Rühle (Meppen)

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Rühle
City of Meppen
Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 22 ″  N , 7 ° 15 ′ 10 ″  E
Height : 17 m
Area : 14.19 km²
Residents : 1397  (2016)
Population density : 98 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1970
Incorporated into: Emslage
Postal code : 49716
Area code : 05931
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Location of Rühle in Meppen

Rühle is a village and part of the Lower Saxony district town of Meppen in the Emsland district . It is located on the old left-Emsian trade route known as the Frisian Road . In 2007, Rühle had 1,356 inhabitants .

The head of the village is Juliane Große-Neugebauer ( CDU ).

history

Church of St. Franz Xaver Rühle (Meppen)
War memorial in Rühle (Meppen)

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1241, but according to historians' estimates it is one of the oldest settlements , which began around 800 BC. In today's Emsland .

From 1926 to 1974, electricity was generated in the Rühler Moor peat power plant to the south of the town by burning peat from the surrounding area. After a self-government valid until 1970, Rühle was merged with the neighboring communities Groß Fullen , Klein Fullen and Versen to form the municipality of Emslage on July 1, 1970 , and on March 1, 1974, it was reclassified to the nearby district town of Meppen ( Emsland district ). The municipal areas beyond the Süd-Nord-Straße today belong to the municipality of Twist ( Rühlermoor and Rühlerfeld ). Rühle is on the state roads 47 and 48.

The place, which is still today characterized by its natural and agricultural characteristics, has a lively club life. The large clubs include the Rühle 1930 e. V., the Musikverein Rühle 1958 e. V. (which was named "European Champion 2008"), as well as the Heimatverein Rühle and the Angelverein Rühle 1959 e. V. The Catholic women's community in Germany and the Catholic workers' movement are also represented. Rühle is also involved in the social field through the activities of the village community .

religion

Catholic parish of St. Franz Xaver

In 1854, the Rühle community built a chapel without the permission of the Catholic authorities. A letter from the Provost von Meppen dated January 13, 1856 to the Vicariate General shows that the chapel was patronized by St. Francis Xaverius. At the end of 1858, Dean Buss in Haselünne was commissioned to bless the chapel in Rühle. The pastorate was built in 1866. In 1878 a bell dedicated to the Mother of God was purchased and in 1880 another bell dedicated to St. Franz Xaver, the namesake of the municipality of Rühle. The first bell was melted down in World War I and replaced by a new one in 1925, which in turn was melted down in World War II.

The bell that was melted down during World War II was replaced by a new one in 1953. The manufacturer was the bell foundry Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock from Gescher . A cemetery was laid out in 1954, so far all the deceased in the community have been buried in Meppen. Based on the designs of the architect Hermann Klaas from Lingen, construction work began on a new church in 1958, which was solemnly blessed by Bishop Helmut Hermann on November 10, 1960. Two more bells were inaugurated with the new church and hung in the bell tower. The patron saint of the church was again Saint Francis Xavier. On April 1, 1964, the community Rühle was raised to an independent parish.

Population development

Number of inhabitants
(source:)
year 1821 1848 1871 1885 1905 1925 1933 1939 1946 1950 1956 1961 1971 2005 2016
Residents 282 270 269 302 335 522 817 819 1,136 1,198 1,502 1,610 1,804 1,368 1,397

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 257 .
  2. ↑ http://www.meppen-west.de/st-franz-xaver/geschichte.html On the history of the Rühle parish
  3. ↑ Population figures
    • for 1821 to 1961: G. Uelschen: The population in Lower Saxony 1821 - 1961, Hanover, 1966
    • for 1971: Yearbook of the Emsländischen Heimatbund, Vol. 20, 1973
    • from 2005: www.meppen.de