952 | Dalheim-Blankenrode | resolution | Büren | |
| 08/10/1952 |
Dalheim-Blankenrode (1026 ha), Blankenrode |
Neoplasm | Blankenrode | Büren |
| 08/10/1952 |
Dalheim-Blankenrode (980 ha), Dalheim |
Neoplasm | Dalheim | Büren |
| 08/10/1952 |
Dalheim-Blankenrode (904 ha), Elisenhof |
Neoplasm | Elisenhof | Büren |
| 08/10/1952 |
Greven on the left of the Ems Greven on the right of the Ems |
Inclusion | Greven | Muenster |
| 08/10/1952 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Manor District (61 ha) | Reclassification | Benfe | Wittgenstein |
| 08/10/1952 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Manor District (3 ha) | Reclassification | Wittgenstein art | Wittgenstein |
| 10/15/1952 | Bühl (2 ha) | Reclassification | Oberholzklau | Wins |
| 10/01/1953 | North Rheda-Ems (6 ha) | Reclassification | Parish of Oelde | Beckum |
| December 01, 1953 | Fellinghausen (1 ha) | Reclassification | Kreuztal | Wins |
| 04/01/1954 | Lendringsen (29 ha) | Reclassification | Asbeck | Iserlohn |
| 04/01/1954 | Menden (10 ha) | Reclassification | Sirloin | Iserlohn |
| 09/23/1954 | Horn-Mielinghausen | Name change | Horn Millinghausen | Lippstadt |
| 04/01/1955 |
Outsourcing of the city of Leverkusen from the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis 57 counties, 37 independent cities → 57 counties, 38 independent cities |
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| 04/01/1955 | Old speech | Inclusion | Roadstead | Bark |
| 04/01/1955 | Lippstadt (37 ha) | Reclassification | Cappel near Lippstadt | Lippstadt |
| 04/01/1955 |
Isenstedt , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Frotheim | Luebbecke |
| 1956 | Böckenförde | Name change | Bökenförde | Lippstadt |
| 04/01/1956 | Vlotho (10 ha) | Reclassification | Valdorf | Herford |
| 04/01/1956 | Valdorf (52 ha) | Reclassification | Vlotho | Herford |
| 04/01/1956 | Rietberg (19 ha) | Reclassification | Druffle | Wiedenbrück |
| 04/01/1956 | Druffel (19 ha) | Reclassification | Rietberg | Wiedenbrück |
| 10/01/1956 | Oestrich (415 ha) | Reclassification | Iserlohn | - |
| 10/01/1956 | Sankt Mauritz (658 ha) | Reclassification | Muenster | - |
| 10/01/1956 |
Epprath Morken-Harff |
Inclusion | Caster | Bergheim (Erft) |
| 10/01/1956 | Garden niche (41 ha) | Reclassification | Halle (Westphalia) | Halle (Westphalia) |
| 10/01/1956 | Hinnenburg (305 ha) | Reclassification | Bökendorf | Höxter |
| 10/01/1956 | Loosel | Inclusion | Letmathe | Iserlohn |
| 10/01/1956 | Oestrich (1865 ha) | Reclassification | Letmathe | Iserlohn |
| 10/01/1956 | Nottuln (341 ha) | Reclassification | Apple pods | Muenster |
| 10/01/1956 |
Altenbödingen Happerschoß |
Inclusion | Lauthausen | Siegkreis |
| 10/01/1956 | North Rheda-Ems (7 ha) | Reclassification | Rheda | Wiedenbrück |
| 10/01/1956 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (42 ha) | Reclassification | Birkelbach | Wittgenstein |
| December 19, 1956 | Ehrsen-Breden (27 ha) | Reclassification | Schötmar | Lemgo |
| 01/01/1957 |
Oesterholz , Haustenbeck |
Reclassification | Haustenbeck | Detmold |
| 01/01/1957 | Fabbenstedt (5 ha) | Reclassification | Espelkamp | Luebbecke |
| 04/01/1957 |
Haustenbeck Oesterholz |
Merger | Oesterholz-Haustenbeck | Detmold |
| 04/01/1957 |
Mackenbruch Währentrup |
Merger | Helpup | Lemgo |
| 04/01/1957 | Wellentrup (69 ha) | Reclassification | Helpup | Lemgo |
| 04/01/1957 | Werl-Aspe (6 ha) | Reclassification | Schötmar | Lemgo |
