Neviges

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Neviges
City of Velbert
Coat of arms of Neviges
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 46 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 13 ″  E
Height : 152 m
Area : 28.26 km²
Residents : 18,516  (Jun 10, 2020)
Population density : 655 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 42553
Area code : 02053
Neviges (Velbert)
Neviges

Location of Neviges in Velbert

Neviges [ ˈneːvɪɡəs ] is a district of Velbert in the Mettmann district in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany , which is formed by the titular town of Neviges and numerous suburbs. Until 1974 Neviges was an independent town in the Düsseldorf-Mettmann district . Neviges currently has 18,516 inhabitants (as of June 10, 2020).

geography

The village is located in the Niederbergisches Land in the valley of the Hardenberger Bach . Outwardly, the Velbert district borders on Wuppertal , Hattingen ( Ennepe-Ruhr district ) and Wülfrath (Mettmann district).

history

The pilgrimage cathedral of Neviges

The place name is derived from Navigisa , an old name for the Hardenberger Bach. Both parts of the name (nava, gisa) mean something like water, river . The oldest tradition mentions the village in 1220 as part of the independent rule of Hardenberg . Local area were then 13 farming communities , also see Burg Hardenberg .

As early as 1354, the manor was sold by its owner at that time, the knight Heinrich von Hardenberg , to Count Gerhard von Jülich-Berg and Ravensberg for financial reasons . After 142 years in which Hardenberg was administered by Bergisch officials, Neviges passed in 1496 as a hereditary fiefdom to Bertram von Lützerode.

As a subordinate, the place retained a certain degree of independence. In contrast, tax and jurisdiction remained in Hardenberg until around 1806. The greater independence from the sovereigns was expressed, among other things, in the fact that the Nevigeser were able to buy the right to marry without objection to the rule as early as 1551. In 1573 they were also able to replace manual and tension services , and in 1615 they were able to restrict the guard duties.

In the wake of the Reformation , Neviges became the meeting place for the first Bergisch Synod in 1589 . The then owner of the rule Wilhelm V (III.) Von Bernsau and his successors protected and promoted the Reformation until they returned to Catholicism in 1649.

The position of Neviges as a place of pilgrimage is traced back to an apparition of Mary by the Dorsten Franciscan Antonius Schirley. When the Prince-Bishop of Paderborn and Münster , Ferdinand von Fürstenberg , unexpectedly regained his health after a serious illness, he went on a pilgrimage to Neviges as thanks and also financed the completion of the Franciscan convent, which was already under construction there as part of the Counter-Reformation . In 1688 the spiritual pilgrimage was allowed by the Cologne Vicar General. Pope Clement XII. promised all Hardenberg pilgrims a complete indulgence from the penalties for sin.

As a result of the French communal reorganization of the Grand Duchy of Berg , the mayor's office Hardenberg was created , which in addition to the parish villages of Neviges (including the farmers 'communities Neviges ) and Langenberg, the Altbergian honors and farmers' associations Groe Höhe , Kuhlendahl , Kleine Höhe , Untensiebeneick , Obensiebeneick , Dönberg , Richrath , Vossnacken , Dilldorf , Rottberg , Windrath , Nordrath and Wallmichrath belonged, whose areas are now largely in the Velbert district of Neviges.

The age of the railroad began in Neviges as early as 1847 with the Prinz-Wilhelm-Bahn between (Essen-) Steele and (Wuppertal-) Vohwinkel . The old, disused since April 27, 2003 the station still exists today and is under monument protection . As a result of industrialization , the David Peters company introduced a “benefit fund for illness and deaths” in 1861, which is still considered an exemplary step towards corporate social security.

In 1859, the Hardenberg mayor's office was divided into the Hardenberg mayor's office, consisting of the Hardenberg rural community, and the Langenberg mayor's office. In the last third of the 19th century the term Hardenberg-Neviges became more and more common for the rural community Hardenberg ; an official name change did not take place initially. In 1899 Dilldorf and parts of Rottberg and Vossnacken were reclassified from the Hardenberg-Neviges municipality to the Kupferdreh municipality in the Essen district . Hardenberg-Neviges received the city charter in 1922 according to the Rhenish City Code and in 1935 the official name Neviges .

