Münster / Hamm law
The "Law for the reorganization of the municipalities and districts of the new division of Münster / Hamm (Münster / Hamm Law)" of July 9, 1974 ordered the territorial reform in the region around the cities of Münster and Hamm at the municipal level. The law came into force on January 1, 1975.
Brief description
| I. section | Territorial changes in the area of the municipalities |
| § 1 | Integration of Albachten , Amelsbüren , Angelmodde , Handorf , Hiltrup , Nienberge , Roxel , Sankt Mauritz and Wolbeck as well as parcels of other communities into the city of Münster ; Dissolution of the Münster district and the offices of Sankt Mauritz , Roxel and Wolbeck |
| § 2 | Incorporation of Gimbte and parcels of the municipalities of Ladbergen and Saerbeck into the city of Greven |
| § 3 | Integration of parcels from the municipality of Roxel into the municipality of Havixbeck |
| § 4 | Merger of Appelhülsen , Darup , Limbergen , Nottuln and Schapdetten to form the new Nottuln municipality , integration of parcels, dissolution of the Nottuln office |
| § 5 | Incorporation of Rinkerode into the city of Drensteinfurt |
| § 6 | Merger of the city of Sendenhorst and the municipality of Albersloh to form the new city of Sendenhorst , incorporation of parcels of the municipality of Alverskirchen, dissolution of the office of Sendenhorst |
| § 7 | Merger of Alverskirchen and Everswinkel to form the new municipality of Everswinkel , incorporation of parcels of the municipality of Telgte |
| § 8th | Integration of Westbevern and some parcels into the city of Telgte , dissolution of the Telgte office |
| § 9 | Incorporation of parcels into the Ostbevern municipality , dissolution of the Ostbevern office |
| § 10 | Merger of the city of Olfen and the parish of the parish of Olfen to form the new city of Olfen , dissolution of the Olfen office |
| § 11 | Merger of the city of Lüdinghausen and the municipality of Seppenrade to form the new city of Lüdinghausen , dissolution of the Lüdinghausen office |
| § 12 | Merger of Bösensell , Ottmarsbocholt , Senden and Venne to form the new municipality of Senden , dissolution of the Senden office |
| § 13 | Merger of Capelle , Nordkirchen and Südkirchen to form the new Nordkirchen community , dissolution of the Nordkirchen office |
| § 14 | Ascheberg and Herbern merge to form the new municipality of Ascheberg , the Herbern office is dissolved |
| § 15 | The city of Beckum and the community of Neubeckum merge to form the new city of Beckum |
| § 16 | Incorporation of Enniger , Ostenfelde and Westkirchen as well as parcels of the municipality of Neubeckum into the municipality of Ennigerloh ; The legal successor to the dissolved Beelen office is the municipality of Beelen |
| § 17 | Incorporation of the front helmet and parcels of the municipality of Heessen into the city of Ahlen |
| § 18 | Integration of the city of Stromberg into the city of Oelde , dissolution of the Oelde office |
| § 19 | Merger of Diestedde , Liesborn and Wadersloh to form the new municipality of Wadersloh , integration of parcels of the municipality of Oelde, dissolution of the Liesborn-Wadersloh office |
| § 20 | Merger of the cities of Freckenhorst and Warendorf as well as the communities Ein and Milte to form the new city of Warendorf , incorporation of parcels of the communities Everswinkel and Telgte |
| § 21 | Merger of the city of Ibbenbüren and the municipality of Ibbenbüren-Land to form the new city of Ibbenbüren , incorporation of parcels of other municipalities, dissolution of the Ibbenbüren office |
| § 22 | Incorporation of parcels from the municipality of Lienen into the city of Lengerich |
| § 23 | Merger of the city of Tecklenburg and the municipalities of Brochterbeck , Ledde and Leeden to form the new city of Tecklenburg , incorporation of parcels of the municipalities of Lengerich and Saerbeck, dissolution of the Tecklenburg office |