| 04/01/1957 | Schötmar (8 ha) | Reclassification | Werl-Aspe | Lemgo |
| 04/01/1957 | Parish Wolbeck | Inclusion | Wolbeck | Muenster |
| 04/01/1957 |
Kirchwelver Meyerich |
Merger | Welver | Soest |
| 07/01/1957 | Senne I (15 ha) | Reclassification | Brackwede | Bielefeld |
| 04/01/1957 |
Brackwede , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Senne I. | Bielefeld |
| 09/10/1957 | Neuhaus | Name change | Neuhaus Castle | Paderborn |
| 1958 | Western Kotten | Name change | Bad Westernkotten | Lippstadt |
| 01/01/1958 |
Sieveringen , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Gerlingen | Soest |
| 04/01/1958 | Vreden (58 ha) | Reclassification | Ammeloe | Ahaus |
| 04/01/1958 | Ammeloe (23 ha) | Reclassification | Vreden | Ahaus |
| 04/01/1958 | Wiedenfeld | Inclusion | Bergheim (Erft) | Bergheim (Erft) |
| 04/01/1958 | Niederntudorf (12 ha) | Reclassification | Oberntudorf | Büren |
| 04/01/1958 | Hörste (15 ha) | Reclassification | Augustdorf | Detmold |
| 04/01/1958 |
Grieth , Grietherort |
Neoplasm | Grietherort | Rees |
| 08/28/1958 |
Bildchen , Belgium , Raeren , Belgium , from Lichtenbusch |
Reclassification | Aachen | - |
| 08/28/1958 |
Kalterherberg , Belgium , Kalterherberg, parts of Leykaul |
Reclassification | Kalterherberg | Monschau |
| 08/28/1958 |
Manderfeld , Belgium , parts of Losheim |
Reclassification | Losheim | Schleiden |
| 08/28/1958 |
Manderfeld , Belgium , parts of Udenbreth |
Reclassification | Udenbreth | Schleiden |
| 10/01/1958 | Ostenland (373 ha) | Reclassification | Hövelhof | Paderborn |
| 10/01/1958 | Sohlbach (Weidenau Office) (1 ha) | Reclassification | Klafeld | Wins |
| 01/01/1959 | Lieberhausen (3 ha) | Reclassification | Drolshagen-Land | Olpe |
| 04/01/1959 | Ramsdorf parish | Inclusion | Ramsdorf | Bark |
| 07/01/1959 | Kesbern (17 ha) | Reclassification | Altena | Altena |
| 10/01/1959 | Vardingholt (32 ha) | Reclassification | Roadstead | Bark |
| 10/01/1959 | Woodlice (1 ha) | Reclassification | Herbram | Büren |
| 10/01/1959 | Welper (2 ha) | Reclassification | Blankenstein | Ennepe-Ruhr district |
| 1960 | Drabenderhöhe | Name change | Bielstein | Oberbergischer Kreis |
| 01/01/1960 | Roadstead (17 ha) | Reclassification | Krechting | Bark |
| 01/01/1960 |
Krechting , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Roadstead | Bark |
| 01/01/1960 | Oberstüter (4 ha) | Reclassification | Bredenscheid-Stueter | Ennepe-Ruhr district |
| 01/01/1960 | Bredenscheid-Stüter (5 ha) | Reclassification | Colonel | Ennepe-Ruhr district |
| 04/01/1960 | Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde (60 ha) | Reclassification | Altena | Altena |
| 04/01/1960 | Neheim-Hüsten (15 ha) | Reclassification | Bruchhausen | Arnsberg |
| 04/01/1960 | Versmold (7 ha) | Reclassification | Peckeloh | Halle (Westphalia) |
| 04/01/1960 | Peckeloh (4 ha) | Reclassification | Versmold | Halle (Westphalia) |
| 04/01/1960 |
Barken , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Hoxfeld | Bark |
| 09/01/1960 | Bredelar (66 ha) | Reclassification | Madfeld | Brilon |
| 09/01/1960 |
Bruckhausen Bucholtwelmen |
Inclusion | Hünxe | Dinslaken |
| 09/01/1960 | Hitdorf | Inclusion | Monheim | Düsseldorf-Mettmann |
| 09/01/1960 |
Niedersprockhövel Obersprockhövel |
Merger | Sprockhövel | Ennepe-Ruhr district |
| 10/11/1960 | Change of name of the city of M. Gladbach to Mönchengladbach | |||
| December 01, 1960 |
Bockenbach Stendenbach |
Inclusion | Oak trees | Wins |
