Türnich

Türnich City of Kerpen
	Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 54 ″ N , 6 ° 44 ′ 45 ″ E
Height :	88 (86-92) m above sea level NHN
Area :	17.5 km² (with the former districts)
Residents :	3460 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	198 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	50169
Area code :	02237
Location of Türnich in North Rhine-Westphalia
	Türnich Castle

High-rise residential buildings in Türnich

Türnich is a district of the city of Kerpen in the Rhein-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

history

Türnich is first mentioned in a document in 1208. A "Winandus de Tornich" is handed down as a feudal man of the Countess von Molbach.

Türnich and Balkhausen formed a subordinate rule in the Duchy of Jülich , which existed until the end of the 18th century. The basic rule had the pen food .

Before his time as a district of Kerpen, Türnich was an independent municipality on the western edge of the Ville until the municipal reform in 1975 . The Cologne law of 1974 struck the municipality of today's city of Kerpen. The municipality of Türnich included the villages of Türnich, Balkhausen , Brüggen , Neu-Bottenbroich , Habbelrath and Grefrath until 1974 . Habbelrath and Grefrath have been districts of Frechen since January 1, 1975 . Up until that time, Rheinbraun AG was the municipality's largest employer.

economy

An 88.56 hectare commercial and industrial area was built by the city of Kerpen and RWE Power AG directly on Bundesstraße 264 (Düren-Cologne) . It borders directly on two existing areas with a total of 55.12 hectares.

Cultural monuments

Worth seeing is the baroque Türnich Castle , built between 1757 and 1763, with its park. Numerous stones by the artist Marko Pogačnik are placed there. In the outer bailey there is a freely accessible reference library whose holdings go back to 1590.

The historic town hall is now a residential and commercial building.

Others

Türnich has a large outdoor pool with a sports pool (50 by 20 meters)
There are numerous clubs. Including the gymnastics and sports club TV Alpenglühn Balkhausen 1900 or the alumni of the gifted foundation of the Kreissparkasse Köln
The local two-class primary school is located on Rosentalstraße.

literature

Türnich municipality: Türnich through the ages , Türnich 1974
Annaliese Ohm, Albert Verbeek: The monuments of the Rhineland, 17th volume. District Bergheim 3, Düsseldorf 1971, p. 103f, pages 95-99, as well as Fig. 373-400 ISBN 3-508-00186-5

Web links

Commons : Türnich - Collection of images, videos and audio files

City of Kerpen

Individual evidence

↑ Distribution to the districts in 2018. In: Website of the city of Kerpen. Retrieved February 9, 2019 .
^ Wilhelm Fabricius : Explanations of the historical atlas of the Rhine province, The map of 1789 , Volume 2, Bonn 1898, p. 289
↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .

[1] Distribution to the districts in 2018. In: Website of the city of Kerpen. Retrieved February 9, 2019 .

[2] Wilhelm Fabricius : Explanations of the historical atlas of the Rhine province, The map of 1789 , Volume 2, Bonn 1898, p. 289

[3] Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X .