Neuenkirchen (Steinfurt district)

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Coat of arms of the community of Neuenkirchen
Neuenkirchen (Steinfurt district)
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Neuenkirchen highlighted

Coordinates: 52 ° 14 '  N , 7 ° 22'  E

Basic data
State : North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region : Muenster
Circle : Steinfurt
Height : 58 m above sea level NHN
Area : 48.44 km 2
Residents: 13,887 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 287 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 48485
Area code : 05973
License plate : ST, BF, TE
Community key : 05 5 66 060
Address of the
municipal administration:
Hauptstrasse 16
48485 Neuenkirchen
Website : www.neuenkirchen.de
Mayor : Franz Möllering ( CDU )
Location of the community of Neuenkirchen in the Steinfurt district
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View of the town center with the parish church of St. Anna from the north-west

Neuenkirchen ( Low German Nienkiärken ) is a Westphalian municipality in the northern Münsterland . It belongs to the Steinfurt district .

geography

Geographical location

Neuenkirchen is located on the northwestern edge of North Rhine-Westphalia and borders on Lower Saxony . A western branch of the Teutoburg Forest , the Thieberg , runs through the northern part of the village as a rounded ridge in a west-east direction . Here, on the so-called Dbody Mountain, at 84 m above sea ​​level, there is also the highest point in the community. From south to north, the Münsterländer gravel-sand flow characterizes the entire western municipal area. Many pine forests and former quarry ponds mark the course of this ice age deposit. Especially the almost 50 hectare large Offlumer See complements the Münsterland park landscape and invites you to relax. In Clemenshafen, the Frischhofsbach flows through the southern municipality towards the Ems . In the southwest of the municipality, the Düsterbach flows to the northwest and flows into the Steinfurter Aa between Maxhafen and the Offlum farmers . The Wambach and the Offlumer Rhin have their source near the town center . The Wambach flows to the east of the Ems, while the Offlumer Rhin flows to the west and flows into the Steinfurter Aa.

Neighboring communities

Neuenkirchen borders the Westphalian cities of Rheine in the northeast, Emsdetten in the southeast and the district town of Steinfurt in the south. In the west is the municipality of Wettringen and in the north is the Lower Saxony municipality of Salzbergen .

Local division

history

The St. Anne Church

The original name of today's town center is Snedwinkel or Snedwinkela what so much as "cutting angle" meant and probably from the location between the districts Bursibant and Skopingau due. At that time, the Snedwinkel peasantry belonged politically and ecclesially to Rheine. Even today, the "Snedwinkelstraße" and the former " Snedwinkela Realschule " remind of the old name.

Neuenkirchen was first mentioned in a document in 1247 , when Bishop Ludolf von Münster allowed the local farmers to build a "New Church" in Snedwinkel, from which the name Neuenkirchen goes back. From the older, u. a. The name Nyenkerken , which has been handed down on maps, developed into today's dialect form Nienkiärken .

At the site of this first church there were at least two successor buildings. Today's St. Anna Church was built between 1896 and 1899 in the neo-Romanesque style based on the model of the Andernach Marienkirche and the Abbey Church of Maria Laach and serves as a Catholic parish church.

On January 1, 1975 Neuenkirchen was enlarged by small parts of the former municipalities Mesum (10 hectares with 11 inhabitants at the time) and Rheine on the left of the Ems (1.00 km² with 55 inhabitants at that time).

Religions

St. Joseph Church
Evangelical Church of Grace

The vast majority of the population is of the Roman Catholic denomination. The parish is called St. Anna. It includes the St. Anna Church, which characterizes the town, and the St. Josef Church in the St. Arnold district. Regular services also take place in the Antonius-Stift.

The evangelical citizens of the community celebrate their services in the Gnadenkirche on Emsdettener Straße.

For some years now there have also been Orthodox and Muslim residents, mainly through immigration.

politics

Local election 2014
Turnout: 59.5% (2009: 63.3%)
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20th
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53.9%
25.7%
10.9%
9.5%
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Gains and losses
compared to 2009
 % p
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Municipal council

Distribution of seats in the council
town hall

The local election on May 25, 2014 resulted in the following distribution of seats in the local council:

  • CDU : 14 seats (± 0)
  • SPD : 7 seats (+ 1)
  • GREEN : 3 seats (+ 1)
  • UWG : 2 seats (- 1)
  • FDP : 0 seats (-1) (not run)

mayor

unsalaried

  • 1945–1946: Karl Evers (deployed by British occupation forces)
  • 1946: Bernhard Albers
  • 1946–1951: Josef Gottke (CDU)
  • 1951–1975: Bernhard Lorenbeck (CDU)
  • 1975–1979: Walter Schmiddem (CDU)
  • 1979–1993: Tonius Weiland (CDU)
  • 1993–1994: Heinz Schürmann (CDU)
  • 1994–1999: Karl Berning (SPD)

full-time

  • 1999-20. October 2009: Wolfgang Hüppe (independent)
  • since October 21, 2009; newly elected on May 25, 2014: Franz Möllering (CDU)

Community directors

full-time

  • 1946-1960: Albert Baving
  • 1960–1972: Josef Kreyenschulte
  • 1972–1994: Peter Niemann
  • 1994–1999: Wolfgang Strotmann

With the administrative reform of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia, the office of the municipality director was abolished in 1999.

coat of arms

The municipality has had its coat of arms since 1939.

