List of homeland and history associations in North Rhine-Westphalia

The list of homeland and history associations in North Rhine-Westphalia is structured according to the districts and the club's headquarters in North Rhine-Westphalia .

list

City region Aachen

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Eschweiler history association	Eschweiler	1974	Successor of the history association for Eschweiler and the surrounding area.
History association for Eschweiler and the surrounding area	Eschweiler	1920	In existence from 1920 until the Second World War.

Bochum

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Kortum Society Bochum	Bochum
Eppendorfer Heimatverein	Bochum-Eppendorf
Home and Citizens' Association Wattenscheid	Bochum-Wattenscheid
Stiepeler Association for Local Research	Bochum-Stiepel

Bonn

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Association for Homeland Care and Local History Bad Godesberg	bad Godesberg	1869
Local history and history association Beuel am Rhein	Bump	1947
Bonn homeland and history association	Bonn	1886	formerly: Bonnensia. Association for the collection of Bonn antiquities
Heimatverein Bonn-Oberkassel	Oberkassel	1975
Monument and History Association Bonn-Rechtsrheinisch	Bump	1975

Dortmund

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Historical association for Dortmund and the county of Mark	Dortmund	1871
Aplerbecker history association	Aplerbeck

Duisburg

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Citizens' Association Duisburg-Huckingen	Duisburg-Huckingen
Citizens' Association Duisburg-Laar	Duisburg-Laar
Wanheim-Angerhausen local and civil society	Wanheim-Angerhausen

Ennepe-Ruhr district

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Citizens, Local and Tourist Association Elfringhausen und Umgebung eV	Hattingen - Elfringhausen
Homeland and history association Sprockhövel	Sprockhövel
Citizens and Homeland Association Heven	Witten-Heven	1897	Deals with the history of Heven and the surrounding area.
Association for local and regional studies in the county of Mark	Witten	1886
Working group Muttenthalbahn	Witten	1986	See Theresia Mine and Field Railway Museum
Buchholzer Heimatverein	Witten-Buchholz	1997
Castle friends Hardenstein	Witten	1974	Hardenstein Castle
Association for the Promotion of Mining Historic Sites in the Ruhr Area	Witten	1982	Focus on mining
History Society Annen	Witten-Annen	1987
Homeland and History Association Bommern	Witten-Bommern	1984
Home friends Stockum / Düren	Witten		Around Witten-Stockum and Witten-Düren
Herbede local history association	Witten-Herbede
Heimatverein Rüdinghausen	Witten-Rüdinghausen
Rosi Wolfstein Society	Witten

eat

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Working group of Essen history initiatives	eat	1991
Citizenship Copper Rotation eV	Essen-Kupferdreh	1897
Citizenship Rellinghausen-Stadtwald eV	Essen-Rellinghausen	1994 (forerunner 1925)
Heimat- und Burgverein Essen-Burgaltendorf	Essen-Burgaltendorf	1950	Focus: Altendorf Castle and more
Local and tourist association Kettwig	Essen-Kettwig
Historical association for the city and monastery of Essen eV	eat	1880
Kettwiger Museum and History Friends eV	Essen-Kettwig	1990	Operator of the Kettwig City Museum
Krayer Archive	Food kray	2010	Department of the Krayer Citizenship eV
Kultur-Historischer Verein Borbeck eV	Essen-Borbeck
Steeler Archive eV	Food Steele	2006
Transport history working group EVAG eV	eat	1988