| § 24 | Amalgamation of Lotte and Wersen to form the new Lotte municipality , incorporation of parcels of the Westerkappeln municipality, dissolution of the Lotte office |
| § 25 | Incorporation of parcels from the city of Lengerich into the municipality of Lienen |
| § 26 | Integration of parcels into the municipality of Ladbergen |
| § 27 | Incorporation of parcels into the community of Mettingen |
| § 28 | Integration of parcels from the Ibbenbüren-Land municipality into the Recke municipality |
| § 29 | Merger of the city of Bevergern and the municipalities of Dreierwalde , Hörstel and Riesenbeck to form the city of Hörstel , incorporation of parcels of the municipalities of Elte and Rheine on the right of the Ems, dissolution of the Riesenbeck office |
| § 30 | Merger of Halverde , Hopsten and Shell to form the new Hopsten municipality , dissolution of the Hopsten office |
| § 31 | Merger of the city of Rheine and the communities of Elte , Mesum , Rheine on the left of the Ems and Rheine on the right of the Ems to form the new city of Rheine , incorporation of parcels of the community of Emsdetten, dissolution of the Rheine office |
| § 32 | Integration of parcels into the community of Neuenkirchen |
| Section 33 | Integration of parcels from the city of Ochtrup into the municipality of Wettringen |
| § 34 | Merger of the cities of Borghorst and Burgsteinfurt to form the new city of Steinfurt |
| § 35 | Incorporation of parcels into the city of Emsdetten |
| § 36 | Merger of the city of Ahaus and the communities of Alstätte , Dorf Ottenstein and Wessum to form the new city of Ahaus , dissolution of the Wessum office |
| § 37 | Merger of the cities of Epe and Gronau to form the new city of Gronau (Westphalia) |
| § 38 | Incorporation of Lette and parcels of the communities Billerbeck and Darup into the city of Coesfeld |
| Section 39 | Merger of the city of Dülmen and the municipalities of Buldern , the parish of Dülmen , Merfeld and Rorup to form the new city of Dülmen , incorporation of parcels from other municipalities, dissolution of the offices of Dülmen and Rorup |
| § 40 | Merger of Holtwick and Rosendahl to form the new parish of Rosendahl , dissolution of the Osterwick office |
| § 41 | Incorporation of parcels into the municipality of Reken ; Integration of parcels from the city of Borken into the municipality of Heiden ; The legal successor to the dissolved office of Heiden-Reken is the municipality of Reken |
| § 42 | Merger of Ramsdorf and Velen to form the new municipality of Velen , incorporation of parcels of the municipality of Heiden, dissolution of the Velen-Ramsdorf office |
| § 43 | Merger of Erle and Raesfeld to form the new municipality of Raesfeld , incorporation of parcels of the municipality of Overbeck |
| § 44 | Merger of the towns of Bockum-Hövel , Hamm and Heessen and the communities of Pelkum , Rhynern and Uentrop to form the new town of Hamm , incorporation of parcels from the town of Ahlen, incorporation of the Hilbeck district of the town of Rhynern into the town of Werl . |
| § 45 | Incorporation of Benninghausen , Bökenförde , Cappel bei Lippstadt , Dedinghausen , Eickelborn , Esbeck , Garfeln , Hellinghausen , Herringhausen , Hörste , Lipperode , Lohe , Overhagen , Rebbeke and Rixbeck as well as parcels of other communities (including Bad Waldliesborn of the community of Liesborn) into the city of Lippstadt , Incorporation of parcels from the Eickelborn community into the Bad Sassendorf and Lippetal communities |
| Section 46 | Merger of the city of Erwitte and the municipalities of Bad Westernkotten , Berenbrock , Böckum , Ebbinghausen , Eikeloh , Horn-Millinghausen , Merklinghausen-Wiggeringhausen , Norddorf , Schallern , Schmerlecke , Seringhausen , Stirpe , Völlinghausen and Weckinghausen to form the new city of Erwitte , incorporation of parcels of the municipalities of Langeneicke and Lippstadt, dissolution of the Erwitte office |
