Welheim

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Welheim
City of Bottrop
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 36 "  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 55"  E
Height : approx. 30 m
Area : 4.5 km²
Residents : 5000
Population density : 1,111 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 46238
Area code : 02041
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Location of Welheim in Bottrop
Garden city of Welheim

Welheim is one of 17 districts of the independent city of Bottrop . The name goes back to the Teutonic Knight Order , which had a base in Welheim, the Kommende Welheim .

Residents

Around 5,000 people live in the district.

location

The district is bounded in the north, south and west by mining and works railways, in the east the Boye forms the border.

Infrastructure

Local road passenger transport is mainly served by buses from Vestische Straßenbahnen GmbH .

Buildings

The workers' settlement Gartenstadt Welheim is located in Welheim. It was built from 1914 to 1923 for the miners of mine 1/2 of the " United Welheim colliery ". Today the settlement is part of the Route of Industrial Heritage .

Companies

Web links

supporting documents

  1. a b Welheim . Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.