Gütersloh district

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Heimatverein Borgholzhausen	Borgholzhausen
Heimatverein Gütersloh	Gutersloh		Sponsor of the Gütersloh City Museum
Heimatverein Isselhorst	Gütersloh-Isselhorst		Supporter of the local museum Isselhorst
Spexard homeland association	Gütersloh-Spexard
Heimatverein Halle	Halle (Westphalia)
Heimatverein Eggeberg	Halle (Westphalia)
Heimatverein Tatenhausen	Halle (Westphalia)
Heimatverein Hörste	Hall listen
Citizens' marksmen and homeland association Harsewinkel	Harsewinkel	1845
Rifle and homeland club Greffen	Harsewinkel meeting	1845
Heimatverein Marienfeld	Harsewinkel-Marienfeld	1950
Heimatverein Herzebrock	Herzebrock
Heimatverein Rheda	Rheda-Wiedenbrück	1932
Local history association Wiedenbrück-Reckenberg	Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Local history association of the city of Rietberg	Rietberg	1931
Local and tourist association Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock	Holte-Stukenbrock Castle		Porter of the home houses in Stukenbrock
Heimatverein Amshausen	Steinhagen-Amshausen	1952
Heimatverein Verl	Loss	1920
Heimatverein Versmold	Versmold	1931
Heimat- und Kulturverein Werther	Werther (Westphalia)	1903

Hagen

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Association for local and local history Hohenlimburg	Hagen- Hohenlimburg	1920

District of Heinsberg

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Brachelen local history and nature association	Fallow	2016	Focus on Brachelen

Hochsauerlandkreis

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Arnsberger Heimatbund	Arnsberg		Focus on Arnsberg .
Sauerland Heimatbund	Meschede	1921	Focus on the Sauerland .
Heimatbund of the city of Olsberg	Olsberg	1979	Operator of the Philippstollen visitor mine in the Eisenberg mine
Homeland and history association Schmallenberger Sauerland	Schmallenberg	1987

Cologne

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Historical Society Cologne	Cologne	1995
History and homeland association on the right bank of the Rhine in Cologne	Cologne	1961	Formerly: Heimatverein Porz

Märkischer Kreis

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Culture and local history association Deilinghofen	Hemer- Deilinghofen	2003
Citizens and local history association Hemer	Hemer	1923	Operates the Felsenmeer Museum
History and local history association Herscheid	Herscheid
Heimatverein Dorf Dröschede	Iserlohn- Dröschede	1972
Homeland Association Letmathe	Iserlohn- Letmathe
Heimatverein Ortsring Oestrich	Iserlohn- Oestrich	2009
Heimatverein Meinerzhagen	Meinerzhagen
Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde	Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde	1977
Plettenberg home district	Plettenberg	1965	Operates the Heimathaus Plettenberg
Association for history and home care in the community of Schalksmühle	Schalksmühle	1979	Operates the museum Bauernhaus Wippekühl
Local history and history association Werdohl	Werdohl