| Section 47 | Merger of Altengeseke , Altenmellrich , Anröchte, Berge , Effeln , Klieve , Mellrich , Robringhausen , Uelde and Waltringhausen to form the new municipality of Anröchte , dissolution of the Anröchte office |
| Section 48 | Merger of the city of Geseke and the municipalities of Bönninghausen , Ehringhausen , Eringerfeld , Ermsinghausen , Langeneicke , Mönninghausen and Störmede to form the new city of Geseke , incorporation of parcels of the municipalities of Bökenförde and Eikeloh, dissolution of the Störmede office |
| Section 49 | Merger of the towns of Belecke , Hirschberg and Warstein and the communities of Allagen , Mülheim , Sichtigvor , Suttrop and Waldhausen to form the new town of Warstein , incorporation of parcels of the community of Drewer, dissolution of the Warstein office |
| Section 50 | Merger of the city of Rüthen and the municipalities of Altenrüthen , Drewer , Hemmern , Hoinkhausen , Kallenhardt , Kellinghausen , Kneblinghausen , Langenstraße-Heddinghausen , Meiste , Menzel , Nettelstädt , Oestereiden , Weickede and Westereiden to form the new city of Rüthen , incorporation of parcels of the municipalities, Effeln and Suttrop Dissolution of the Rüthen office |
| § 51 | Incorporation of Barlo , Biemenhorst , Hemden , Holtwick , Liedern , Lowick , Mussum , Spork , Stenern , Suderwick and parcels of the parish of Dingden (today's district of Lankern ) into the city of Bocholt . The city of Bocholt is the legal successor to the dissolved Liedern-Werth office |
| § 52 | Merger of the cities of Anholt , Isselburg and Werth as well as the municipalities of Herzebocholt , Heelden and Vehlingen to form the new city of Isselburg , incorporation of parcels of the municipality of Wertherbruch |
| Section II | Area changes in the area of the circles |
| Section 53 | Combination of Ahlen, Beckum, Beelen, Drensteinfurt, Ennigerloh, Everswinkel, Oelde, Ostbevern, Sassenberg, Sendenhorst, Telgte, Wadersloh and Warendorf to form the new Warendorf district based in Warendorf, which is the legal successor to the dissolved Beckum and Warendorf districts |
| Section 54 | Summary of Altenberge, Emsdetten, Greven, Hörstel, Hopsten, Horstmar, Ibbenbüren, Ladbergen, Laer, Lengerich, Lienen, Lotte, Metelen, Mettingen, Neuenkirchen, Nordwalde, Ochtrup, Recke, Rheine, Saerbeck, Steinfurt, Tecklenburg, Westerkappeln and Wettringen for new district of Steinfurt based in Steinfurt, which is the legal successor to the dissolved districts of Tecklenburg and Steinfurt |
| § 55 | Ascheberg, Billerbeck, Coesfeld, Dülmen, Havixbeck, Lüdinghausen, Nordkirchen, Nottuln, Olfen, Rosendahl and Senden to form the new Coesfeld district based in Coesfeld, which is the legal successor to the dissolved Lüdinghausen and Coesfeld districts |
| Section 56 | Combination of Ahaus, Bocholt, Borken, Gescher, Gronau (Westf.), Heek, Heiden, Isselburg, Legden, Raesfeld, Rhede, Reken, Schöppingen, Stadtlohn, Südlohn, Velen and Vreden to form the new Borken district based in Borken, which is the legal successor of the dissolved Ahaus and Borken circles |
| Section 57 | Combination of Anröchte, Bad Sassendorf, Ense, Erwitte, Geseke, Lippetal, Lippstadt, Möhnesee, Rüthen, Soest, Warstein, Welver, Werl and Wickede (Ruhr) to form the new Soest district based in Soest, which is the legal successor to the dissolved Lippstadt and Soest districts is |
| III. section | Court organization |
| § 58 | Assignment to the district courts of Ahaus , Ahlen , Beckum , Bocholt , Borken , Coesfeld , Dülmen , Geseke , Gronau , Ibbenbüren , Lippstadt , Lüdinghausen , Rheine , Soest , Steinfurt , Tecklenburg , Warendorf and Warstein ; Provisions for the Hamm District Court ; Vreden District Court repealed ; Assignment of the district court of Werne ad Lippe to the regional court of Dortmund |
| § 59 | Assignment to the administrative courts |
| IV. Section | Final provisions |
| Section 60 | Final provisions |
| § 61 | Vocational School Regulations |
| § 62 | Regulations for the Oberstadtdirektor and Lord Mayor of Bocholt |
| Section 63 | Entry into force of the law |