Untermaubach

Untermaubach community Kreuzau Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 36 " N , 6 ° 27 ′ 23" E
Height :	166 m
Area :	3.12 km²
Residents :	1118 (Jul 31, 2018)
Population density :	358 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	52372
Area code :	02422
	Maubach Castle

The red sandstone cliffs of the Hochkoppel.

Untermaubach is a district of Kreuzau in the north Eifel in the district of Düren , North Rhine-Westphalia , in the Rureifel .

It lies between Kreuzau and Obermaubach . The place is known for its location at the entrance to the Eifel. In the local dialect, the place is pronounced [ uŋəˈmuːbaːx ].

history

On January 1, 1972, the Untermaubach community was incorporated into Kreuzau.

Facilities

The only church in town is St. Brigida . In addition to the church building, the parish's facilities include a kindergarten and a parish hall. There is also a small public library in the parish hall . The pastor of Untermaubach also looks after the parish of St. Appolinaris in Obermaubach . The church services are often co-organized by the church choir . The St. Josef Schützenbruderschaft belongs to Untermaubach .

Infrastructure

Untermaubach is well connected in terms of traffic. The Düren – Heimbach railway line and a bus line of the Düren district railway are available as public transport . The railway line is used regularly in the direction of Düren and Heimbach . The following cycle paths lead through the village :

RurUfer cycle path , which connects the highest point of the High Fens with the confluence of the Rur and the Meuse .
Moated castle route , it connects more than 130 castles on the edge of the Eifel and in the Cologne Bay .
Kaiser Route , runs from Aachen to Paderborn .
D Route 4: Mittelland Route : From Aachen via Bonn and Siegen , Erfurt , Jena and Chemnitz to Zittau .
D-Route 7: Pilgrim route : From Aachen via Cologne , Düsseldorf , Duisburg , Münster , Osnabrück , Bremen and Hamburg to Flensburg .

The paper mill is the most important economically . It is popularly known as the Hochkoppel mill , after the Hochkoppel rock formation at the foot of which it was built. The reason for the settlement is the water of the Rur, which is ideal for paper production. It has not been privately owned since 1998; Strepp , originally named after its founder, was then renamed Metsä Tissue Kreuzau mill. In addition to this large business, Untermaubach is home to many small businesses.

Architectural monuments

Untermaubach has several listed buildings:

In Heidehof 46, courtyard with living-stable-house, 18./19. century
Lindenstrasse 4, Schelfer Hof (former lay judge), two-story half-timbered house, inscribed with dated 1558
Lindenstrasse 8, two-storey half-timbered Winkelhof , early 19th century
Brigidastr. 4, two-storey quarry stone house, 16./17. Century.
Brigidastr. 19, wayside shrine made of quarry stone, 1790
Burgplatz 6, Untermaubach Castle , enclosure 14./15. Century, alterations 17th a. 18th century. Formerly the seat of the Dukes of Jülich , ( Forest Counties ), then in the inheritance of the Vlatten - Merode , Spies von Büllesheim Maubach, now through the purchase of the Counts of Spee
Burgplatz, Catholic parish church St. Brigida , small hall church, with quarry stone in 1816, renewed in 1834
Rurstraße, holy house made of quarry stone, inscribed date 1780
Rurstrasse, sandstone cross (wayside cross), 1717
Corridor 12, no. 258, name of the corridor in the long mountain, retaining wall along the “detour”: remains of the former vineyard terraces and retaining wall
Jewish cemetery (Untermaubach)

religion

Sports

There is a football club in Untermaubach with teams in different age groups. The own sports field is on the Weißenberg. Club sports are also practiced in the tennis club . The own tennis facility is located in the park on the Rurufer in the direction of Schlagstein.

Personalities

Wilderich Graf von Spee (1830–1890), District Administrator of the Düsseldorf district
Josef Graf von Spee (1876–1941), District Administrator of Schleiden County, grew up in Untermaubach Castle
Friedrich Graf von Spee (1882–1959), District Administrator of the remaining Merzig-Wadern district
Wilhelm Heinrich Burger-Willing (1882–1966), painter, died in Untermaubach

Web links

Gereon Blum: Website about Untermaubach with historical and current pictures. In: Untermaubach.de. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018 ; accessed on February 10, 2019 .
Parish St. Brigida Kreuzau / Untermaubach. In: Pfarrei-St-Brigida.de. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .

Commons : Category: Untermaubach - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Numbers, data, facts. In: Kreuzau.de. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
^ 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. 307 .

[1] Numbers, data, facts. In: Kreuzau.de. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .

[2] 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. 307 .