Oberlar

Oberlar City of Troisdorf Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 46 ″  N , 7 ° 8 ′ 29 ″  E
Height :	approx. 60 m
Residents :	6162  (Dec. 31, 2016)
Postal code :	53842
Area code :	02241

Oberlar is one of the twelve localities of Troisdorf in the North Rhine-Westphalian Rhein-Sieg district . In the east, Oberlar is bounded by the right-hand Rhine route (or high-speed route Cologne – Rhine / Main or the Sieg route ) and in the west by the A 59 .

Like other Troisdorf districts, Oberlar has retained a more tranquil ambience with a well-developed infrastructure - in the immediate vicinity of the Troisdorf junction with the A 59.Troisdorf train station and city center are within walking distance, but some shops in Oberlar also cover the daily routine Requirement. The district includes the Oberlarer Park in the west and sports facilities in the east.

history

Oberlar was first mentioned in 1296 in a document from Vilich Abbey. In the course of the community reform on August 1, 1969, the community Sieglar was incorporated into Troisdorf.

There is no documentation about the population of the district in the 19th century. From the surviving community files, something about the growth of the village does not become apparent again until around 1910, but no precise figures can be given.

Attractions

Parish Church of the Holy Family in Oberlar

Parish Church of the Holy Family

The representative parish church, which dominates the district, was built due to external circumstances in several construction phases, almost 50 years apart, which gives it a particularly interesting architectural history and an unusual shape. The Cologne architect Theodor Roß was responsible for the planning. After his death in 1930, the second and third construction phases were carried out by his son Paul. The first plans from 1908 envisaged a historicist church, of which only the transept was built. The nave was extended in 1933 and a choir room in 1951. The church interior contains a unique series of windows by the artist Paul Weigmann . In 1957 the massive church tower was built, which also serves as the parish center and carries a six-part bronze bell from the Eifel bell foundry from Brockscheid . This bells is one of the largest and most beautiful bells in the Archdiocese of Cologne. By resolution of the culture committee of the city of Troisdorf on September 5, 2007, the parish church was officially entered in the city's list of monuments. It is currently being extensively converted into a modern parish and meeting center.

Oberlar solar park

In Oberlar, North Rhine-Westphalia’s largest open-air photovoltaic system is located on an area of ​​8 hectares (as of 2010). It has a total output of 3.5 megawatts and supplies around 3,290,000 kWh of electricity per year.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ City portrait of the city of Troisdorf. Retrieved on September 14, 2017 ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2017 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. 
2. ↑ Geschichtsverein Troisdorf eV Troisdorf history information ( Memento of the original from July 10th, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) 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. 
3. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 85 .
4. ^ Troisdorfer Jahreshefte, V. 1975. Oberlar, the district with the American speed, Albert Schulte

Web links

• Website of the city of Troisdorf - Oberlar district