Rath (Nörvenich)

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Rath
Nörvenich municipality
Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 1 ″  N , 6 ° 41 ′ 2 ″  E
Height : 114 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.77 km²
Residents : 650  (May 31, 2020)
Population density : 235 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1969
Postal code : 52388
Area code : 02426
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Nikolausstrasse / Martinstrasse

Rath is a district of the municipality of Nörvenich and is located in the far east of the Düren district on the border with the Rhein-Erft district . Surrounding from the north in a clockwise direction, Kerpen , Wissersheim , Pingsheim and Nörvenich border the village. Rath has retained its tranquil, village-like character and presents itself to the visitor with an idyllic, clean flair. The grown town center with the village church in the center is framed by meadows and fields.

The place name

The place name Rath exists several times in this form or in combinations in the near and far, z. B. Rath near Düren - Arnoldsweiler or near Nideggen , Mödrath , Seelrath , Girbelsrath , Distelrath , to name but a few. All of these Rath names are clearing names and designate - as well as Rod , Rott , Rödchen and similar names - "the place of clearing for the purpose of field expansion or settlement ". This land reclamation , which began in the Carolingian period , ended, according to general research, around the 12th / 13th centuries. Century.

From the root word -rode for cultivation is the make Flurname Rott and the place name Rath with all its compositions and modifications emerged. The village of Rath Rode is mentioned in a protocol from 1559 . In the immediate vicinity of the village, Im Rott near Gypenbusch, a large area of ​​forest was cleared in the 1930s .

The place name Rath or, as it says in the document, Rohde is first mentioned in 1177. On May 24th of this year, the widow of Count Adalbert von Molbach and von Nörvenich, who had died three days earlier , together with his daughter and her husband, Count Wilhelm von Jülich , donated a small estate to the parish of Nörvenich , from which 40 Malter rye is produced annually. The foundation charter states, translated into the language of our time:

"In the parish of Nörvenich, in a hamlet called Rohde (= Rath), we leave a little good that brings in 40 Malter grain for all purposes of the church ..."

In addition to the first mention of the place name, it is said here for the first time that Rath already belonged to the parish of Nörvenich at that time , which it remained until 1804.

Population development of the district

Population development
year population   year population   year population
1885 340   1905 296   1925 311
1945 259   1955 273   1965 292
1975 578   1985 588   1995 603
2005 674   2010 636   2015 637

Historical

The original place name "Rode" or "Rohde" described above allows the conclusion that Franconian farmers cleared this part of the primeval forest at that time, cleared the area and settled in the clearing.

In the Thirty Years' War , more precisely in the Swedish-French War (1635–1648), Rath got between the fronts of the French troops, who were advancing from the north-west after the battle on the Kempen Heide , and the imperial troops, which were in the foothills Lechenich had entrenched. The French troops besieged Lechenich Fortress for almost five weeks in January 1642. During this time, Rath was also the depository of the French troops and the scene of armed conflicts.

In the course of 1642 Rath was sacked by a Hessian-Weimar-French mercenary army. Farms and houses were destroyed and burned, the fields were devastated and deserted. As far as they had survived, the people fled, and Rath was almost uninhabited for the next seven years.

Rath belonged to the parish of Nörvenich from 1177 to 1803. From 1803 to 1805 Rath belonged to the parish of Oberbolheim and from 1805 to the parish of Wissersheim . Today the Catholic parish is part of the Nörvenich community. From the 15th to the end of the 18th century was held in the St. Nicholas Chapel in Rath of the end of the parish Nörvenich. This spiritual moral judgment survived the turmoil of the Reformation at the beginning of the 16th century in Rath and was not forgotten, as in many surrounding places.

Rath's political affiliation changed frequently. Evidence shows that it belonged to the Duchy of Jülich in 1549 , to the Hochkirchen Office in 1555 and to the Buir Office in 1813 . In 1818 Rath was assigned to the Nörvenich office . Since the local government reform - small, village offices were merged into large administrative units - in 1969, Rath has belonged to the large municipality of Nörvenich.

In 1875 one occurred in Rath scarlet fever - epidemic on. The total number of victims is unknown, but 17 school children died of the disease. At that time that was more than half of all school children in Rath.

