Walsumermark

Walsumermark City of Oberhausen Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 1 ″  N , 6 ° 49 ′ 55 ″  E
Height :	60 m
Area :	3.46 km²
Residents :	8700  (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	2,514 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1917
Incorporated into:	Sterkrade
Postal code :	46147
Area code :	0208

Walsumermark is the northernmost part of Oberhausen ; It belongs to the Sterkrade district and had 8,700 inhabitants on December 31, 2018 (excluding Brink and Neuköln ) and covers an area of ​​346 hectares. In the north it borders on Dinslaken- Hiesfeld and Bottrop , in the west on the A 3 motorway that separates it from Schmachtendorf and in the south on the Sterkrader Wald and Königshardt .

history

Walsumermark or the Walsumer Mark used to belong to Walsum . Walsum (1144 Walsheim) is an early Franconian settlement on the oldest road from the Ruhr to the Lippe . The parish, first mentioned in 1250, which belonged to the dean's office of Duisburg and archdeaconate of Xanten , originally comprised the entire area of ​​the Walsheimer or Walsumer Mark between Rotbach , Rhine , Emscher , Fernewald and Klosterhardt . Walsumermark was removed from the mayor's office in Hiesfeld in 1917 and incorporated into Sterkrade together with Schmachtendorf and part of Barmingholten .

statistics

As of December 31, 2018, 8,700 people lived in Walsumermark.

Structure of the population:

• Minor quota: 16.4% (Oberhausen average: 15.8%)
• Elderly rate: 24.6% (Oberhausen average: 21.6%)
• Proportion of foreigners: 7.5% (Oberhausen average: 15.4%)
• Unemployment rate: 2.9% (Oberhausen average: 7.8%)

politics

In contrast to the rest of Oberhausen, the CDU in Walsumermark is much stronger. In the 2013 Bundestag election , the CDU received 41.4% of the first votes and 38.5% of the second votes and was ahead of the SPD .

Infrastructure

Today the district is characterized by housing estates and local recreation areas, such as B. the Sterkrader Wald and the forest areas Schlägerheide, Hiesfelder Wald and Schnepfenheide belonging to the Wesel state forest. Through the exit Dinslaken-south / OB-Schmachtendorf the A 3 of the district is well connected to the transport network. With the bus lines SB98, 954 and 960 of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr , Walsumermark is integrated into the local transport network.

See also

• List of streets in Walsumermark

Individual evidence

1. ^ Oberhausen social structure report: Population on December 31, 2018
2. ^ Oberhausen social structure report: Proportion of the population under 18 years
3. ^ Oberhausen social structure report: Proportion of the population aged 65 and over
4. ^ Oberhausen social structure report: Proportion of non-German population
5. ^ Oberhausen social structure report: Total unemployment rate in 2018
6. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 21, 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. 
7. ↑ Stadtlinienplan Oberhausen ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2009 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. 

Web links

• Walsumermarker history (PDF; 199 kB)
• 1.FC Hirschkamp