Sprakel

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Sprakel
City of Munster
"Divided by a left-sloping wavy bar in red and gold (yellow), at the top three bundled golden (yellow) ears of wheat facing to the left, and at the bottom an upright red acorn."
Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 15 ″  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 5 ″  E
Height : 48 m
Area : 22.41 km²
Residents : 3464  (December 31, 2018) [1]
Population density : 155 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 48159
Area code : 0251
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Sprakel in Münster

Sprakel ( Low German Spraokel ) is the northernmost and, with 3464 inhabitants (as of December 2018), also the smallest district of Münster in Westphalia in terms of population . It belongs to the northern district of the city , is about 9 km from the city ​​center of Münster and is a typical residential suburb . Overall, this district is very agriculturally oriented, which also explains the large area of ​​22.41 km².

history

The Sprakeler Straße in the center of Sprakel as seen towards the north.

Is first documented the peasantry Sprakel as "Spraclo" or "Sprakonlo" in an ecclesiastical document from the year 1032: The name refers to dense undergrowth and refers to the then lush wooded landscape.

Belonging to the municipality of St. Mauritz until 1974, Sprakel was only incorporated into the city of Münster in the course of the regional reform on January 1, 1975.

Culture

View of the church tower towards the south

Social life in Sprakel is shaped by associations. The most important club is the sports club SC Sprakel 1930 eV with over 700 members. Once a year the traditional carnival parade - the first of the four parades in Münster - takes place, organized by the carnival interest group KIG Sprakel-Sandrup- Coerde . The nearby sewage fields with the "Biological Station Rieselfelder Münster" have been declared a European reserve for waders and water birds. In addition, the Sandruper See is located south of the district in the Sandrup peasantry . This has made the landscape around Sprakel an attractive destination for ornithologists and nature lovers.

economy

Agriculture and forest nurseries have shaped the economic development of Sprakels in particular. The construction of the Münster - Rheine railway line was of great importance : in 1888 the town received a stop, in 1908 a goods hall. With the establishment of this stop, Sprakel experienced an economic boom that made it possible for people to live outside of agriculture.

In addition to the agricultural farms, there were now an increasing number of workers' houses and from 1960 to the end of the 1970s the development increased steadily, especially west of Sprakeler Straße. A small district center was created here, where, in addition to a primary school and a kindergarten, the center of the parish of St. Marien was also located.

In July 2002, after almost 40 years of planning, the bypass road for the B 219 was completed. In this way, the center of Sprakels was considerably relieved of traffic and the quality of living increased significantly. The construction of a new district center with a shopping center and further development areas are in the planning stage.

traffic

The former train station and today's train stop at Münster-Sprakel

Sprakel is right next to the B 219 . Due to this connection, the city center of Münster can be reached quickly in about 15 minutes by car. Due to its location on the northern edge of Münster, the neighboring town of Greven can be reached in a few minutes. The A1 motorway runs in the immediate vicinity of Sprakel, but there is no junction for it in Sprakel .

In Sprakel there is also a stop on the Münster – Rheine railway line for regional trains between Rheine and Münster Central Station . The buses from Stadtwerke Münster and Regionalverkehr Münsterland also run here. Bus route 19 connects Sprakel with Kinderhaus and Coerde .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 311 .

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