Theberath

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The Junge Wurm west of Theberath
Theberath chapel
Memorial plaque for Konrad Jakobs

Theberath is a district of the district town of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .

location

The small town is north of the Heinsberg city center, east of the Junge Wurm . Neighboring towns are the hamlets of Eicken and Floitgraf , which also belong to Heinsberg . The settlement consists of only a few houses and has 192 inhabitants (as of 2012). At Theberath, the Vongelaaker Bach flows into the young Wurm, which nowadays hardly has any water after the groundwater has been lowered.

history

The village of Theberath was created on a cleared area and was probably named after the first inhabitant. Originally there were two smaller bodies of water here, the Steinbach and the Mühlenbach. Both streams were cleared during drainage work in 1937/38 and replaced by a so-called drainage ditch.

Historically, the place belonged to Kempen, about 1.6 kilometers away, and was assigned to the mayor's office or the Karken office. In 1830 there were 87 inhabitants in Theberath. In the course of the local reorganization, the former Karken office was dissolved with effect from January 1, 1972 and its districts were incorporated into the town of Heinsberg.

Attractions

Theberath chapel: The small chapel is located in the center of the village on Pastor-Jacobs-Straße. It was based on a design by the Aachen architect Peter Salm , who created various church buildings in the Rhineland, and was inaugurated on June 30, 1935. Previously there was only a simple wooden wayside cross at this point . The building was financed through donations and the foundation of a building plot . The small brick building has a round arch as an entrance and is closed off by a gable roof. In the middle of the roof a cross indicates the religious function of the building. The white plastered interior features an altar and a crucifix as well as several figures of saints . A plaque commemorates Pastor Konrad Jakobs, who was born in Theberath. In 2004 the chapel was restored.

Personalities

In 1874, the Catholic priest Konrad Jakobs (1874–1931), who became known as the Ruhr pastor , was born in Theberath .

literature

  • The chapel in Theberath pdf

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Müller's Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch 2012 , Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2012, ISBN 9783110278064 , p. 1373
  2. ^ Chronicle of Rurkempen
  3. ^ Friedrich von Restorff: Topographical-Statistical Description of the Royal Prussian Rhine Provinces , Verlag Nicolai, 1830, p. 776
  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. 310 .
  5. ↑ Small chapel renovated with a lot of effort in: Aachener Zeitung of October 29, 2004.

Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 56.3 "  N , 6 ° 5 ′ 44"  E