Minden-Lübbecke district

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Working group for home care of the city of Bad Oeynhausen	Bad Oeynhausen	1974
Volmser Heimatfreunde working group	Bad Oeynhausen - Volmerdingsen	1986
Friends of the Wasserschloß Ovelgönne	Bad Oeynhausen - Eidinghausen	1983
Local and tourist association Bergkirchen	Bad Oeynhausen	1963
Heimatverein Wöhren	Bad Oeynhausen - Eidinghausen	1957
Rehmer Heimatverein	Bad Oeynhausen - Rehme	1995
History Association Benkhausen	Espelkamp
Local history association Fiestel	Espelkamp - Fiestel	1990
Heimatverein Isenstedt	Espelkamp - Isenstedt	1989
Association of Garden and Home Friends Frotheim	Espelkamp - Frotheim	1963
Heimat- und Gartenbauverein Hille	Hille	1939
Local history association “Between Mountain and Break” Oberlübbe and Unterlübbe	Hille - Oberlübbe / Hille- Unterlübbe	1989
Heimatverein Hartum	Hille - Hartum	1989
Heimatverein Holzhausen II	Hille - Holzhausen II	1989
Heimatverein Nordhemmern	Hille - Nordhemmern	1997
Heimatverein Rothenuffeln	Hille - Rothenuffeln	1977
Heimatverein Südhemmern	Hille - Südhemmern	1991
Association of home and mill friends "Glück teo" Eickhorst	Hille - Eickhorst
Heimatverein Nachtigallental Hüllhorst	Hüllhorst	1997
Heimatverein Oberbauerschaft	Hüllhorst - upper farmers
Heimatverein Schnathorst	Hüllhorst - Schnathorst	1991
Heimatverein Singkreis Ahlsen-Reineberg	Hüllhorst - Ahlsen-Reineberg	1953
Local history association Tengern-Huchzen	Hüllhorst - Tengern	1993
Heimatverein Babilonie Obermehnen	Lübbecke - Obermehnen	1957
Homeland Association Blasheim	Lübbecke - Blasheim
Heimatverein Gehlenbeck	Luebbecke - Gehlenbeck	2000
Heimatverein Stockhausen	Lübbecke - Stockhausen	1989
Association of Garden and Home Friends Nettelstedt	Lübbecke - Nettelstedt	1969
Home district Köslin	Minden	1985
Heimatverein Dankersen	Minden - Dankersen	1999
Heimatverein Dützen from 1987	Minden - Dützen	1987
Heimatverein Kutenhausen from 1989	Minden - Kutenhausen	1989
Heimatverein Leteln	Minden - Leteln	1987
Local history association Päpinghausen	Minden - Päpinghausen
Meißen cultural and local history association	Minden - Meißen	1991
Minden History Society	Minden	1922
Heimat- und Kulturverein Rosenhagen	Petershagen - Rosenhagen
Heimatverein Buchholz	Petershagen - Buchholz
Homeland Association Eldagsen	Petershagen - Eldagsen	2004
Heimatverein Friedewalde	Petershagen - Friedewalde
Heimatverein Südfelde	Petershagen - Südfelde
Ilser web community	Petershagen - Ilse	1990
Association of Garden and Home Friends Quetzen	Petershagen - Quetzen	1934
Association of local home maintenance Petershagen	Petershagen	2010
Homeland Association Costedt	Porta Westfalica - Costedt
Heimatverein Holtrup	Porta Westfalica - Holtrup
Heimatverein Kleinenbremen	Porta Westfalica - Kleinenbremen	1982
Heimatverein Nammen	Porta Westfalica - Nammen
Heimatverein Veltheim	Porta Westfalica - Veltheim
Nature conservation and homeland maintenance Porta	Porta Westfalica	1993
Heimatverein "Singgemeinde" Lashorst	Prussian Oldendorf - Lashorst	1933
Heimatverein Eggetal	Prussian Oldendorf	1954
Heimatverein Offelten	Prussian Oldendorf - Offelten
Transport and Local History Association Preussisch Oldendorf	Prussian Oldendorf	1908
Heimatfreunde Kleinendorf	Rahden - Kleinendorf	1987
Friends of home Pr. Ströhen	Rahden - Prussian Ströhen	1975
Heimatverein Sielhorst	Rahden - Sielhorst	1994
Local history association Varl-Varlheide	Rahden - Varl	1990
Homeland Association Woe	Rahden - woe
Association for the care of local communities in the Ton Heath	Rahden - Ton Heath / Espelkamp - Schmalge	1979
Homeland Association Levern	Stemwede - Levern	1972
Heimatverein Stemwede	Stemwede

Mülheim an der Ruhr

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Mining and coking initiative group	Mülheim an der Ruhr	1995	Mining association for the processing of the Mülheim mining history. Conducting exhibitions, mining tours and lectures.

Recklinghausen district

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Heimatverein Westerholt 1914	Herten-Westerholt	1914	Operator of the home cabinet in the old Café Oelmann .

Rhine district of Neuss

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
History Association Dormagen	Dormagen	1975
History association for Grevenbroich and the surrounding area	Grevenbroich	1977
Heimatkreis Lank e. V.	Meerbusch	1971	The association is dedicated to researching and documenting local history and the preservation and protection of architectural monuments, natural monuments and the natural landscape. He is also concerned with maintaining dialect and customs and supports corresponding initiatives.
Association of Heimatfreunde Neuss e. V.	Neuss	1928

Rhein-Sieg district

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Heimatverein Bödingen e. V.	Hennef-Boedingen	1937	Homeland and community care for the Bödinger area
Village community Hennef-Lauthausen e. V.	Hennef-Lauthausen	1986	Environmental, landscape and monument preservation for Lauthausen
Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Stadt Blankenberg e. V.	Hennef town of Blankenberg	1911	"Planned homework" for the city of Blankenberg
Heimatverein Siebengebirge e. V.	Koenigswinter	1926	Homeland, nature and monument preservation for the Siebengebirgsregion
History and antiquity association for Siegburg and the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis e. V.	Siegburg	1903	History and archeology in Siegburg and in the Rhein-Sieg district

