Roost-Warendin
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Orchies | |
| Community association | Douaisis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 25 ′ N , 3 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 18-27 m | |
| surface | 7.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,141 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 858 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59286 | |
| INSEE code | 59509 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-roostwarendin.fr | |
Roost-Warendin is a French municipality with 6141 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France .
geography
Roost-Warendin is about seven kilometers from Douai and 42 kilometers from Lille .
history
Roost-Warendin is the amalgamation of the former communities of Roost and Warendin, both of which were historically mining towns . The local shaft is the last to be closed in the region.
Location of the colliery
The headframe of the mining facility
Bernicourt Castle
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Roost-Warendin
Bernicourt Castle was built in early 1743 on an area of 25 hectares. It was a manorial residence until the beginning of the 20th century. From 1930 to 1985 it was owned by the coal mines and the managers and employees were housed there. It has belonged to the city of Roost-Warendin since 1985. It was restored from 1985 to 1989 and has been open to the public ever since. Exhibitions are held regularly on the lower floors.
Avenue of the Chateau de Bernicourt
Bernicourt Castle
Main facade
Town twinning
The city has been twinning with Haltern am See since 1992 . This contact arose in connection with a school partnership of the Collège Dr. Conductor with the Städtische Realschule Haltern (since 2008 Alexander-Lebenstein-Realschule ). The Haltern station forecourt is called Roost-Warendin-Platz .
Personalities
- Willy Vallez , French painter
- Ulrich Schriewer , (* 1949 in Haltern am See), artist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 706-707.
- Norbert Damberg: Roost-Warendin . In: Haltern Yearbook 1994 (Haltern 1993)
