Rollesbroich
Rollesbroich
community Simmerath
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Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 43 ″ N , 6 ° 18 ′ 44 ″ E | ||
Height : | 500 m above sea level NN | |
Residents : | 1089 (December 31, 2011) | |
Postal code : | 52152 | |
Area code : | 02473 | |
Location of Rollesbroich in North Rhine-Westphalia |
Rollesbroich (spoken: Rollesbr u ch) is a northern part of the municipality of Simmerath in the North Rhine-Westphalian urban region of Aachen with around 1100 inhabitants. Rollesbroich is characterized by its rural and quiet location.
geography
The Rossbach flows south of Rollesbroich and the Tiefenbach to the east. Rollesbroich is about 500 m above sea level. NN . The Kalltalsperre is located directly at the Rollesbroich forest .
history
Religions
The Catholic parish is called “St. Immaculate conception".
Culture and sights
Buildings
- In Rollesbroich is the school camp of the municipal high school Herzogenrath.
- The neighboring Kalltalsperre , the Kaiserfelsen and the Silberscheid farm from the 18th century are well worth seeing .
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The place is on the state road 160 between Hürtgenwald ( Düren district ) and Simmerath-Mitte. The next junction is Aachen-Brand on the A 44 . There is an industrial and commercial area Rollesbroich.
education
At that time the place had a small school that was there for the children of the village. For many years, however, this has been replaced by the surrounding schools. There are two kindergartens in Rollesbroich:
- Kindergarten of the district of Aachen "Happy Raven Nest"
- Catholic kindergarten Helena Stollenwerk
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the place
- A famous daughter of the place is the founder of the order Helena Stollenwerk .
- Carlo Thränhardt (high jumper) once lived here for a while. His mother still lives in Rollesbroich.
Web links
- Historical tour of Rollesbroich (PDF file; 258 kB)