Poeppinghausen
Poeppinghausen
City of Castrop-Rauxel
Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 32 " N , 7 ° 15 ′ 54" E
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Residents : | 774 (Dec. 31, 2018) | |
Incorporation : | April 1, 1908 | |
Incorporated into: | Bladenhorst | |
Postal code : | 44579 | |
Area code : | 02305 | |
Location of Pöppinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia |
Pöppinghausen is a district of the city of Castrop-Rauxel in the Recklinghausen district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
geography
Pöppinghausen is the westernmost district of Castrop-Rauxel and has a rural character. After Pöppinghausen was originally a scattered settlement, a small settlement core developed in the course of the 20th century. The district is bounded in the north by the Emscher and in the south by the Rhine-Herne Canal . In the west, Pöppinghausen borders on the Herner district of Horsthausen and in the east on Bladenhorst . Larger parts of the district are used for agriculture or are forested.
history
Pöppinghausen is an old Westphalian peasantry and historically belonged to the county of Mark . The first documentary mention comes from the year 1220. Since the 19th century Pöppinghausen formed a rural community in the district of Bochum in the Prussian province of Westphalia . The community initially belonged to the Herne Office and from 1897 to the Baukau Office. On April 1, 1908, Pöppinghausen was incorporated into Bladenhorst. Bladenhorst, in turn, was one of the founding communities of the city of Castrop-Rauxel in 1926.
Population development
year | Residents | source |
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1829 | 228 | |
1871 | 285 | |
1885 | 390 | |
1895 | 442 | |
2018 | 774 |
Infrastructure
In Pöppinghausen is a large substation of Amprion .
Sports
The SuS Pöppinghausen 1955 is the local sports club and provides two teams.
traffic
The former port railway of the König Ludwig colliery in Recklinghausen ran right through Pöppinghausen . It served to connect the colliery to the port of König Ludwig , which is located on the Pöppinghauser side of the Rhine-Herne Canal and is now used as a marina . The route of the port railway has been expanded to a pedestrian and bike path.