Werth (Isselburg)
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Werth
City of Isselburg
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| Height : | 17 m |
| Area : | 4.39 km² |
| Residents : | 1882 (2012) |
| Population density : | 429 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1975 |
| Postal code : | 46419 |
| Area code : | 02873 |
The former town of Werth belongs to the town of Isselburg in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Borken .
history
Already around 1260 there was a knightly family resident in Werth who called themselves "von Werth". A documentary mention of a knight zu Werth does not allow conclusions to be drawn about the existence of the place or the castle complex. But Werth Castle , first mentioned around 1318, must have been the residence of the knight family "von Werth" as early as 1260. The Knights of Werth were loyal followers of the Bishop of Munster and from him they received a narrow strip of land on the right bank of the Alte Issel as a fief . Next to Werth Castle, as elsewhere, a settlement of craftsmen and merchants soon formed, who secured trade from the Münsterland with the important Issel crossing as a trade route to the lower Lower Rhine . Towards the end of the 13th century the knight family died out. The last bearer of the name "von Werth" is the knight Heinrich, who was mentioned in a document in 1276. His daughter Jutta brought the Herrschaft Werth with her into their marriage, she married the knight Heinrich von Leck. The heraldic animal of the "Leck" family was the upright lion with a split tail, which was to be found in the seal of the city of Werth for centuries until 1975. Even today, in 2006, this coat of arms is used in the letterhead of the Werth Heimatverein, founded in 1986. In 1422 Johann von Culemborg came to Werth and in 1426 granted the town the "Culemborg town charter". This town founder died in 1452 and his son Gerhard took over Werth. Gerhard's son Jasper died in 1504 without a male heir, after which rule with daughter Anna passed to the von Pallandt family .
From this marriage with Johann von Pallandt the son Florence emerged. In 1567, with the express permission of Count Florence, the Werth community converted to the Reformed faith. Spaniards later occupied the small town from 1588 to 1595. It was not until 1596 that the Pallandt-Culemborg family returned to the Werth domain. For several years there was calm in the town of Werth, both politically and religiously. Werth even survived the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) without major damage. Another family of the von Werth family died out; Heir to the Pallandt-Culemborg line was a grandson of Count Florence II's sister, Count Philipp Dietrich von Waldeck, whose son also died childless, so that Philipp Dietrich's brother, Count Georg Friedrich zu Waldeck , inherited the dominions of the Culemborgs. Since this General Field Marshal of the Roman Empire and the Netherlands only left three daughters, all property passed to the second daughter, who was married to the Duke of Saxony-Hildburghausen . He sold the Werther area (without Wertherbruch ) in 1709 for 75,000 thalers to the bishop of Münster, Franz Arnold von Metternich , who had it administered through his office in Bocholt . The feudal lord was now also the owner of the lordship. By the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 the diocese of Münster was dissolved as a secular principality and Werth came to the principality of Salm . The small town on the Issel had about 500 inhabitants at that time. In 1810 the principality was annexed to France . In 1813 the Prussian military occupied the area. In 1815 Werth was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia . In 1841, as part of the new rural community order, the Werth Office was formed, which had been linked to the Liedern Office since 1893. In 1937 the new Liedern-Werth office was formed with twelve communities.
The Second World War made the town of Werth an der Issel difficult to create. Many male citizens remained on the battlefields as soldiers. Although Werth was of no strategic importance, many houses were destroyed or badly damaged by bombs and artillery fire in the March days of 1945. Werth was used as a passage when the Allies advanced into the Münsterland, as the B 67 runs through the town as the main regional artery. As a result of people displaced from their homeland from the east of Germany , evacuees from the Ruhr area , etc., the city had a great need for housing. Two new settlement areas were designated in the Pende and Teppel in the late 1950s. The Catholic kindergarten in Werth was established in 1962 and the Protestant parish has been running its youth center since 1963. In 1991 the Protestant kindergarten opened its doors.
Incorporation
On January 1, 1975, Werth was incorporated into the city of Isselburg . At that time, this city was subdivided as part of the second North Rhine-Westphalian restructuring program . The communities and cities of Anholt , Heelden , Herzebocholt , Vehlingen and part of the Wertherbruch community (now: Hamminkeln ) were merged.
Population development
Here are the historical population figures of the city of Werth (until 1974) and the district of Werth:
- 1818: 532 inhabitants
- 1945: 590 inhabitants
- 1961: 886 inhabitants
- 1964: 1000 inhabitants
- 1970: 1173 inhabitants
- 1974: 1203 inhabitants
- 1976: 1350 inhabitants
- 1985: 1420 inhabitants
- 1995: 1550 inhabitants
- 2003: 1843 inhabitants
- 2012: 1882 inhabitants
present
The only industrial company in today's Isselburg district of Werth employs around 270 people. It was the Isselwerk, today NOVOFERM GmbH. Werth is affiliated with the Wittenhorst water supply association. Citizens used to get their drinking water from around seven pumps that were located in the Binnenstrasse and Deichstrasse. The water from the Issel was also used by the residents to prepare their laundry until 1955. In 1965 the municipality of Werth im Teppel put its own sewage treatment plant into operation, which was then connected to the central sewage treatment plant of the city of Isselburg around 1982 through a network. The Stadthalle Werth, built in 1973/74 by the citizens themselves, is still considered to be a kind of multi-purpose hall where sports and cultural events take place 20 years later. Rail operations on the Bocholt-Werth-Isselburg-Anholt line ceased on May 24, 1974 with passenger traffic. In 1991 the rail line was dismantled. The city of Isselburg was able to buy the site of the railway body from Deutsche Bahn AG for DM 500,000 and has been selling it to private customers for some time.
There are secondary schools in Bocholt, eight kilometers away (grammar schools, comprehensive schools, secondary schools and secondary schools). While the Hauptschule (Strombergschule) and the Realschule (Werner-von-Siemens-Realschule) are in Alt- Isselburg (closed in 2018), the Issel School can be visited in Werth. (until 2012 Heelden-Werth Community Primary School)
The history of the city of Werth can be traced back to the 13th century. Today the medieval gatehouse of Werth Castle is a reminder of this eventful history new owners together with several neighboring medieval buildings as a cultural center and restored. There are other historical buildings and remains of ruins in Werth, such as the foundation walls of the old Werther Castle. Today the Catholic Church, which was built in 1886, stands on it. Furthermore, the medieval mill and fortress tower in Werth cannot be overlooked in the city panorama. This building probably dates back to 1498, although there are indications that it would not be erected until about 50 years later. The mill contains an almost completely preserved grinder . The oldest building in Werth is the Protestant church. In parts it was built as a Catholic chapel before 1350, with extensions being made around 1500 and around 1530. The unexposed frescoes from the 15th century and several pieces of equipment from the 17th and 18th centuries are remarkable. There are also some old town houses from different eras in Werth . The Werther Heimathaus, a former “poor house” of the Protestant church, houses a museum run by the Werth Heimatverein.
Web links
- Website of the city of Werth
- Website of the city of Isselburg
- Werth in the Westphalia Culture Atlas
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 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. 298 .
- ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 94 .
