Poeppinghausen

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Poeppinghausen
Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 32 "  N , 7 ° 15 ′ 54"  E
Residents : 774  (Dec. 31, 2018)
Incorporation : April 1, 1908
Incorporated into: Bladenhorst
Postal code : 44579
Area code : 02305
Pöppinghausen (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Poeppinghausen

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
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.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Population statistics Castrop-Rauxel 2018 (pdf)
  2. ↑ a b genealogy.net: Pöppinghausen
  3. ^ The municipalities and manor districts of the Province of Westphalia in 1871
  4. ^ Community encyclopedia for the province of Westphalia 1885
  5. ↑ 1895 census