| 04/01/1961 | Holzhausen (1 ha) | Reclassification | Schötmar | Lemgo |
| 08/01/1961 | Berzdorf | Inclusion | Wesseling | Cologne |
| 10/01/1961 | Nottuln (79 ha) | Reclassification | Schapdetten | Muenster |
| December 01, 1961 | Valdorf (10 ha) | Reclassification | External | Herford |
| December 31, 1961 | Babenhausen (54 ha) | Reclassification | Bielefeld | - |
| December 31, 1961 | Coesfeld (4 ha) | Reclassification | Parish of Coesfeld | Coesfeld |
| 01/01/1962 | Westenholz (3 ha) | Reclassification | Cunt | Wiedenbrück |
| 10/01/1962 | Lindenberg (2 ha) | Reclassification | Alks | Wins |
| 10/01/1962 | Alchen (3 ha) | Reclassification | Lindenberg | Wins |
| December 31, 1962 | Schröttinghausen (85 ha) | Reclassification | Hager | Halle (Westphalia) |
| December 31, 1962 | Haeger (83 ha) | Reclassification | Schröttinghausen | Halle (Westphalia) |
| December 31, 1962 |
Rotenhagen (43 ha), Schröttinghausen (35 ha) |
Reclassification | Werther (Westphalia) | Halle (Westphalia) |
| December 31, 1962 | Wendlinghausen (23 ha) | Reclassification | Bega | Lemgo |
| 01/01/1963 | Werdohl (25 ha) | Reclassification | Neuenrade | Altena |
| 01/01/1963 | Neuenrade (22 ha) | Reclassification | Werdohl | Altena |
| 01/01/1963 | Isingdorf (1 ha) | Reclassification | Kirchdornberg | Bielefeld |
| 01/01/1963 |
Altena , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Evingsen | Iserlohn |
| 01/01/1963 |
Shlisselburg , waterway |
Reclassification | Waterway | Minden |
| 01/01/1963 |
Breberen Schümm |
Merger | Breberen-Schümm | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 01/01/1963 |
Gangelt , parts of the territory |
Reclassification | Breberen-Schümm | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 06/01/1963 | Klafeld | Name change | Geisweid | Wins |
| 08/01/1963 | Dinxperlo , Netherlands (49 ha) | Reclassification | Suderwick | Bark |
| 08/01/1963 | Drostambt Elten, Netherlands | Reclassification | Parents | Rees |
| 08/01/1963 | Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands | resolution | ||
| 08/01/1963 |
Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands , Havert |
Reclassification | Havert | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 08/01/1963 |
Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands , Hillensberg |
Reclassification | Hillensberg | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 08/01/1963 |
Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands , Höngen |
Reclassification | Höngen | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 08/01/1963 |
Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands , Millen |
Reclassification | Millen | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 08/01/1963 |
Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands , Süsterseel |
Reclassification | Süsterseel | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 08/01/1963 |
Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands , Tüddern |
Reclassification | Tüddern | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| 08/01/1963 |
Drostambt Tudderen, Netherlands , weir |
Reclassification | Weir | Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg |
| December 11, 1963 | Wellentrup | Name change | Kachtenhausen | Lemgo |
| 1964 | Bergisch-Neukirchen | Name change | Bergisch Neukirchen | Rhein-Wupper district |
| 01/01/1964 |
Bergheim (125 ha), Steinheim (140 ha), Vinsebeck (179 ha) |
Neoplasm | Pre-oak | Höxter |
| 01/01/1964 | Geyen | Inclusion | Brauweiler | Cologne |