The blazon reads as follows: "Shield diagonally divided by red and gold in a wave cut, top with three upright bundled golden ears of corn, at the bottom covered with a slanting red shuttle."

“The coat of arms of the municipality of Neuenkirchen refers to the location on the Max-Clemens Canal , which is still preserved within the municipality boundary. It also refers to agriculture - the ears of wheat form the ornament of an old rifle chain from 1798, the motif of the 3 ears of barley can also be found on the fronts of houses and bars in the municipality - and to the local textile industry (weaver shuttles). The colors red and gold are those of the County of Steinfurt as the former sovereignty. "

- 750 years of Neuenkirchen 1247–1997

Contributions to the history of the community by Heinrich Fischer and Robert Wehmschulte

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Community partnerships

Neuenkirchen maintains a partnership with the Thuringian community of Heyerode im Eichsfeld. The previous partnership with the Dutch municipality of Hengelo expired when it was incorporated into the city of Bronckhorst .

Economy and Infrastructure

Water supply

The drinking water supply is provided by the Gemeindewerke Neuenkirchen GmbH.

economy

There are three large industrial areas in Neuenkirchen. In 2014, all commercial areas received fast internet access with fiber optic connections .

North industrial area

Neuenkirchen Nord industrial park 4th expansion in June 2014

The north industrial area is on Rheiner Strasse (K60) and Salzbergener Strasse (K66). The area is opened up by the diesel road. The community's recycling center is located on Dieselstrasse .

The fourth expansion of the industrial park (7.2 ha) has been under construction since 2013. To the west of Salzbergener Strasse, the connection is made through Daimlerstrasse and Siemensstrasse.

Commercial area south

Information board on Erlenstrasse

The oldest industrial park in Neuenkirchen is on the B 70, Emsdettener Straße (L583) and Burgsteinfurter Damm. The area is accessed through Erlenstrasse, Eschenstrasse, Ulmenstrasse and Am Wambach.

St. Arnold industrial park

Industrial park St. Arnold 2014, the southern extension is being built in front of the halls

The industrial park is located in the St. Arnold district on Emsdettener Strasse (L583). The southern extension has been under construction since 2014.

education

schools

Day care centers

St. Antonius day care center

There are a total of ten day-care centers.

  • Four in Catholic sponsorship: St. Antonius, St. Josef, Kleine Freunde, Hand in Hand
  • Two supported by the DRK: Korallenriff, Zwergenburg
  • Two sponsored by Caritas: Adventure Land, Dandelion
  • Two sponsored by jfd Rheine: Hoppetosse, Buchenbande (operation from August 2019, completion of the daycare center at the end of 2019)

The day care centers St. Josef and Korallenriff are family centers . A special feature in Neuenkirchen is the family center network in which all day-care centers participate.

traffic

Neuenkirchen in the network of federal highways and motorways
Beginning of the L 580 in Neuenkirchen at the roundabout with the B 70

Road traffic

The main road B70connects the town in the north with the motorway as a motor vehicleA30 . In the south, the motorway and the motorway can also be reached via the state road L 580 (formerly the federal road B499) and the federal road . B54A1A31

Bus transport

Bus traffic is regulated by the Münsterland regional traffic . There are the following line connections:

  • R80 Rheine - Neuenkirchen - Wettringen - Steinfurt
  • 182 Rheine - Neuenkirchen - Wettringen - Ochtrup - Gronau
  • 184 Rheine - Hauenhorst - Neuenkirchen - St. Arnold - Steinfurt
  • 185 Neuenkirchen - St. Arnold - Emsdetten
  • Since July 3, 2017, there has been a citizens' bus that connects the St. Arnold district and other outdoor areas with the town center.

Rail transport

The Neuenkirchen station (Kr Steinfurt) was on the Ochtrup – Rheine railway line . This has now been shut down . There is a connection to the rail network of DB Netz AG via the Rheine train station, 7 km away .

Shipping

The closest inland port is in Rheine on the Dortmund-Ems Canal . It can be reached in 20 minutes via the B 70 and A 30.

air traffic

The closest international airport is Münster / Osnabrück Airport in Greven . It is about 25 km away and can be reached in a good 20 minutes by car.

