Moorshoven

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Moorshoven
City of Wegberg
Coat of arms of Moorshoven
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 40 ″  N , 6 ° 19 ′ 8 ″  E
Height : 73  (70-75)  m
Residents : 215  (Jun 30, 2012)
Postal code : 41844
Area code : 02434
Extract from the original cadastre from 1825
Maydt restaurant in 1911
View of town with chapel around 1880
View of Moorshoven around 1930
Chapel in Moorshoven
Homestead at the Moorhof in Moorshoven
Fire station in Moorshoven

Moorshoven is a district of the Mittelstadt Wegberg in the district of Heinsberg in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

Moorshoven is located southeast of Wegberg on Landesstrasse 127. From the early Middle Ages until around 1924, the "Neusserbahn" road ran through the town, connecting Wassenberg to Mönchengladbach- Rheindahlen via Schwanenberg . The place is affected in the south by the Beeckbach, the source of which, originally at the current fire station, was backfilled in 1906.

Neighboring places

Beeck Ellinghoven Gripekoven
Uevekoven Neighboring communities Kipshoven
Holtum Schönhausen Bite at Beeck

history

Moorshoven (translated: courtyard in the moor) emerged from an aristocratic farm that was later expanded into a castle . The moats of the former castle, Haus Moorshoven , can still be seen today . A noble family from Moorshoven first appeared in the 13th century. The earliest known mention of a lord von Morshoven dates back to 1242. Another document mentioning Moorshoven is from 1294/95, where Sibertus and Goswin von Moorshoven are named as vassals in an invoice from the county of Geldern . After a varied history of ownership, the castle was sold to the von Beeck family at the beginning of the 17th century. Franco von Moorshoven was captured and executed as a robber baron in 1354 by the Archbishop of Cologne . That was the same year that the castle in Gripekoven was razed. The medieval moated castle of the gentlemen of Morshoven was a diet capable knight's seat . In the 19th century, the now dilapidated castle complex was replaced by a new courtyard, the Moorhof.

Infrastructure

In June 2009 a total of 219 inhabitants lived in the village. There are two restaurants / hotels with overnight accommodation, four farms, three horse farms and an electrical company, as well as a few small businesses. A children's playground is available.

In 1869, the municipality of Beeck's first steam engine was put into operation in Moorshoven . It had 8 hp and drove the machines in a flax swing and wadding factory in Steinstrasse 12 (Winand Büschgens).

bus

There are two bus stops in Moorshoven. One of them is on the road from Wegberg to Erkelenz / Mönchengladbach and one in town near the chapel. The local bus stop is only served by AVV line 411, the other is served by AVV line 412 and VRR line 017.

line Line course
411 Kehrbusch - Rath-Anhoven - Moorshoven - Holtmühle - Wegberg
412 Wegberg - Moorshoven - Rath-Anhoven - Erkelenz
017 Wegberg - Moorshoven - Rheindahlen - Holt - Mönchengladbach - Lürrip

religion

chapel

Moorshoven has belonged to the Beeck parish from the earliest times. In 1746 an oak cross was erected at the current location of the chapel . In the same year crosses were erected in Rath-Anhoven and in Schönhausen after a popular mission . Since this mission cross in Mooshoven was exposed to wind and weather, a house was built around the cross from stones from the ruined castle complex, today's chapel. It is dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi .

Hail cross

The hail cross on the street Am alten Schlagbaum was first mentioned in 1770. In 1940 the cross was cleared away by German soldiers so that their heavy vehicles could pass through. In 1945 it was rebuilt by the village community. The old, cast iron body was reused. Looking back at the time of National Socialism and the war, the inscription "In the cross alone is salvation" was chosen.

