New Elfgen

Location of Neu-Elfgen and the former town of Elfgen in the Rhenish lignite mining area

Neu-Elfgen is a district of the city of Grevenbroich in the Rhine district of Neuss .

location

Neu-Elfgen borders the Neuss-Grevenbroich-Bergheim railway line in the east, the town of Laach in the south and Elsen in the north .

history

In the Middle Ages and in the early modern period, the old town of Elfgen belonged to the Hülchrath office of the Electorate of Cologne . In 1794 French troops occupied the place. Administratively, the place now came to the Mairie Elsen in the canton of the same name in the Arrondissement of Cologne in the Département de la Roer . In 1815 the place came to the Kingdom of Prussia . A year later, the municipality of Elfgen came into being, which became part of the Grevenbroich district and, in 1929, the Grevenbroich-Neuss district . In the meantime, the municipality of Elfgen belonged to the Elsen office, which was merged with the Grevenbroich office in 1930. When the Grevenbroich office was dissolved in 1937 and Elsen was incorporated into the city of Grevenbroich, the municipality of Elfgen became part of the Jüchen office . In 1949, the western field of the Frimmersdorf opencast mine , which later became part of the Garzweiler opencast mine , was opened up. At the beginning of the 1950s it became known that the villages of Elfgen and Belmen were in the future mining area and should be relocated. Two locations were discussed for the new village of Elfgen: Jüchen-Herberath (located between Gierath and Jüchen ) and a location between Grevenbroich-Elsen and Laach . On May 3, 1959, residents who had reached the age of 21 were asked to vote on the new location. The decision was made with 78% in favor of Grevenbroich-Elsen. The municipality of Elfgen was incorporated into the city of Grevenbroich in 1964. By the end of the 1970s, the resettlement was almost complete and the new location developed. The last farmsteads and the church of the old village were demolished in the 1980s.

religion

• Catholic Church of St. George

The parish church is consecrated to St. George, so the patronage festival is annually on April 23rd. An Elfgen chapel was first mentioned in writing in 1069. However, this was not a separate church, since Elfgen still belonged to the parish of Gustorf at that time.

Romanesque portal of St. George

In 1663 it was raised to a parish church. In the middle of the 18th century, the church was rebuilt after a fire because it was in disrepair. In 1932/33 an extension followed by opening the northern side wall. In October 1985, the old Elfgen church was demolished as part of the relocation of the place due to the opencast mine. About two kilometers to the northeast, a larger modern church was built in the newly created village of Neu-Elfgen, based on a design by the architect and town planner Günter Quasten. In order to do justice to the roots of the church, the Romanesque portal was removed from the old church and integrated into the new building. Today the parish is part of the Grevenbroich Elsbach / Erft parish association.

Population development

• 1933: 770
• 1939: 786
• December 31, 2005: 1,237
• May 31, 2006: 1,235
• December 31, 2010: 1,293
• December 31, 2013: 1,271
• December 31, 2014: 1,782
• December 31, 2015: 1,774
• December 31, 2016: 1,757
• December 31, 2017: 1,778
• December 31, 2018: 1,765

traffic

Neu-Elfgen is close to the Grevenbroich-Gustorf junction of the A 540 motorway , and there is a rail connection at Grevenbroich station .

literature

• Heinz Ohletz: 1929–1974 years of people initiatives in the greater Grevenbroich district, 1975

Web links

• Administrative history of the district of Grevenbroich-Neuss

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christian Kandzorra: From relocation of villages and Elfgen Belmen. In: Neuss-Grevenbroicher newspaper. April 25, 2013, p. E8.
2. ^ Administrative history of the district of Grevenbroich-Neuss
3. ^ Administrative history of the district of Grevenbroich-Neuss
4. ^ Information from the city of Grevenbroich
5. ^ Administrative history of the district of Grevenbroich-Neuss
6. ^ Information from the city of Grevenbroich
7. ↑ Numbers and data - Neu-Elfgen ( Memento of the original dated November 10, 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. 
8. ↑ Numbers and data - Neu-Elfgen ( Memento of the original dated November 10, 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. 
9. ↑ Dates & Figures - Neu-Elfgen
10. ↑ Dates & Figures - Neu-Elfgen
11. ↑ Dates & Figures - Neu-Elfgen

Coordinates: 51 ° 5 '  N , 6 ° 34'  E