Attractions

  • Catholic parish church of St. Anna
  • Offlumer See local recreation area

Culture

music

Music school / Zweckverband Ochtrup , Neuenkirchen, Metelen , Wettringen

Regular events

Pumpkin Festival 2007
"Villa Hecking" meeting center
  • Flea market in spring on the last Saturday of the Easter holidays
  • Classic car Sunday on the first Sunday in May
  • Children's day in June
  • Neuenkirchener Kirmes on the third weekend in August
  • Fun run in summer
  • Pumpkin Festival in October
  • Sterntalermarkt in December

Public facilities

  • "Villa Hecking" meeting center
  • Public libraries (Catholic Library St. Anna, Catholic Library St. Josef)
  • Youth centers "Mc Fly" and "Theo"
  • Youth center "Tante Ju"
  • Network family center

Culture award winner of the Steinfurt district

  • Year 2000 Joachim Lucas
"For his outstanding commitment to promoting art and his literary achievements."
  • 2013 Marliese von Burchard (children's theater "Klitzeklein")
"For her many years of commitment as a cultural educator, theater director and actress, with which she makes a valuable contribution to the cultural education of her young audience."

Sports

Red Hussars dance corps Neuenkirchen

A nationally known figurehead of the community is the Red Hussars dance corps . The club, which has been in existence for over 50 years, has been German champions in carnival dance sport several times, most recently in 2018.

sports clubs

There are two large sports clubs in the community, the SuS Neuenkirchen and the TuS St. Arnold .

Soccer

The most famous football club in Neuenkirchen is the SuS Neuenkirchen . The first team has been playing in the fifth highest division, the Westphalia League, since 2012 . The home games are played in the Waldstadion. The club also has other departments, such as badminton and table tennis.

In the St. Arnold district there is the TuS St. Arnold , which also has a women's soccer department and other sports departments (e.g. badminton and tennis).

Other sports

  • DLRG Neuenkirchen / Wettringen (rescue sports)
  • VSS Neuenkirchen (sport shooters)
  • Karate Kyokai Neuenkirchen (Karate)
  • ZRFV Neuenkirchen (equestrian sport)
  • TC Grün-Weiß Neuenkirchen (tennis)
  • St.Hubertus Ulmker (equestrian sport)
  • Margarethenhof (equestrian sport)
  • badminton

Personalities

Honorary citizen

  • Maria Hecking
  • Eduard Veltmann
  • Josef Gottke
  • Dr. med. August Mammes
  • Heinrich Fischer

Honorary Mayor

  • Bernhard Lorenbeck

Sons and daughters of the church

Other personalities associated with the community

Attractions

Regionale 2004 , project: "Jump over the gravel bank": Design of the Offlumer See with beach promenade, bathing area, funnel towers as a viewing platform (the funnels were moved 400 m to the southeast), Finnish railway, circular hiking trails (5.7 km around the Offlumer See), lake café and playgrounds and sports fields. There is a connection path to the nearby natural swimming pool. Archaeological excavations have also been carried out as part of the Regional.

Oddities

A local newspaper report from August 3, 2010 about a destroyed flower pot in front of the Antoniusstift triggered a media hype .

literature

  • Evers, Karl, along the village. Contributions to the local history of Neuenkirchen [,] Steinfurt district. Volume 1, for the 700th anniversary in September 1947, Neuenkirchen 1947.
  • Fischer, Heinrich / Wehmschulte, Robert, 750 years old Neuenkirchen (1247–1997). Contributions to the history of the Neuenkirchen community, Neuenkirchen 1997.
  • Kreyenschulte, Sebastian, names and places. Neuenkirchen names reflected in their history, Münster 2013.
  • Wehmschulte, Robert, Our village - a little local history. 725 years Neuenkirchen, Neuenkirchen 1972.

Web links

Commons : Neuenkirchen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Population of the municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia on December 31, 2019 - update of the population based on the census of May 9, 2011. State Office for Information and Technology North Rhine-Westphalia (IT.NRW), accessed on June 17, 2020 .  ( Help on this )
  2. Jump up ↑ Neuenkirchen MV series on Dbody Mountain: A Gift from Heaven , Münsterländische Volkszeitung. March 1, 2008. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 5, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mv-online.de 
  3. Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .
  4. http://ftp.neuenkirchen.de/html/Wahl2014/Gemeinderat/wahl2014-gr.html
  5. Results of the 2009 local elections. Accessed November 28, 2015 .
  6. gemeindewerke-neuenkirchen.de Homepage of the Gemeindewerke Neuenkirchen GmbH
  7. Bus route R80 timetable
  8. Bus line 182 timetable
  9. Bus route 184 timetable
  10. Bus route 185 timetable
  11. ↑ Trial operation: Gather last experiences before the start of the line operation | Bürgerbus Neuenkirchen eV Accessed on December 26, 2017 (German).
  12. Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe: Garden of the Villa Hecking in LWL-GeodatenKultur
  13. ^ Family Center Network Accessed August 18, 2010
  14. Klitzeklein Theater
  15. Culture Prize Winner , Steinfurt District
  16. http://rote-husaren-neuenkirchen.de Homepage of the Red Hussars Neuenkirchen