Roitzheim

Roitzheim City of Euskirchen Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 38 " N , 6 ° 48 ′ 34" E
Height :	180 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.23 km²
Residents :	1066 (December 31, 2017)
Population density :	478 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st July 1969
Postal code :	53881
Area code :	02251
	Location of Roitzheim in Euskirchen

Roitzheim is a district of Euskirchen in the Euskirchen district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

location

Roitzheim is located in the southeast of the city and borders directly on the industrial and commercial area EURO-Park . The districts of Stotzheim and Kuchenheim are in the immediate vicinity . On the outskirts, the federal highway 51 and the district road 24 pass, as well as the railway line of the Erfttalbahn . The Erft flows through the village .

history

In the Middle Ages the place was called Ruitzheim , Roixheim, Ruixem, Rüxheim or Ruexem. Around 1705 he was called Rukesheim , d. H. Home of the Ruko or Roco. Rukesheim was the name of the castle that formed the basis of the place. It was next to the church.

From 1816 Roitzheim belonged to the Kuchenheim mayor's office in the Rheinbach district and after its dissolution in 1932 it became part of the Euskirchen district.

Roitzheim is already referred to as a church in the Liber valoris . Parts of the tower and the northern wall of St. Stephen's Church date from the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1931 the church was significantly expanded. 1956 was renovated again.

The Tomberger Mühle east of the village on the Erftmühlenbach also belongs to Roitzheim . On July 1, 1969, Roitzheim was incorporated into Euskirchen .

Euskirchen-Roitzheim, St. Stephanus

Street names

In order to make street names a topic since 1969, many streets in Roitzheim have been named after flowers .

Hiking trails

The Via Coloniensis from Cologne to Trier goes through Roitzheim. The Camino de Santiago then continues through France and Spain to Santiago de Compostela.

Individual evidence

↑ Population figures for districts. City of Euskirchen, December 31, 2017, accessed on July 7, 2018 (main residences).
↑ St. Stephanus Roitzheim
↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 86 .

literature

C.-P.Joist, B.Bell: St. Stephanus Roitzheim . Ed. Parish Erftmuehlenbach, 2005

Web links

Commons : Roitzheim - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Population figures for districts. City of Euskirchen, December 31, 2017, accessed on July 7, 2018 (main residences).

[2] St. Stephanus Roitzheim

[3] Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 86 .