In 1912, the Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse (WBK) Bochum built a magnetic control room in the school garden of the Vossnack School, which at that time still belonged to the mayor of Neviges . Due to the industrialization of the area with its iron masses and stray currents from the overhead lines of the trams from the Bochum city garden, it had to be relocated. The main teacher was given the daily measurements. The control room was closed in 1946, as the increasing steel expansion of the coal pits made magnetic measurements almost impossible.

During the Second World War, the RAAF's four-engine Handley Page Halifax with serial number LV-936 and identification HD-D crashed in the Windrath Valley in Neviges on the evening of November 4, 1944 after it had attacked Bochum. The aircraft flew with a crew of 7; it was shot down by flak and already exploded at a great height. All seven crew members were able to leave the aircraft; however, four soldiers were subsequently killed. The pilot survived the shooting down by a happy coincidence, although he was thrown from the aircraft without a parachute. In 2014, volunteers from the Bureau of Monument Preservation researched the history of the Halifax LV-936; Parts could be recovered and the exact place of the crash verified. The research revealed the hitherto unknown fact that at least one crew member had a high probability of being a victim of an air lynching and thus a war crime.

In 1968 the Neviges pilgrimage cathedral designed by the architect Gottfried Böhm as a large tent was completed and was named Maria, Queen of Peace .

As part of the municipal reform in North Rhine-Westphalia, Neviges lost its town charter on January 1, 1975. The three neighboring cities of Neviges, Langenberg and Velbert were merged into a new municipality with the name Velbert and the name Stadt. The district Dönberg , which until then belonged to the city of Neviges , fell to Wuppertal . The former Neviges district of Tönisheide was assigned to the Neviges district.

In 2009 a spectacular crime took place, which also attracted a great deal of national attention: In the "Kassandra case", a 14-year-old boy fractured a 9-year-old girl's skull and then threw her into a sewer shaft. In April 2010, the responsible court sentenced the 15-year-old student to eight and a half years of youth imprisonment for attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.

In 2012 the district committee decided to rename the Agnes-Miegel -Weg, the Hermann-Stehr -Weg and the Ina-Seidel -Weg on the Wimmersberg, because the names of the writers had come under fire for their open expressions of sympathy for the National Socialists. However, the streets have not yet been renamed and still bear their old names.

coat of arms

Neviges coat of arms until 1974

The Neviges coat of arms shows one of four towers of Hardenberg Castle with the coat of arms of the Lords of Hardenberg . The indicated water below heraldically refers to the eponymous Hardenberger Bach , originally called Navigisa .

Attractions

Maria, Queen of Peace in Neviges - "Rocks made of concrete and glass"
Neviges kindergarten (architect: Gottfried Böhm)

Economy, transport infrastructure

economy

The economy is dominated by medium-sized industrial companies that are active in metal processing, among other things. Another important branch is agriculture, especially in the Windrath Valley.

traffic

Since 2003, Neviges has been connected to the cities of Essen in the north and Wuppertal in the south by a double-track S-Bahn line (S 9), which runs on the route of the historic Prinz Wilhelm Railway via the connection through the Niederbergisches Land . The trains end in a northerly direction at Haltern station . One stop is located in the center of Neviges , another on the southern outskirts in the Siepen residential area ( Velbert-Rosenhügel ). The scheduled journey time from the center is 26 minutes to Essen main station and 22 minutes to Wuppertal main station . Since December 2019 the Wupper-Lippe-Express has stopped as a fast connection and with a different destination (Wesel instead of Haltern). The frequency of the S-Bahn has been changed to a half-hourly rhythm during its traffic times. There are also bus routes to the Velbert central bus station , to the Langenberg district and to Wuppertal.

