Reusrath

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Reusrath
Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 5 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 23 ″  E
Height : 62 m above sea level NN
Residents : 7201
Reusrath (Langenfeld (Rhineland))
Reusrath

Location of Reusrath in Langenfeld (Rhineland)

Reusrath is the southern part of the city ​​of Langenfeld (Rhineland) .

geography

Reusrather Platz redesigned in 2009 at St. Barbara Church

To the south, Reusrath connects to the districts of Langenfeld-Mitte and Immigrath . The eastern border, which runs to the south, is the A 3 , the northern border is roughly the A 542 . The Leverkusen districts of Opladen , former district town of the Rhein-Wupper district , and Voigtslach join to the west and south . Reusrath forms the center of the described area measuring around 13.13 hectares. For district Reusrath include in the far west, the local documents Kalkhecke and Neurath and in the west Gieslenberg and meal break . In the south, Hausingen , Köttingen , Kämpe , Schnepprath , Hecke and Schelthoven join, plus the Neuburger Hof on the city limits of Opladen. The hamlets of Furth , Hapelrath , Virneburg and South have long been located in the east of the A3 and the localities Hagelkreuz , Dückeburg and Galkhausen with the Rheinische Kliniken in the north .

Reusrath is slightly hilly in the east, but relatively flat in the center and west. In this area there is a terrace facing Mehlbruch and Gieslenberg, an old river terrace on the Rhine. Several brooks flow through the Reusrath area, the Hapelrath Bach , the Locher Bach and an unmarked brook that has its source on the "Brunnenstrasse" and seeps into Mehlbruch "Am Wadenpohl".

history

prehistory

The oldest finds in Langenfeld are known from the prehistory of Reusrath . On Rosendahl Berg ( Neuburger Hof ), a natural terrace to Wupper and Rhine (Stein haircuts applied were back in the 1950s and 1960s blades from flint ) discovered, from the Paleolithic come. Ceramic fragments from the same site date to the Bronze and Iron Ages ( Hallstatt and La Tène times ). A bronze consecration bell from Roman times also comes from the Neuburg court. There, prehistoric finds of a burial ground from the 1st century AD were made in a very confined space (800 m × 1000 m) , even if the corresponding settlement area could not yet be found. Overall, there is no other known settlement location in the entire Rhineland where the settlement of people over such long periods of time can be proven.

Incidentally, the aforementioned burial ground is of particular importance because, among other things, it shows researchers the course of the former mouse path , the earliest known trade route through the Rhineland . This path is also called the grave route because people of the Iron Age buried their dead on it . Possibly the intention was to make the last journey to the afterlife easier for the deceased in this way . In any case, the mouse path in Reusrath ran from Opladen via Schnepprath , Hausingen , Hagelkreuz and Galkhausen to Immigrath .

Early history

The early history of Reusrath is also in the dark. After a period of depopulation due to emigration to the Roman Empire , extensive clearing work presumably began in the eighth century, including on the Central Rhenish terrace. According to the latest research results, places with the ending -rath were founded in the early 9th century and not, as previously assumed, around the turn of the millennium. In any case, the excavations carried out in 2008 at the old St. Barbara church at the "Alter Markt" corroborate the previous assumptions made by archaeologists from the explorations of St. Martin in Richrath . Older than places with the ending - rath but places with the ending -ingen are likely to be. According to knowledge of name research, these can be dated to the 6th or 7th century AD. These include the settlement names Bodingen (extinct), Hausingen and Köttingen in Reusrath. Likewise older than places with the ending -rath , according to the previous view of name research, places with the ending -hausen appearing in one name with Galkhausen in Reusrath. These date from the early 9th century. If the most recent archaeological research results are included, this would mean that places ending with -hausen could have been founded at the same time as places ending with -rath .

