Vörden (Marienmünster)

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Vörden
Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′ 9 ″  N , 9 ° 13 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 230 m above sea level NN
Area : 8.78 km²
Residents : 1273  (Jan 2015)
Population density : 145 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1970
Postal code : 37696
Area code : 05276
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Location of Vörden in Marienmünster

Vörden is a district of the city of Marienmünster in the Höxter district , North Rhine-Westphalia . Vörden is the seat of the city administration and with around 1273 inhabitants the second largest district of Marienmünster. According to the main statute of the city of Marienmünster of February 3, 2005, a local committee consisting of seven members will be formed in Vörden. The chairman of the local committee is currently Bernadette Niemeier ( CDU ).

history

City view of Vördens 1665

middle Ages

Capitals and cities of the Principality of Paderborn until 1802/03 (as of 1789):
Paderborn , Warburg , Brakel , Borgentreich | Beverungen , Borgholz , Bredenborn , Büren , Driburg , Dringenberg , Gehrden , Calenberg , Kleinenberg , Lichtenau , Lippspringe , Lügde , Nieheim , Peckelsheim , Salzkotten , Steinheim , Vörden , Willebadessen , Wünnenberg

When Charlemagne subjugated the Saxons and Christianized them, he had churches built in all the districts. This is how the Diocese of Paderborn came into being in 799 . In 1124 a Thiederic de Vordei (Dietrich von Vörden) was first mentioned. However, the time of the first settlement of Vördens cannot be specifically proven.

In 1319, the neighboring Marienmünster Abbey began to expand the town, which provoked the protest of Bishop Dietrich II von Itter. The city, which lies on a hill, is protected by a castle, a city wall and a surrounding rampart. There are two city gates. A monk's farm is being built in the city. Two years later, an agreement is reached with the new Bishop Bernard V. zu Lippe. In 1324, the town's expansion was completed and the town, together with the Gogericht and the castle , were handed over to Bishop Bernhard V by the abbot as Castrum et oppidum to dem Vorde . As a result, the city came under the protection of the Paderborn duchy. The reason for the city expansion were feuds at the beginning of the 14th century. Vörden thus became a northern border town of the bishopric. From 1339 the castle, town, tithe is pledged to various donors. From 1342 the residents received the same city rights as the residents of the city of Nieheim; Many residents from the surrounding villages sought protection behind the city walls.

Early modern age

In 1492 the castle became the property of the von Haxthausen family . From 1582 until today the castle is hereditary property of the family. In 1511 the old castle, built in 1319, burned down. In 1511 and 1516 there were major city fires that almost completely cremated the city. Vörden was repeatedly ravaged by fire disasters, for example in 1504, 1540 and 1639.

In 1573 the moats were filled, with the exception of the moats around the castle. In 1577, the city received permission to host two free markets a year. The shooting society is mentioned for the first time in the following year. In 1581 the town charter was renewed.

Vörden Castle

The troops of Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel occupy in the Thirty Years War in 1626 the city and destroy it in part. The von Haxthausen family had Vörden Castle rebuilt as a baroque castle by master builder Justus Wehmer in 1734 . It belongs to the family to this day; the castle park is open to the public as the spa park of the climatic health resort Vörden.

During the Seven Years' War , Duke Ferdinand von Braunschweig opened his headquarters in Marienmünster in 1761. Devastation of the fields, robbery and looting were the result and Vörden, like the whole region, suffered greatly from the war.

Recent history

In 1802 Vörden came under Prussian administration. In 1832 a signaling station for opto-mechanical telegraphy was built on the Hungerberg on the Berlin-Cologne-Koblenz line. Due to technical advances in electromagnetic telegraphy , the station was abandoned in 1849 and the building was converted into a chapel.

In 1843 Vörden lost its town charter because the place had fewer than 2500 inhabitants. From 1856 Vörden was administered according to the rural community code. In 1857 and 1867 there were big city fires. Only a row of houses (half-timbered buildings) on Niedernstrasse from the time before the fire remains.

The water supply in Vördens has always been problematic due to its altitude. This was particularly evident in dry summers and the frequent fires when the fire water ran out. So a mate was set up. In earlier years, the water was carried from the headwaters of the Hogge into the city in tubes made of oak trunks hollowed out by fire . In 1913 a central water supply was set up and the Kump (the former city fountain) lost its former importance. The current Kump dates from 1883 and has a capacity of around 80 cubic meters.

In a judgment of the Prussian Higher Administrative Court on October 30, 1928, the revocation of city rights was repealed. Vörden got its city title back, but was still administered according to the municipality order for the Prussian state .

Since January 1, 1970, Vörden has been part of the new town of Marienmünster, which also includes the former town of Bredenborn and eleven other former communities.

church

The builder of St. Kilian's Church in Vörden around 1140 was probably Count Folodagk , high bailiff of Paderborn's Bishop Badurad . The Church first has the patronage of Mary. The reason and the time of the change of patronage is not known. The church was renovated in 1576 and a plaque was attached to the steeple. The stone of the Renaissance altar comes from Ibbenbüren and was probably made in Osnabrück. Furthermore, a statue of the Mother of God and a polygonal baptismal font with apostles carrying the edge of the pool are among the special features of the interior. The Catholic parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Paderborn . The parish receives pastoral care from the Marienmünster Abbey. There is a rectory next to the church.

Place name

The place name could come from the term Furth or Vurth . Flat spots for crossing rivers are called Vort or Vorde in Low German . The spelling has changed over time, so that Vörden was created.

education

In Vörden there is a municipal kindergarten and a primary school that is attended by children from several districts of Marienmünster. There are secondary schools, secondary schools and high schools within easy reach in Bad Driburg , Brakel , Höxter or Steinheim . The city's main school was closed at the end of the 2012/2013 school year due to the decline in student numbers.

Sports and leisure facilities

In Vörden there is a tennis facility, several sports fields, an indoor swimming pool, a sports hall, a mini golf course, a water treading pool and various children's playgrounds.

traffic

The next federal highways are the B 239, which comes from Steinheim to Höxter and crosses the Marienmünsteraner urban area from Münsterbrock to Löwendorf, and in neighboring Nieheim , the B 252 crosses the Höxter district from north to south . The next motorway junctions are Paderborn-Zentrum on the A 33 and Warburg on the A 44 , both of which are about 45 kilometers from Vörden.

economy

From 1977 to 2009 there was a Coca Cola AG sales base in the local industrial park .

Established businesses:

Sons and daughters

literature

  • Wilhelm Hagemann: Vörden. History of a farming town in eastern Westphalia. Bonifatius-Verlag, Paderborn 2008, ISBN 978-3-89710-424-2
  • Heimat- und Kulturverein Marienmünster (ed.): Vörden. Story in pictures . Bonifatius-Verlag, Paderborn 2012, ISBN 978-3-89710-523-2

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ marienmuenster.de ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2015 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.marienmuenster.de
  2. ↑ In: A look at the most beautiful villages. May 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Main Statute ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 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. (PDF; 74 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.marienmuenster.de
  4. ↑ Areas and heights according to the Höxter land registry office
  5. ↑ City of Marienmünster - Münsterbrock ( Memento of the original from August 2, 2015 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.marienmuenster.de
  6. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 108 .