Steckenborn

Steckenborn community Simmerath
Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 40 ″  N , 6 ° 21 ′ 8 ″  E
Height :	519  (473-523)  m
Area :	6.98 km²
Residents :	1389  (December 31, 2011)
Population density :	199 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	52152
Area code :	02473
Location of Steckenborn in North Rhine-Westphalia

Steckenborn from the southeast

Steckenborn is a district of the North Rhine-Westphalian municipality of Simmerath in the city ​​region of Aachen in the administrative district of Cologne . With around 1,400 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest town in the municipality of Simmerath.

geography

The village of Steckenborn is located above the Rursee in the middle of the northern Eifel.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1505.

The first “Steckebürer” was a “Johan an dem Steckelboirn”, who earned his living by raising and fattening pigs . He lived with his family near a spring ("Born"), the origin of Steckenborn, on today's Bornstrasse. Much has happened in these 500 years. Agriculture, previously the main occupation of the inhabitants, is now limited to three large farms. There are also some craft businesses from different sectors.

The district of Hechelscheid belongs to Steckenborn. This was attached to the municipality of Steckenborn on April 1, 1957 after a previous municipal council resolution and a vote by the Hechelscheid population through a state law. Before 1957, Hechelscheid belonged to the municipality of Rurberg .

Until the end of 1971, Steckenborn belonged as an independent municipality to the Monschau district, which was also dissolved (see Aachen Law ). On January 1, 1972, Steckenborn was incorporated into Simmerath.

The parish of St. Appollonia has existed since 1720.

traffic

Public transport

The place is connected to Aachen as well as the Rursee and the Eifel National Park via bus routes 68 .

Regular events

Every year since 1750 there has been a four-day foot pilgrimage by the St. Apollonia community to Barweiler near the Nürburgring .

Architectural monuments

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  St. Apollonia, northwest side
  Catholic parish church of St. Apollonia

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Simmerath

Personalities

• Berta Kals (* as Berta Antwerp on April 19, 1923 in Steckenborn; † January 20, 2016 in Munich), German artist
• Carolin Genreith (* 1984), German director and writer of documentary films.

Web links

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

• Website of the municipality of Simmerath
• Website of the Steckenborn local cartel

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures in the community of Simmerath (main residence) at www.simmerath.de
2. ↑ Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , 1957, p. 87.
3. ^ 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. 309 .
4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.