The first documentary mention, and thus in keeping with the latest archaeological findings, was Neurath in 904, a place in the Reusrath district . Widdauen is mentioned around 1147 (also in Neurath) and in 1281 it is Reusrath himself who is mentioned in writing as "Ruzerode". He was followed in 1359 by Schnepprath ("Sneproeyde"), 1364 by Mehlbruch ("Ailbroich"), 1444 by Dückeburg ("Duckenbruch") and in 1446 by Hapelrath ("Habelrode"). In 1816, a table lists (in the original spelling) the farming communities Furth, Dückenburg, Habelrath, Schulstraß, Firneburg, Schelthofen, Schneppenrath, Kämp, Hausingen, Mehlbroich, Gieselenberg, Neurath, Widdauen, Voigtslach and Galkhausen for the Reusrath area.

About the name

While the ending -rath indicates clearing , the meaning of the first part of the name is debatable. According to Heinrich Dittmaier , the clearing of a "Rauzo" is suspected, Bahlow considers a name of Celtic origin possible that could be associated with water , swamp , mud , mold or moor . Because it was mentioned in 1281 as Ruozerode and 1304 as Reuzerode, Müller, like Dittmeier, adopts an old name. He holds an Old High German named "Ruozo" for the namesake. In today's terminology, a “Rudolf” can be derived from this former “Ruozo” via “Ruoterich” and “Ruotolf”. Reusrath would have been the clearing of a "Rudolf".

Administrative structures

As a daughter church of St. Aldegundis Rheindorf, Reusrath used to belong to the Deutz deanery , while the other parts of the city belonged to the Neuss deanery . This division is reflected in the administrative structures from the Middle Ages to modern times. While Richrath formed a joint association with the honors Berghausen , Immigrath and Wiescheid as parish , rule , canton or mayor's office , Reusrath as an honor always remained separate from this. Incidentally, the honschaft van ruisroede was first mentioned in an Altenberg document dated May 13, 1393. The same designation Honschaft is found for Richrath and the affiliated honors Berghausen, Immigrath and Wiescheid in the years 1449 and 1555. At this time Reusrath and Richrath belonged to Ampt Monheim .

More data on the story

While Richrath formed its own rulership from 1666, which was only reintegrated as a parish in the Monheim Office as of November 18, 1803 , Reusrath belonged continuously to the Monheim Office. From 1808, Richrath and Reusrath together form the Langenfeld mayor . The first meeting of the joint municipal council was on August 26, 1808. Another restructuring took place on April 15, 1814 in the form of amalgamation with Monheim to form the joint municipality of Richrath-Monheim , this time with the official seat in Richrath. This later joint municipality of Langenfeld left Monheim on September 30, 1851. Finally, with the decree of the King of Prussia on March 16, 1910, the previous five honors were merged to form the municipality of Richrath-Reusrath . The constituent meeting of the newly elected municipal council took place on June 9, 1910. From this community of Richrath-Reusrath, on November 11, 1936, the now so-called community of Langenfeld (Rhld.) And on September 14, 1948 the city ​​of Langenfeld (Rhld.) Emerged.

The churches of Reusrath

Archaeological findings of the St. Barbara church desert, shown as a low wall on the 'Alter Markt'
Old St. Barbara churches

The oldest, well-known churches in Reusrath are those in the deserted church of St. Barbara at the "Alter Markt". The standing here last Baroque church was only in 1913, 18 years after construction of the new St. Barbara Church, due to disrepair canceled . The church itself was originally a branch church of St. Aldegundis in Leverkusen - Rheindorf .

Excavations at the old St. Barbara churches in 2008 brought to light, among other things, a tree coffin , which raised hopes that Reusrath would be settled for a much longer period of time than had previously been assumed.

St. Barbara

End of the 19th century, had church of St. Barbara because of increased population and the increasingly baufälligeren old church building with new plans to deal with. In 1895 the foundation stone was laid for the new church, which was consecrated on March 20, 1898. It was built in neo-Gothic style according to the plans of the Düsseldorf architect Theodor Roß . The tower height measures 47.30 m with cock and cross .

Ev. Martin Luther Church Reusrath
Altar pulpit organ prospect of the Martin Luther Church in Reusrath

In 1683 the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Reusrath was newly founded. Today's Martin Luther Church was built for the growing community in 1792/94 . The church, which was awarded a monument in 1985, was given in 1802 from the dissolved Cologne collegiate church “St. Maria ad gradus “the organ . The high structure of the organ above the altar and pulpit is unique in Langenfeld. Next to the church is the former parish and church house, which was designated a monument in 1988 and was built in 1683 . This building had served the community as a church until the new church was built in 1794.

