Veert

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Veert
City of Geldern
Veert coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 40 "  N , 6 ° 17 ′ 47"  E
Height : 24 m
Area : 8.27 km²
Residents : 5499  (April 30, 2019)
Population density : 665 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 47608
Area code : 02831
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Location of Veert in the city of Geldern

The village Veert part of the city money and counted 5,499 inhabitants (as at 30 April 2019) . Veert was 700 years old in 2007.

history

The municipality Veert was incorporated into the city of Geldern on July 1, 1969.

Attractions

Klein Kevelaer Chapel, Tombergsweg

Built in 1699 and completely destroyed during the siege of Geldern in 1703, it was rebuilt in the same way in 1705. The coat of arms stone dated 1699 above the portal of the single-nave brick chapel reminds of the original chapel .

The chapel was added to the monuments list of the municipality of Geldern on May 9, 1989 under the number A 56.

Kölner Heiligenhäuschen on Heideweg

The oldest holy house on the Lower Rhine, built in 1686 by Cologne citizens who have been making pilgrimages to Kevelaer since 1663.

Saint Martinus Church
Catholic parish church St. Martinus, Schulstrasse

Gothic brick building from the 16th century, originally with three aisles, since the new building of the modern church in 1969 only two aisles. The furnishings include a neo-Gothic high altar from 1896 and a neo-Gothic Way of the Cross , the first ten stations of which are made of terracotta and the remaining four are painted. Stone figures

Willicksche Mühle, Kapellener Strasse

The Willicksche Mühle is the only one of the numerous watermills in Geldern that has survived. The mill, already mentioned in 1434, was driven by the Niers and worked until after the Second World War. The current building was built in two phases in the 18th century. Privately owned, best seen from the street. The mill was registered on August 9, 1994 under the number A 139 in the monuments list of the municipality of Geldern.

Windmill, Utrecht Street

The brick tower windmill was built in 1856 and clad with wooden shingles in 1965. In 2007 the windmill got its wings restored. Work on this began on April 28, 2007. In time for the 14th German Milling Day on May 28, 2007, Veert received a landmark back. It has been used for residential purposes since the 1950s. The mill is on the list of monuments under the number A36.

badges and flags

Coat of arms of the former municipality of Veert

Blazon : "The coat of arms bears a silver (white) bar cross on a red background , which is covered with a black disc, on top of which is a five-petalled blue medlar flower with golden (yellow) clusters and golden (yellow) sepals."

Meaning: The Balkenkreuz (Cross of Cologne) stands for the citizens of Cologne who had made a pilgrimage to Kevelaer since 1663 and built the oldest holy house on the Lower Rhine in Veert in 1686. The medlar flower ( Geldrische Rose ) stands for belonging to Geldern and the red is reminiscent of the patron saint St. Martin , who is depicted in Veert's older seals.

The flag, which is also used as a banner, is a coat of arms flag .

societies

Veerter associations, which have joined together in the umbrella organization of the "sociable associations":

  • Black Flys Veert darts club
  • German Scouting Society Sankt Georg, tribe Sankt Martin Veert
  • German Red Cross Working Group Veert
  • Veert Volunteer Fire Brigade
  • Home and Beautification Association 1987
  • Catholic women's community Veert (kfd)
  • Church choir Sankt Martin Cäcilia Veert
  • Kyffhäuser Comradeship Veert
  • St. Martin Veert amateur playgroup
  • Aurora Veert Music Association 1907
  • Veert local farming community
  • Cycling club "All Heil" Veert 1900
  • Rhenish rural women’s association Veert local association
  • Saint Martin's Committee
  • SV Veert 1934 eV
  • TC Blue-White Veert 1984
  • TTC blue-white Geldern-Veert
  • Association for the promotion of the Veerter Carnival
  • United St. Martinus and St. John Brotherhood Veert

The largest club is SV Veert 1934 eV . with more than 1,100 members. The cycling club “All-Heil” Veert 1900 has made a name for itself beyond local borders . The club has won many titles at world championships for unicyclists.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the city of Geldern
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 78 .
  3. ↑ Jos Habets: Geschiedenis van het tegenwoordig bisdom Roermond en de Bisdommen, which het in deze gewesten zijn voorafgegaan. Deerde dell. Het oude Bisdom Roermond 1559-1801. Roermond 1892

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