| 01/01/1964 | Nordwalde (44 ha) | Reclassification | Greven | Muenster |
| 01/01/1964 | Oberfischbach (1 ha) | Reclassification | Niederndorf | Wins |
| 01/01/1964 | Niederndorf (1 ha) | Reclassification | Oberfischbach | Wins |
| 01/01/1964 |
Ostbüderich Westbüderich |
Merger | Büderich (Westphalia) | Soest |
| 01/01/1964 | Parish Freckenhorst (17 ha) | Reclassification | Freckenhorst | Warendorf |
| 07/01/1964 | Krombach (3 ha) | Reclassification | Oak trees | Wins |
| 07/01/1964 | Oak (1 ha) | Reclassification | Krombach | Wins |
| 08/01/1964 |
Almsick Estern-Büren Hengeler-Wendfeld Hundewick Wessendorf |
Merger | Parish Stadtlohn | Ahaus |
| 08/01/1964 |
Elfgen , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Garzweiler | Grevenbroich |
| 08/01/1964 | Elfgen | Inclusion | Grevenbroich | Grevenbroich |
| 08/01/1964 |
Elfgen , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Gustorf | Grevenbroich |
| 08/01/1964 | Village farmers | Inclusion | Delbruck | Paderborn |
| 08/01/1964 |
Ardey Dellwig |
Inclusion | Langschede | Unna |
| 10/01/1964 | Wormbach (96 ha) | Reclassification | Oberkirchen | Meschede |
| October 28, 1964 | Liemke | Name change | Holte Castle | Wiedenbrück |
| 10/01/1964 | Borgholzhausen (1 ha) | Reclassification | Barnhausen | Halle (Westphalia) |
| 10/01/1964 | Barnhausen (1 ha) | Reclassification | Borgholzhausen | Halle (Westphalia) |
| 01/01/1965 | Brake (56 ha) | Reclassification | Bielefeld | - |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg manor district | resolution | Wittgenstein | |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (556 ha) | Reclassification | Aue | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (378 ha) | Reclassification | Berghausen | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (1754 ha) | Reclassification | Berleburg | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (209 ha) | Reclassification | Birkefehl | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (826 ha) | Reclassification | Birkelbach | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (26 ha) | Reclassification | Diedenshausen | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (1260 ha) | Reclassification | Girkhausen | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (28 ha) | Reclassification | Minor soaps | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (607 ha) | Reclassification | Schullar | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (293 ha) | Reclassification | Wemlighausen | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (2113 ha) | Reclassification | Wingeshausen | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (206 ha) | Reclassification | Womelsdorf | Wittgenstein |
| 01/01/1965 | Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Manor District (58 ha) | Reclassification | Wunderthausen | Wittgenstein |
| 05/14/1965 | Senne II | Name change | Sennestadt | Bielefeld |
| 07/01/1965 |
Varensell , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Neuenkirchen | Wiedenbrück |
| 07/01/1965 |
Neuenkirchen , small parts of the area |
Reclassification | Varensell | Wiedenbrück |
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- Martin Bünermann: The municipalities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 62 f .
- Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and municipalities of Westphalia 1817 - 1967 . Aschendorff, Münster (Westphalia) 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 .