Oberelvenich

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Oberelvenich
City of Zuelpich
Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 1 ″  N , 6 ° 42 ′ 29 ″  E
Height : 145 m
Area : 3.13 km²
Residents : 218  (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 70 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 53909
Area code : 02252

Oberelvenich is a district of Zülpich in the district of Euskirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia . The mayor is Hans von Hagenow (as of January 2018).

location

Oberelvenich is located in the Zülpicher Börde east of Zülpich. Neighboring towns are Nemmenich , Rövenich , Niederelvenich and Frauenberg , a district of Euskirchen . On the western edge of the shuttle runs to the A 1 , through the town leads highway 162. The village lies at Rotbach .

history

Bollheim Castle around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection , demolished in 1882

The place was first mentioned in the year 843. At that time the village was called Elvenich . Only after Niederelvenich was created was the place renamed Oberelvenich .

Bollheim Castle was often the base for soldiers . It was not until the French occupation after 1794 that the rulers lost their influence on the castle . Today there is an organic farm on Haus Bollheim . There was also the submerged Elvenich Castle in the village .

At the Rotbach there are two mills , a grain mill and an oil mill. They used to be used to supply Haus Bollheim. Today they are privately owned.

On July 1, 1969, Oberelvenich was incorporated into Zülpich .

church

Oberelvenich belongs to the North-West Parish Association, as do the places Niederelvenich, Rövenich, Mülheim and Wichterich. The parish church is under the patronage of St. Matthias .

  • St. Matthias, south side

  • Rococo altars

  • Baptismal font (12th century)

  • High altar

  • Madonna (14th century)

Web links

Commons : Oberelvenich  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population figures as of December 31, 2018
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 88 .