Sythes

Sythes City of Haltern am See Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 19 ″ N , 7 ° 13 ′ 16 ″ E
Height :	45 m
Area :	32.83 km²
Residents :	6345 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	193 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	45721
Area code :	02364
Location of Sythen in North Rhine-Westphalia
	Aerial view of the village center

Sythen watermill

Sythen [ ˈziːtən ] with 6345 inhabitants is the largest village in the town of Haltern am See .

location

The place is on the southern edge of the Münsterland in North Rhine-Westphalia. Due to its convenient location, Sythen is a preferred destination for young families from the Ruhr area.

history

Sythen was mentioned as Sitnia as early as 758. That year King Pepin the Younger encamped in Sythen. Bishop Wolfhelm von Münster donated 889 properties in Sythen to the Werden monastery. In 1017 Heinrich II transferred property in nine places to the diocese of Paderborn, including a manse in Sythen.

The place belonged to the municipality of Kirchspiel Haltern until it was incorporated into Haltern on January 1, 1975.

traffic

The Sythener Hellweg , which connected Dülmen and Haltern for centuries, is named after Sythen .

Sythen is on the Wanne-Eickel – Hamburg railway line , which is served by the RE 42 ( Niers-Haard-Express ) in local traffic. Sythen is on the border between the Rhine-Ruhr transport association and the Westphalian tariff . Due to complaints from Sythen , DB Regio changed the announcement tapes in mid-2006, since then Sythen has been pronounced correctly (no longer like Süthen).

The A 43 is only a few kilometers away and can be reached via the Lavesum or Marl-Nord exit.

Sports

Outdoor swimming pool and sports field

The TuS Sythen sports club has an artificial turf pitch and a tartan track.

The Sythen outdoor pool is now run by the Sythen outdoor pool. V. independently managed. Since June 2011 there has been an 80 m long water slide in the pool.

Attractions

Sythen Castle

The Castle Sythen was restored from 1998 to 2001. The well-preserved Sythen water mill now generates electricity.

The Prickings-Hof is a commercially marketed privately owned attraction.

literature

Bernhard Köster: Syren's first mention in 758 in the "Annales regni Francorum" . In: Haltern Yearbook 1987 (Haltern 1986)
Bernhard Kins: House Sythen and the Sythener farmers . In: Haltern Yearbook 1995 (Haltern 1994)

Web links

Commons : Sythes - collection of images

Sythes in the Westphalia culture atlas

Individual evidence

↑ Facts and Figures | City of Haltern am See. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
↑ Facts and Figures | City of Haltern am See. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .
↑ Heimatverein Sythen (ed.): Usse Duorp - Sythen in the course of time . Haltern am See 2005, p. 14-19 .
^ 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. 316 .

[1] Facts and Figures | City of Haltern am See. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .

[2] Facts and Figures | City of Haltern am See. Retrieved March 16, 2020 .

[3] Heimatverein Sythen (ed.): Usse Duorp - Sythen in the course of time . Haltern am See 2005, p. 14-19 .

[4] 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. 316 .