Oedt (Grefrath)
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Oedt
community Grefrath
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| Height : | 32 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 10.8 km² |
| Residents : | 4659 (Dec. 31, 2005) |
| Population density : | 431 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 1970 |
| Postal code : | 47929 |
| Area code : | 0 21 58 |
.png) Oedt in the area of Grefrath in the district of Viersen
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The formerly independent municipality of Oedt , now part of the municipality of Grefrath , is located on the Lower Rhine in the west of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is a municipality in the district of Viersen in the administrative district of Düsseldorf .
history
Archaeological finds from the Younger Stone Age and the Iron Age as well as finds from the Roman and Franconian times on the entire area of the old community of Oedt allow the conclusion that this was made arable and settled at an early stage. In the 1920s , Albert Steeger collected finds from a sand pit north of Mulhouse , which testify to a settlement and a Franconian burial ground in the 7th century.
In the middle of the 10th century, the land came into the possession of the Archdiocese of Cologne and thus received a sovereign ruler for the first time. In 973 Archbishop Gero of Cologne donated the Oedter Land to the Benedictine Abbey of Gladbach .
In 1170 Oedt is first mentioned as "Hude". In a deed of gift from Abbot Robert von Gladbach it says u. a .: "apud Hude in ecclesia Nostra", d. H. "In our church in Oedt". The place name Hude changed over the centuries via Ude, Uda, Uede, Oyde, Uedde, Oidt, Oed to today's Oedt.
Dietrich Luf III built around 1300 . von Kleve , Count von Hülchrath and Herr von Kervenheim und Oedt, the landmark of the place, of which only one of the round towers (rebuilt) still stands today: Uda Castle . The castle was destroyed several times over the centuries, but was always partially rebuilt. In 1757 the castle complex was finally destroyed by French troops. Only the round main tower still standing today has been preserved.
In 1794 Oedt, like the entire Rhineland , came under French rule, belonged to the Rur department and formed an independent Mairie in the canton of Kempen , Arrondissement de Crévelt . Four years later, was Honnschaft separated sub Broich by the Office Oedt and under the name Clörath after Neersen , today City Willich , incorporated. After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Oedt came to the Kingdom of Prussia .
As part of the municipal reorganization , the district of Hagen was separated on January 1, 1970 and incorporated into the city of Viersen. The remaining municipality of Oedt lost its independence and became part of the municipality of Grefrath.
politics
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality of Oedt was divided into two parts, with a white and a yellow area. The Archbishop of Cologne is depicted in the upper white area, with the black Electorate of Cologne cross on his chest . The abbot of Gladbach is shown in the lower part. The districts of Oedt and Mülhausen belonged to the Archdiocese of Cologne for a long time, when the Niers marked the border.
Culture and sights
Museums
The Heimatmuseum Oedt has been operated by the Heimatverein Oedt since 1989o.
Buildings
Considered worth seeing
- the ruins of Uda Castle (built around 1300)
- the white Girmes villa (built in 1896 by the Grefrath construction company PH Schmitz & Cie. ), which also houses the local history museum and is now used as the town hall
- the Girmes-Landhaus (built in 1904)
- the Benedictine Sisters - Mariendonk Abbey
- the Catholic parish churches:
- The Vitus Church in Oedt is quite large and was built in the neo-Gothic style between 1901 and 1903. The church tower was not added until 1910-12 due to lack of funds.
- the Heinrichskirche in Mulhouse . A bronze sculpture on the forecourt depicts a miller with his donkey.
Infrastructure and economy
traffic
The closest cities are Krefeld (approx. 20 km east), Mönchengladbach (approx. 20 km south) and the Dutch city of Venlo .
Thanks to the convenient location near the Ruhr area and the A 40 and A 61 motorways , you can quickly reach the major cities of Duisburg and Düsseldorf , each approx. 40 km to the north and south-east. Cologne is also in the immediate vicinity , approx. 65 km southeast of Oedt.
economy
Economic history
The weaving trade in Oedt has been documented since the 17th century. In 1850 the Peter Mertes company was founded as a blue dyeing and work clothing factory. Johannes Girmes founded the company Johannes Girmes & Co. , Oedt on November 10th, 1879 . His brothers August and Dietrich later became partners in this company. When electrical lighting was introduced in Oedt in 1899, the Girmes company had the Oedter hospital connected to the lighting at its own expense. The two textile factories shaped the townscape, formed the dominant part of economic life and thus local history for many decades.
Economy today
Not much is left of the once flourishing textile industry in Oedt. After the bankruptcy of the Girmes textile factory and the sale to the French company Tissavel, the textile machines in Oedt were dismantled and transported away. The partially listed buildings (which were built by the company PH Schmitz & Cie. Around 1900), u. a. the Grefrath water tower are mostly empty.
The streets of Oedter are characterized by vacant shops. Where there was a lot of sales from the 19th century to the 1980s, there is significantly less retail today.
Educational institutions
Kindergartens
There are two kindergartens in Oedt, one with denominational sponsorship and an integrative day care center run by the DRK.
Elementary schools
In Oedt there is a community elementary school that is run as an open all-day school. A sports hall belongs to the school center in Oedt. The teaching pool was closed in 2007 by a council decision.
Further training
In the area of secondary schools, there is the local grammar school " Liebfrauenschule Mülhausen ", which is partly denominational and has around 1300 students.
Leisure and sports facilities
The Albert-Mooren-Halle in Oedt was completed as a venue for events in 1975.
As an opportunity for leisure activities, Oedt has a sports field, a tennis facility with six courts, a few football fields and a skater facility. The Niers offers opportunities for boating and canoeing.
Oedt has an extensive range of clubs. In addition to many active sports clubs (football, athletics, tennis, swimming, bowling, canoeing, dog sports, shooting sports, etc.) there are a number of cultural associations, such as music associations, choirs, rifle brotherhoods, local history association, etc.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- Dietrich Girmes (1862–1939), manufacturer
- Johann Fruhen (1859–1956), himself. Wholesaler and retailer
- Heinrich Inderelst (†), councilor (SPD), honorary citizenship 8 March 1961
- Theodor Küppers (1888–1964), director of Girmes AG
- Wilhelm Tekath (†), Mayor of the municipality of Oedt (1948–1966)
Other personalities
- Albert Mooren (1828–1899), ophthalmologist, honorary citizen of the city of Düsseldorf
- Theodor Mooren (1833–1906), Mayor of Oedt, Kempen and Eupen, member of the Reichstag and Landtag
- Alois Kreiten (1856–1930), goldsmith and enamelur
- Peter Lütsches (1898–1959), politician (CDU)
- Anneliese Gerhards (* 1935), track and field athlete and Olympian
- Burkhard Hennen (* 1946), organizer of jazz festivals and jazz producer
- Hans-Albert Lennartz (* 1949), politician and legal scholar
- Gregor Mayntz (* 1960), journalist
Single receipts
- ^ Albert Steeger: Frankenfund in Gellep (Gelduba) . Die Heimat 12, 1933, 9-15 Fig. 2.
- ^ Frank Siegmund: Merovingian time on the Lower Rhine. Rhenish excavations 34. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1989, ISBN 3-7927-1247-4 , pp. 331-332.
- ^ District Viersen [Hrsg.]: Heimatbuch des Landkreis Kempen , p. 35, Düsseldorf 1929, unchanged. Reprinted in Krefeld 2004.
- ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 114 .
- ↑ www.grefrather-pfarren.de