While Rath was characterized by agricultural operations for many years and the inhabitants went to work in the fields and meadows, the range of professions changed at the beginning of the 20th century. More and more people found wages and bread in the surrounding coal mining operations of the Rheinbraun company , now RWE-Power , and the newly established chemical companies in the chemical belt in Cologne , Hürth and Wesseling . Today, many commuters live in Rath who work in large companies in the area or provide services in the nearby cities. This change is also evident in the number of farms in Rath. In 1945 there were 14 farms in Rath, but by 1975 the number was reduced to seven. Today there is still a farm (Martinshof) in Rath.

Incorporation

On January 1, 1969, the municipality of Rath bei Nörvenich - as it was officially called - was incorporated into Nörvenich.

Structural matters

St. Nicholas Church

In the 12./13. Century in Rath, the St. Nicholas - chapel built in what is now the center of the village. During the Thirty Years' War it was badly damaged by a Hessian-Weimar-French mercenary army in 1642. But it was rebuilt as early as 1656. In 1841 structural changes were made to the single-nave chapel, which significantly enlarged the building towards the west. A further enlargement resulted after an extension in the 1970s. A fundamental renovation of the church took place.

St. Nicholas Church in Rath

At the beginning of the 20th century, the St. Nicholas Chapel was elevated to a parish church.

Lady Chapel

In 1954/1955 a chapel in honor of St. Mary was built by the residents on the northern outskirts (today corner of Kerpener Straße / An der Marienkapelle). The small, non-accessible building houses a statue of Mary. Church events are still held in front of the chapel today.

Kindergarten Rather Feldmäuse

The kindergarten Rather field mice (formerly Zwergenland) was after the dissolution of the elementary school housed on August 1, 1968 from April 1, 1974 to February 22, 2002 at the former Rather school building at the Hubertusstraße. The kindergarten then moved to a new building on Martinstrasse, right next to the playground. The kindergarten is used by one group (currently 25 children).

School system

Already at the beginning of the 19th century there is a report of a farmer Schauf who teaches about 40 children in his apartment in the winter months until 1815.The first permanent teacher was a man named Stüpp, who taught from 1849 to 1852. Then he emigrated to America . He was followed for a few months in 1852 by Dinrath's aspirant . No teacher is known for the years up to 1856. Then came the aspirant Friedrich Kreuer, who stayed from 1856 to 1857. In 1857 Johann Heß was employed, who taught until 1895. He was followed by teacher Maaßen until 1896. Gottschalk was his successor until 1901. From 1901 to October 1, 1907, Teacher Seven Hour came. His successor was Joseph Fischer until April 1, 1909. Friedrich Kurth taught with an interruption until July 31, 1919, because he had to do military service in the First World War from August 1, 1916 to mid-1917 . During this time he was represented by the teachers Hermann Dauzenberg, Antonie Bäumer and teacher Hirtz from the neighboring towns. Hermann Bahnschulte followed on August 1, 1919. He stayed until his death on April 13, 1948. His son Gerhard Bahnschulte stayed until the Catholic elementary school was closed on August 1, 1968. Gerhard Bahnschulte had written many stories about Rath during his service. He moved to Brilon , where his son now also works as a teacher.

From 1974 to 2002 the school building served as a kindergarten .

Club life

Rath has preserved its village character. Therefore, the club life in Rath is very popular. The association supports the Rather Feldmäuse kindergarten . The carnival hustle and bustle is promoted by the “Rather Jecke ” carnival club . The Rather youth contributes to the lively club life. The volunteer fire brigade, supported by a development association, with its youth department, the youth fire brigade , makes a significant contribution to local cultural life. May customs are maintained by the Rather May Boys. As in the neighboring villages, there is a rifle club here with an associated rifle festival .

Others

In the 1960s, the "castle king" Herbert Hillebrand lived in Rath.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.noervenich.de/gemeinde/einwohnerzahlen-monatlich/20200602-Einwohnerzahlen-05-2020.pdf
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 77 .
  3. ↑ Karl Heinz Türk , teacher at the former Catholic primary schools in the Nörvenich community, 1989, published by the Nörvenich community

literature

  • Karl Heinz Türk: Rath bei Nörvenich - Notes on the history of the village first mentioned in a document in 1177 . Published by the municipality of Nörvenich in 2004.

Web links

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