Moorshoven fire brigade

The entire former municipality of Beeck was also the fire fighting area of ​​the Moorshoven volunteer fire brigade for many years . The fire fighting group was founded in 1894 when the number of fire engines in the former mayor's office in Beeck was allowed to be increased to six and Moorshoven was awarded the contract for this sixth fire engine. In the following decades the Moorshovener fire brigade was modernized again and again. In 1908 she built the Steigerturm , in 1952 the motorized sprayer was used for the first time, in 1958 the first fire engine was handed over, in 1966 she got a new all-wheel drive vehicle with a built-in extinguishing water tank for 800 l of extinguishing water. In 1986 the new, self-built fire station was inaugurated. A new LF8 / 6 vehicle was handed over to the fire fighting group in 1990. With the local reorganization in 1972, the Moorshoven fire brigade was transferred to the Wegberg volunteer fire brigade, Moorshoven fire fighting group. In 1989, the Moorshoven fire fighting group was awarded the Beecker Flachsmarktpreis for their constant, selfless commitment.

Attractions

  • Chapel from 1746, Kapellenstrasse as monument no. 72. It is consecrated to St. Francis of Assisi.
  • Homestead, Am Moorhof as memorial no.73
  • Hagelkreuz, corner of Am Alten Schlagbaum / Am Moorhof
  • Fire station of the Moorshoven fire fighting group
  • The moors of the former Moorshoven house

Personalities

  • Wilhelm von Morshoven is named in a document from the convent of St. Maria zu Roermond from 1242 mentioned as a witness of a donation from the Lord of Saffenberg . First documentary mention of a Mr. von Morshoven (in earlier spellings the place name appears as Morshoven, Moirshoven or Moershoven).
  • Adam II von Morshoven (before 1290–28 November 1370), entered the service of the city of Cologne as a knight in 1316. In 1354 he was named as Vogt in the Wassenberg office .
  • Franko von Morshoven, one of Adam II's three sons, was condemned and executed for breaking the peace by the Archbishopric of Cologne in 1354. He was u. a. Accused of kidnapping, hostage-taking and arson.
  • Arnold Ellinghoven (November 27, 1813– December 28, 1890), called "Schur Nölleske". Naturopaths and benefactors, especially for the parish church in Beeck. He lived in the house at Steinstrasse No. 14
  • Hermann Hubert Vasters (January 22, 1817– August 1, 1890), farmer in Moorshoven and mayor of the community of Beeck, from 1855 to 1890. He lived in Morshoven.

societies

  • Village community Moorshoven
  • St. Martin Society, founded in 1913, organizes the traditional Martinszug through Moorshoven, Bissen, Felderhof and Schönhausen.
  • Moorshoven volunteer fire brigade

literature

  • Jost Auler : Pre-industrial color series on the left Lower Rhine. In: Nature and Landscape Science. Vol. 36, Issue 1, 2000, ISSN  0722-7795 , pp. 22-24.
  • Jost Auler: Two more paint pestles from the left Lower Rhine. In: The Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn. Reports from the work of the museum. 2000, ISSN  0524-0344 , pp. 12-13.
  • Jost Auler: Two remarkable finds from Wegberg-Moorshoven. In: Local calendar of the Heinsberg district. 2001, ISSN  1615-7761 , pp. 39-41
  • Walter Föhl: The gentlemen from Morshoven. In: Home calendar of the Erkelenzer Lande. 1966, ZDB -ID 214265-x , pp. 39-51.
  • Wegberg cultural guide. Stadtmarketing-Team der Stadt Wegberg, Wegberg 2007, pp. 99–102.
  • Bernd Limburg: 100 years of Moorshoven volunteer fire brigade. Origin and history 1894–1994. Voluntary fire department Moorshoven, Wegberg 2004.
  • Anton Vasters: The Jlokk möt da Baasch. In: Oos Platt. No. 32, 1996, ZDB -ID 1054198-6 , p. 6.
  • Anton Vasters: House Morshoven and its owners (1242–1994). In: Local calendar of the Heinsberg district. 2004, pp. 15-28.
  • Anton Vasters: The Franziskuskapelle in Moorshoven. In: Local calendar of the Heinsberg district. 2005, pp. 51-54.
  • Anton Vasters: Tavern and inns in Moorshoven. In: From the history of the Erkelenzer Land (= writings of the Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande eV No. 20, ZDB -ID 597454-9 ). Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande, Erkelenz 2006, pp. 161–180.
  • Anton Vasters: The Hülsenhof in Moorshoven. In: Berker Bote. No. 25, 2008, ISSN  1434-9027 , pp. 9-11.

Web links

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