The A 535 not only connects Neviges with Velbert Mitte and further on via the A 44 with Essen, but also with the A 46 via the Sonnborner Kreuz in Wuppertal .

Sports

  • In 1862 the Nevigeser Turnverein was founded. The focus is on gymnastics , handball , athletics and jazz dance .
  • TuS Neviges has been a popular sports club since 1945. The focus is on football , table tennis , tennis and gymnastics .
  • After construction of the swimming pool Nevigeser 1974 was swimming club Neviges founded. Both the men's and women's teams were temporarily represented in the 2nd Bundesliga. Outstanding sporting successes were the second place at the European championship in the mixed medley relay and winning a bronze medal in 1995 by the freestyle relay.
  • The Neviges tennis club ntc-1969 has existed since 1969. Tennis can be played all year round on seven outdoor courts, on a ball wall and in a two-field tennis hall. A club restaurant open to everyone is connected.

Recreational facilities

  • Indoor and outdoor pools with waves
  • Mini golf course at Hardenberg Castle
  • Theater in the outer bailey of Hardenberg Castle
  • music school
  • Mountain bike trails around Neviges
  • Skate park in Siepen
  • “Kuhpiste” toboggan run on the Pöthen

Churches and religions

  • Evangelical Reformed parish of Neviges with a town church and a church built in the Siepen district in the 1960s. In Neviges there has been an evangelical majority for centuries - unusual for a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site .
  • Roman Catholic pilgrimage cathedral in Neviges Maria, Queen of Peace.
  • Roman Catholic Church of St Mary's Conception
  • Church of the Seventh-day Adventist Church , on the Neviges faceted sights.
  • The Catholic Parish Church of Christ Resurrection , Neviges-Siepen, was demolished in 2007. There is now a residential development on the spot.

Franciscan monastery

The Franciscan monastery was founded in 1675 to take care of the pilgrimage. It was closed on January 31, 2020 due to a lack of young people in the Franciscan Province. In September 2020 the Community of St. Martin ("Communaute Saint Martin") will establish a branch in the previous Franciscan monastery and take over pastoral care at the pilgrimage church and in the parish.

Sons and daughters of the place

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data & facts. ( Memento from June 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: velbert.de.
  2. ^ Official journal for the administrative district of Düsseldorf 1859, p. 231.
  3. ^ Siegfried Quandt: Social history of the city of Langenberg and the rural community Hardenberg-Neviges . In: Bergischer Geschichtsverein (Hrsg.): Bergische research . tape IX . Ph. C. W. Schmidt, Neustadt an der Aisch 1971.
  4. ^ Official journal for the administrative district of Düsseldorf 1899, p. 111.
  5. ^ Official Journal for the Düsseldorf District 1922, p. 413.
  6. ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. mettmann.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  7. ↑ Citizens' Association Dönberg: History ( Memento from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Helmut Grau, Marcel Lesaar, Jürgen Lohbeck, Sven Polkläser: Crashed - The story of five Halifax bombers and their crews that crashed in World War II in Langenberg, Neviges, Mettmann and Wuppertal. Scala Verlag, Velbert 2014, Chapter 5.
  9. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 292 f .
  10. ^ Judgment in the "Kassandra" case is legally binding WAZ from October 27, 2010.
  11. ↑ Three streets are renamed. on: derwesten.de , August 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ Seven-day Adventists, accessed June 6, 2019.
  13. ↑ The Church of the Resurrection of Christ on the side of the parish of Mary, Queen of Peace; See section 2.3.1 "On the history of Catholic life in the pastoral field"
  14. ↑ franziskaner.net
  15. ↑ franziskaner.net
  16. ↑ kathisch.de : Marian pilgrimage site Neviges gets a new spiritual community , June 1st, 2020
  17. ↑ nevigeser.blogspot.de 'honored with the Grimme Online Award 2014.
  18. ↑ Video nevigeser.blogspot.de ' Video from the Grimme Online Award 2014.