Simultaneous church Galkhausen

In Langenfeld-Reusrath, Galkhausen locality , there is one of the large Rheinische Kliniken in North Rhine-Westphalia , in which mental and neurological diseases are treated. The ceremonial inauguration of the site, which is now a listed building , was on August 6, 1901. Today, the hospital grounds are also protected as well as the manor and the institution church mentioned here . The latter is in the middle of a central axis through the site from the B 8 to the east. In particular, the choir windows and bells occupy a prominent position in this church.

St. Gerhard Gieslenberg

The Church of St. Gerhard in Gieslenberg celebrated the 25th anniversary of its consecration on April 28, 1990 . The parish was founded after the parish of St. Barbara was divided. The first service in the church designed by the architect Herbert Herrmann was at Christmas 1964. The first pastor of Gieslenberg was the pastor of Reusrath in his capacity as administrator of the rectorate . The parish church choir was founded in 1965. It has since been disbanded.

The foundation of the church goes back to the operation of the Hubertus Schützenverein Mehlbruch -Gieslenberg, founded on June 19, 1926, today's St. Hubertus Schützenbruderschaft Mehlbruch-Gieslenberg. Other sources generally name a citizens' initiative as the trigger that eventually led to the division of the St. Barbara parish. Be that as it may, the wish for a church of their own was fulfilled with the construction of St. Gerhard. Incidentally, the Hubertus Hall of the Schützenbruderschaft, which was inaugurated in 1977, is located in the immediate vicinity of the church.

economy

The development of the district is largely shaped by its favorable location on the fertile soil of the central Rhenish terrace . As far as can be seen, the trade routes only played a subordinate role. By the way, the oldest long-distance trade route through the Rhineland , via which goods and services were exchanged , was the mouse path . It probably ran over the terrace spur of the Rosendahlsberg , over Schnepprath , Hagelkreuz , Hucklenbruch and Ganspohl , then over the Richrather Straße and the Hildener Straße (with the toll booth at the customs house ) to Hilden . It owes its name not to mice , but to its course through the moor ( mouse = moss or moor ). This footpath once connected the Rheingau and Essen , where it reached the Hellweg . In the Middle Ages , the mouse path was replaced by a new north-south route. This was the former Via Publica , later known as Cologne-Arnheimer Chaussee , which in Reusrath is identical to today's B 8 ( Opladener Straße ). The three buildings above are also on this street. There are the Gutshöfe Hecke und Höschen (the latter probably locality Köttingen ) and the main building of the Rheinische Kliniken in Galkhausen , a hospital with almost 1000 patients, the largest employer in Reusrath since March 1900.

Despite its location on important long-distance routes, Reusrath developed far less through trade than, for example, Langenfeld-Mitte or Immigrath. Apart from the Rheinische Kliniken , Reusrath is predominantly shaped by agriculture . Therefore, this southern district of Langenfeld is still characterized today by wide agricultural areas and is known in particular for growing vegetables . Other agriculture , mushroom and cattle breeding are also operated. In addition, equestrian sport has recently become established. Referring to the four churches the roadside crosses and images with sticks added, it is not prohibited, still from a largely Christian dominated farmland to speak.

Since the 1950s, the influx to Reusrath has increased, so that arable land has been converted into building land . New residential quarters were created on Alte Schulstrasse , Am Ohrbusch , Locher Weg and the (old) Virneburgstrasse . Settlements on Wiesenstrasse , Gartenstrasse or Grillenpfad , to name just a few of them , date from the 1950s and 1960s . Commercial areas have only recently emerged (from around 2004) on Albert-Einstein-Straße , west of Galkhausen, and in the Neustraße and Sandstraße area , each parallel to the A 542 . Although the first companies have already settled here, the agricultural character of this southern part of the city of Langenfeld does not (yet) threaten to be lost.

