Saarn

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Winter view of Mülheim-Saarn from the Schultenberg

Saarn district 7 of Mülheim an der Ruhr
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Basic data
Area :	26.92 km²
Residents :	23,485 (December 31, 2014)
Population density :	872 inhabitants per km²
Incorporated on:	January 1, 1904: Saarn August 1, 1929: Selbeck January 1, 1975: Mintard
District before incorporation:	Saarn: District of Mülheim an der Ruhr Selbeck: District of Düsseldorf Mintard: District of Düsseldorf-Mettmann
Average Altitude :	43  m above sea level NHN
Postal code :	45481
Area code :	0208
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District :	Left stirrer
District number:	7th
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Düsseldorfer Strasse

Saarner village church in the Holunderstraße

Saarn is the largest district in terms of area in the independent North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​of Mülheim an der Ruhr . Saarn also includes the originally independent districts of Mintard and Selbeck . The medieval Cistercian monastery of Saarn is located in the Mülheim district . The Saarner Kuppe is the city's fastest growing new development area.

location

Saarn is the southernmost district of Mülheim and is located in the Linksruhr district. To the north is Broich and to the east, on the other side of the Ruhr , are the districts of Altstadt I and Menden-Holthausen . Adjacent to the south: the Essen district of Kettwig , the Ratinger districts of Breitscheid and Lintorf , to the west of the Duisburg districts of Rahm and Wedau .

Saarn is particularly geared towards living close to nature and recreation close to the city. In addition to large green and forest areas and the agriculturally used areas, only a few commercial and industrial areas are designated. In addition, the former military training area between the B 1 and the A 52 was converted into a nature reserve in 2010.

history

During the construction of the Lower Ruhr Valley Railway in 1873, early medieval graves from the 7th and early 8th centuries were cut near the former Cistercian monastery in Saarn. According to the old descriptions, cremations and horse graves were discovered in addition to body burials, which speaks for a Saxon burial ground.

With the exception of Mintard and Selbeck, Saarn belonged to the Broich rule in the late Middle Ages and early modern times . The history of the district is closely linked to the Saarn nunnery, which was built around the year 1200 when the first monastery buildings were erected in Sarnon on the site of the later abbey. In 1214 it was first mentioned in the records of the Reichsstift Werden . While the Reformation resulted in the other Mülheim parishes converting to Protestantism , the monastery remained Catholic and was redesigned in the Baroque style in 1729 as part of extensive structural renovations . The first Protestant church in Saarn was not consecrated until 1778.

In 1808 the Napoleonic conquests led to the dissolution of the monastery. The buildings were initially empty until a rifle factory was established in the former convent in 1815. This rifle factory existed until it was moved to Erfurt in 1862.

In the district of Mülheim an der Ruhr , the municipality of Saarn has belonged to the Broich mayor since 1878 . A year later, the district was connected to Styrum and Kettwig via the Lower Ruhr Valley Railway .

On January 1, 1904, Saarn was incorporated into Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Attractions

Düsseldorfer Strasse - shopping street in Saarn

Saarn's shopping street - Düsseldorfer Straße - stretches about 1 km through the historic old town of the district and offers a varied mix of branches. This center is better known under the name Dorf Saarn , which is intended to indicate the friendly and personal appearance. A nationally known and popular event is the annual Nikolausmarkt on December 6th.

Other sights and the buildings that are classified as cultural monuments due to their structural or historical importance are listed in the list of architectural monuments in Saarn .

Individual evidence

1. ^ 1. Amendment procedure to the landscape plan of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr. City of Mülheim, May 27, 2010, accessed April 2, 2013 . 
2. ^ Frank Siegmund: Merovingian time on the Lower Rhine. Rhenish excavations 34. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1998, 400 f.

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

Coordinates: 51 ° 24 '  N , 6 ° 53'  E