Orsbeck

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Orsbeck is a district of the city of Wassenberg in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia and lies on the Rur river . The place has about 2000 inhabitants.

St. Martini, west tower

history

Finds and old field names indicate Roman settlement around a ford through the Rur. Around 1911, early medieval graves from the 7th century were found east of the town center. The most remarkable find is a 5 cm large gold disc brooch, which was occasionally published erroneously under the name Wassenberg. Around the year 1000, a Franconian hall church was built and Martin von Tours was consecrated.

Incorporation

On January 1, 1972 Orsbeck was incorporated into the municipality of Wassenberg.

Population development

  • 1925: 0663 inhabitants
  • 1939: 0904 inhabitants
  • 1961: 0923 inhabitants
  • 1970: 1122 inhabitants

politics

coat of arms

former municipal coat of arms

Blazon : "In gold, a red St. Andrew's cross with four blue water lily leaves."

The Orsbeck coat of arms is based on a historical dynasty coat of arms, namely the coat of arms of the Lords of Orsbeck. It was awarded with a certificate from the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on January 27, 1967.

Attractions

  • Parish Church of St. Martini: The building dates back to the year 1000 and has Roman bricks in the masonry. The parish church is the oldest church in the Heinsberg district. The mighty west tower was added around 1100. In 1830 the nave was lengthened and in 1930 side aisles were added. The free-hanging bell on the east side of the tower dates from the 13th century. The church is surrounded by an old cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Piepers, Archeology in the district of Heinsberg I: soil monuments and finds in the former district of Geilenkirchen. Series of publications of the district of Heinsberg Volume 5, Heinsberg 1989, pp. 124 and 374–376. - Bettina Theieme, filigree disc brooches from the Merovingian period from Germany. Reports of the Roman-Germanic Commission 59, 1978, p. 490 No. 180. - Frank Siegmund, Merovingian period on the Lower Rhine. Rhenish excavations 34. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1998, p. 347f.
  2. ↑ a b c 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. 310 .
  3. ^ A b Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. geilenkirchen.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 7, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / rathaus-wassenberg.de

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Coordinates: 51 ° 5 '  N , 6 ° 9'  E