Waldenrath

Waldenrath City of Heinsberg Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 46 ″ N , 6 ° 4 ′ 28 ″ E
Incorporation :	January 1, 1972
Postal code :	52525
Area code :	02452
Location of Waldenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia

Waldenrath is a district of the city of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .

geography

The place borders in the north on the hamlet Pütt , in the west on Birgden and Schierwaldenrath , both districts of the community Gangelt , in the south on Gillrath , a district of the city of Geilenkirchen , and in the east on Straeten .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. At that time there was already a church in the village, which began to cooperate with the Heinsberg Gangolfuss pin in the same century . In 1670 the place came to Lerodt and was a French mayor's office. Today the place is a normal part of Heinsberg , today's urban district Waldenrath included parts of the old community.

On January 1, 1972, Waldenrath was incorporated into Heinsberg.

St. Nicholas Church

The Waldenrath Church was built in 1898 according to plans by Lambert von Fisenne and consecrated in 1900. In World War II it was badly damaged, the simplified reconstruction work lasted until the 1960th Because of this destruction, it was not entered in the list of monuments. The high altar of the church was entered on the list in 1987 after restoration work, it is dated to the 19th century.

see also list of architectural monuments in Heinsberg (location "Waldenrath")

traffic

The place is and has always been only accessible by road, the nearest train station is Heinsberg (Rhineland) , it is located on the Wurmtalbahn, which commutes between the towns of Heinsberg and Lindern. In the station Geilenkirchen regular trains from Aachen and Düren.

The L227 runs through the village. In addition, federal highway 56n was rebuilt. It links the connection to Sittard and the A46 motorway, 2 km away

education

The next elementary school is in Straeten . There is a kindergarten in Waldenrath.

sport and freetime

sports ground
playground
Youth home

Associations and institutions

Volunteer firefighter
urban day care center
St. Josef retirement home
Football club SV Viktoria Rot-Weiss Waldenrath Straeten
music Society
DJK Waldenrath (gymnastics and dance club)
Drummer Corps
Hometown club
church choir
Carnival Association "Wooder Wend"
St. Petri and Pauli Rifle Brotherhood Waldenrath

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. 310 .

literature

Marco Kieser: The monuments in the Heinsberg district. City area Heinsberg 2nd part. In: Local calendar of the Heinsberg district. Year 2010, pp. 131–147.oi
Map folder of the district of Heinsberg from Blees Verlag Dürenoo

Web links

Commons : Waldenrath - collection of images, videos and audio files

[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. 310 .