Unna district

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Heimatverein Ergste	Swords - Ergste
Heimatverein Reichshof Westhofen	Schwerte - Westhofen	1974
Heimatverein Fröndenberg	Fröndenberg / Ruhr	1954

Wesel district

designation	Seat	founding year	description	References
Grafschafter Museum and History Association in Moers	Moers
Lower Rhine antiquity association Xanten	Xanten	1877	Research, collection and communication in the context of Xanten's history, plus support for local museums and excursions

Web links

• University of Duisburg: History clubs on the Lower Rhine.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eschweiler history association
2. ^ Kortum Society Bochum
3. ^ Eppendorfer Heimatverein
4. ↑ Home and Citizens' Association Wattenscheid
5. ↑ Stiepeler Association for Local Research
6. ^ Association for Homeland Preservation and Local History Bad Godesberg
7. ↑ Local history and history association Beuel am Rhein
8. ↑ Bonn Homeland and History Association
9. ↑ Heimatverein Bonn-Oberkassel
10. ↑ Monument and History Association Bonn-Rechtsrheinisch
11. ^ Historical Association Dortmund
12. ↑ Aplerbeck History Association
13. ^ Citizens, Local and Tourist Association Elfringhausen und Umgebung eV
14. ↑ Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Sprockhövel
15. ↑ Brief outline of the history of the citizens' and homeland association Heven. Citizens' Association and Homeland Association Heven, accessed on December 8, 2012 . 
16. ^ Citizens and Homeland Association Heven
17. ↑ About us. (No longer available online.) Buchholzer Heimatverein, formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 8, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
18. ^ Association for the preservation of the Hardenstein castle ruins. Burgfreunde Hardenstein, accessed December 8, 2012 . 
19. ↑ Witten. History Association Annen e. V. Industrial culture and history of technology in North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on December 8, 2012 . 
20. ↑ History Society Annen - website
21. ^ AG Essener historical initiatives . Retrieved September 3, 2018 . 
22. ↑ Bürgerschaft Kupferdreh eV Accessed on September 4, 2018 . 
23. ^ Citizenship Rellinghausen-Stadtwald eV Accessed on September 4, 2018 . 
24. ↑ Heimat- und Burgverein Essen-Burgaltendorf
25. ^ Kettwig local and tourist office
26. ↑ Historical Association for the City and Monastery of Essen eV Accessed on September 3, 2018 . 
27. ↑ Kettwiger Museum and History Friends e. V. Accessed September 4, 2018 . 
28. ^ Krayer Archive. Retrieved September 3, 2018 . 
29. ↑ Kultur-Historischer Verein Borbeck eV Retrieved on September 4, 2018 . 
30. ↑ Steeler Archiv eV. Retrieved September 3, 2018 . 
31. ↑ Verkehrshistorische Arbeitsgemeinschaft EVAG eV Accessed on September 4, 2018 . 
32. ↑ Heimatverein Gütersloh
33. ↑ Heimatverein Isselhorst  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
34. ↑ Heimatverein Spexard
35. ↑ Bürgererschützen- and Heimatverein Harsewinkel
36. ↑ Schützen- und Heimatverein Greffen ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
37. ↑ Heimatverein Marienfeld
38. ↑ Heimatverein Herzebrock
39. ^ Rheda homeland association
40. ^ Wiedenbrück-Reckenberg homeland association
41. ↑ Home and Tourist Association Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock
42. ↑ Heimatverein Amshausen
43. ↑ Heimatverein Verl
44. ↑ Heimatverein Versmold
45. ↑ Heimat- und Kulturverein Werther
46. ↑ Heimatverein Hohenlimburg
47. ↑ gp: New homeland club goes to work in Brachelen . In: Aachener Zeitung . ( aachener-zeitung.de [accessed on March 16, 2017]).
48. ↑ Brachelen local and nature association
49. ^ Arnsberger Heimatbund
50. ^ Sauerland Heimatbund
51. ↑ Heimatbund of the City of Olsberg
52. ↑ Heimatbund of the city of Olsberg in the OlsbergWiki
53. ↑ Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Schmallenberg
54. ^ Geschichts- und Heimatverein rechtsrheinisches Köln eV Retrieved on August 4, 2017 . 
55. ^ Deilinghofen cultural and local history association
56. ^ Citizens' and local history association Hemer
57. ↑ Herscheid History and Local History Association
58. ↑ Heimatverein Dorf Dröschede
59. ↑ Letmathe homeland association
60. ↑ Heimatverein Ortsring Oestrich
61. ↑ Heimatverein Meinerzhagen
62. ↑ HVV Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde
63. ↑ Plettenberg home district
64. ^ Association for History and Homeland Preservation in the community of Schalksmühle
65. ^ Home and History Association Werdohl
66. ↑ Working group for home care of the city of Bad Oeynhausen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
67. ↑ Working Group Volmser Heimatfreunde. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
68. ↑ Friends of the Wasserschloß Ovelgönne. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
69. ↑ Heimatverein Wöhren. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
70. ^ Rehmer Heimatverein. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
71. ^ Benkhausen History Association. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
72. ↑ Heimatverein Isenstedt. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
73. ↑ Local and Horticultural Association Hille. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
74. ↑ Heimatverein "Between Mountain and Break" Oberlübbe and Unterlübbe. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
75. ^ Heimatverein Rothenuffeln. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
76. ↑ Heimatverein Schnathorst. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
77. ↑ Heimatverein Singkreis Ahlsen-Reineberg. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
78. ↑ Heimatverein Tengern-Huchzen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
79. ↑ Heimatverein Babilonie Obermehnen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
80. ↑ Heimatverein Gehlenbeck. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
81. ↑ Heimatverein Stockhausen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
82. ^ Home district of Köslin. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
83. ^ Heimatverein Dankersen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
84. ↑ Heimatverein Dützen from 1987. Retrieved on April 18, 2018 . 
85. ↑ Heimatverein Kutenhausen from 1989. Retrieved on April 18, 2018 . 
86. ↑ Heimatverein Leteln. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
87. ↑ Heimatverein Päpinghausen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
88. ^ Meißen cultural and local history association. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
89. ^ Minden History Society . Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
90. ↑ Eldagsen homeland association. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
91. ^ Heimatverein Friedewalde. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
92. ↑ Ilser web community. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
93. ^ Association of Garden and Home Friends Quetzen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
94. ^ Association of Local Home Care Petershagen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
95. ↑ Heimatverein Kleinenbremen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
96. ↑ Heimatverein Nammen. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
97. ↑ Nature protection and home care Porta. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
98. ^ Heimatverein "Singgemeinde" Lashorst. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
99. ↑ Heimatverein Eggetal. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
100. ↑ Heimatfreunde Kleinendorf. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
101. ↑ Heimatverein Sielhorst. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
102. ^ Heimatverein Woe. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
103. ^ Association for Home Care of the Ton Heath. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
104. ^ Homeland Association Levern. Retrieved April 18, 2018 . 
105. ^ Initiativkreis Bergbau und Kokereiwesen eV
106. ↑ Heimatverein Westerholt 1914 ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
107. ^ Dormagen History Association
108. ^ History association for Grevenbroich and the surrounding area
109. ↑ Heimatkreis Lank e. V. Accessed April 11, 2020 . 
110. ^ Association of Heimatfreunde Neuss e. V. Accessed April 16, 2020 . 
111. ↑ Heimatverein Bödingen
112. ^ Hennef-Lauthausen village community
113. ^ Local and tourist association for the city of Blankenberg
114. ↑ Heimatverein Siebengebirge
115. ↑ History and Antiquity Association for Siegburg and the Rhein-Sieg district
116. ↑ Heimatverein Ergste
117. ^ Heimatverein Reichshof Westhofen
118. ↑ Heimatverein Fröndenberg