School system

That only education can show the way out of poverty and heteronomy was first recognized in Langenfeld in Reusrath. Around 1582 the teaching of Protestant children by the preacher Adolf Erkrath is reported for the first time . Around 1600 we also learn from a preacher Wilhelmus that he had given "school and children's teaching". The end of the first Protestant church history in the time of the Thirty Years' War also meant an 'end' of Protestant school efforts. The further instruction of the Protestant children then took place in the lessons of the Catholic Offermann in Reusrath. After the re-establishment of the Martin Luther Church , however, the first preachers took school lessons back into their hands. Nevertheless, due to the available records, the beginning of uninterrupted school lessons in Reusrath can already be considered as the beginning of uninterrupted school lessons in Reusrath in 1625 for the Catholic students and - because of the war - not until 1683 for the Protestant students. In the common tradition of both schools, however, is today's community elementary school Gieslenberger Straße , which also continues the school history of the Gieslenberg Catholic elementary school founded in 1886 . The overview of the schools would be incomplete without the school for the mentally handicapped, a special school in the Mettmann district on Virneburgstrasse , hence also called Virneburg School .

population

  • January 1, 1994 - 5,597
  • January 1, 1999 - 7,012
  • January 1, 2003 - 7,063
  • July 1, 2004 - 7,202
  • January 1, 2005 - 7201
  • December 31, 2006 - 7,161
  • December 31, 2007 - 7,189

Spotlight: Of the 7201 inhabitants living in Reusrath in a total of 3740 households on January 1, 2005 , around 3200 were Catholic , 1900 Protestant and 1800 without religious affiliation .

societies

  • St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft Reusrath founded in 1468 eV
  • St. Hubertus rifle brotherhood from 1926
  • SC Germania Reusrath 1913 eV
  • Reusrather Carnevals Comitee eV (RCC) from 2007
  • Karate department Langenfeld Reusrath - department of SG Langenfeld since 2009
  • Friends and sponsors of Germania Reusrath ev (FuF1913) The association of the former SCR kickers, their families and friends who advocate fostering togetherness in the village.

In particular at the annual village festival on Reusrather Platz on the last weekend in September.

The Reusrath Carnevals Comitee has been running its own carnival procession (Reusrath Lichtzug) in Reusrath since 2006 . This carnival parade is unique in Germany as the floats and groups are decorated with electric lights (no open fire). Another specialty of Reusrath is that, in contrast to the rest of Langenfeld, “ Alaaf ” is called instead of “ Helau ”. Thus, the Reusrath carnival parade beyond the borders of Langenfeld is a supplement to the traditional parades.

literature

  • Rolf Müller: " Stadtgeschichte Langenfeld Rheinland ", Verlag Stadtarchiv Langenfeld 1992
  • Karl Siegmar von Galéra: " Langenfeld - From the Margraviate to the City ", oven, Langenfeld 1963
  • Friedhelm Görgens: Langenfeld , Droste, Düsseldorf 1984
  • Friedhelm Görgens: Langenfeld 2 , Droste, Düsseldorf 1994
  • Environmental Protection and Beautification Association Langenfeld eV, A guide through the built history of Langenfeld

Web links

Commons : Reusrath  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Rolf Müller: Stadtgeschichte Langenfeld Rheinland. Verlag Stadtarchiv Langenfeld 1992
  2. ↑ a b Rheinische Post, " Reusrath much older than expected ", edition of October 25, 2008
  3. ^ Thomas Becker, New Findings on St. Martin in Richrath , in Niederwupper 20, Historical Contributions
  4. ↑ " Place and field names of the city of Langenfeld tell from bygone days " in the home calendar of the Rhein-Wupper district in 1955
  5. ↑ von Galera, Langenfeld (Rhld.), Von der Margrafschaft zur Stadt , Ofen, Langenfeld 1963
  6. ↑ Environmental Protection and Beautification Association Langenfeld eV, A guide through the built history of Langenfeld
  7. ^ A b Friedhelm Görgens, Langenfeld , Droste, Düsseldorf 1984
  8. ↑ Bernd Imgrund , Nina Osmers : 111 places in the Cologne area that you have to see , Verlag Emons, Cologne, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89705-777-7 , place 58
  9. ^ VVV eV, home book of the community Richrath-Reusrath , Hense Druck 1928, Facsimile Verlag Rheinlandia 1986