Lowick (Bocholt)
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Lowick
City of Bocholt
Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 9 ″ N , 6 ° 34 ′ 40 ″ E
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| Area : | 5.7 km² | |
| Residents : | 3989 | |
| Population density : | 700 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 | |
| Postal code : | 46395 | |
| Area code : | 02871 | |
Location of Lowick in North Rhine-Westphalia |
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Lowick is a district of Bocholt in the Borken district in North Rhine-Westphalia . Until 1974 Lowick was a separate parish .
geography
Lowick is located on the western edge of Bocholt's urban area and was originally a scattered settlement with a purely agricultural character. In the course of the 20th century, the development of the Bocholt core city expanded to include the municipal area, which led to strong population growth. To the south of the closed residential development of Lowick, several medium-sized industrial and craft businesses are located. The former parish Lowick had an area of 5.7 km².
history
Lowick is an old Westphalian peasantry and was first mentioned in a document in the 10th century. A village school was established in 1861.
Since the 19th century Lowick formed a rural community in the office of songs (since 1937 office of songs-Werth ) of the district of Borken . On January 1, 1975, Lowick was incorporated into the city of Bocholt by the Münster / Hamm Act .
Population development
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1818 | 423 | |
| 1858 | 474 | |
| 1871 | 441 | |
| 1885 | 466 | |
| 1910 | 807 | |
| 1925 | 810 | |
| 1939 | 1227 | |
| 1950 | 1418 | |
| 1974 | 2784 | |
| 2017 | 3989 |
Soil monuments
An Iron Age settlement around today's Braomweide road is registered as a ground monument .
Culture
Local customs are supported by the shooting clubs Lowick St. Bernard 1821 and Lowick rechts der Aa .
Sports
The DJK Sportfreunde Lowick 97/30 is the local sports club.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population figures in Bocholt 2017
- ^ A b c Hans-Walter Pries: Lowick. In: HIS-Data. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
- ↑ a b GenWiki: Lowick
- ↑ Official Journal for the Münster administrative region, 1844, page 306. Retrieved on May 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Statistical news about the government district of Münster, 1860
- ↑ 1871 census
- ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia 1885
- ↑ Uli Schubert: German municipality register 1910. Retrieved on February 2, 2017 .
- ^ A b Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. borken.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
