Villau

Villau is a district of the municipality of Rommerskirchen in the Rhine district of Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia .

location

Villau joins the village of Ramrath to the east . South-east of Villau is Hoeningen . The Strategic Railway Embankment runs northwest of Villau . The place is on the old Roman road Trier-Neuss .

history

Villau formed a Jülich enclave in the Electoral Cologne office of Hülchrath since the Middle Ages and in the early modern period. During the French occupation, Villau came to the Mairie Evinghoven. Since 1839 Villau belonged to the municipality of Hoeningen in the mayor's office of Evinghoven . In 1927 the mayor's office Evinghoven was renamed to Amt Evinghoven. On January 1, 1975, the Hoeningen community was incorporated into the Rommerskirchen community.

religion

Catholic Church

The place belongs with the district Ramrath to the cath. Sankt Stephanus parish in Hoeningen .

societies

Drum corps " Bloom Up " Ramrath-Villau
Shooting club Ramrath-Villau eV

Individual evidence

^ 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. 295 .

literature

Josef Schmitz: Life at Gillbach II community Hoeningen with the villages Widdeshoven, Hoeningen, Ramrath and Villau 1800–1974, Neuss, 1993.

Web links

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[1] 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. 295 .