Westenfeld (Bochum)

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Coat of arms of Bochum
Westenfeld
district of Bochum
Location of Westenfeld in the west
Coordinates 51 ° 28 '13 "  N , 7 ° 8' 58"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 28 '13 "  N , 7 ° 8' 58"  E
surface 3.76 km²
Residents 10,549 (Sep 1, 2019)
Population density 2806 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Apr 1, 1926
Postcodes 44866, 44867
district west
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Westenfeld is a district of Bochum in the district of Bochum-Wattenscheid .

history

Westenfeld (then Westanfelda) was first mentioned in the records of the Werden monastery in 890. The municipality of Westenfeld was incorporated into Wattenscheid on April 1, 1926, when the law regulating the new municipal boundaries in the Rhenish-Westphalian industrial districts came into force. A smaller part was reclassified to Bochum. With the incorporation of Wattenscheid, the main part of the original community of Westenfeld came to Bochum on January 1, 1975.

population

On December 31, 2019, there were 10,542 residents in Westenfeld.

Structural data of the population in Westenfeld:

  • Minor quota: 15.3% [Bochum average: 14.6% (2019)]
  • Old age quota (60 years and older): 31.6% [Bochum average 28.3% (2019)]
  • Proportion of foreigners: 14.7% [Bochum average 14.4% (2019)]
  • Unemployment rate: 11.7% [Bochum average 8.9% (2017)]

education

There are three schools in Westenfeld. In addition to the secondary schools Hellweg-Schule Bochum ( high school ) and Maria Sibylla Merian-Gesamtschule Bochum, there is also the GGS Westenfeld.

Sports

The sports club Sportfreunde Westenfeld is based in Westenfeld . There is also a sports center in Westenfeld, the Westenfeld Sports Center (SZ Westenfeld for short). The sports facility "Auf dem Esch" of the FSV Sevinghausen sports club is also in Westenfeld.

traffic

The Westenfeld district can be reached via junction 30 and 31 of federal motorway 40 . The station Wattenscheid is also located on the territory of the city part of the west field.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bochum districts compact ( [1] ).
  2. ↑ The population figures are given according to statistical districts and not according to the districts, the figures for this are in the article population development of Bochum .
  3. ^ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817 - 1967 . Aschendorff, Münster (Westphalia) 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 .
  4. ^ 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. 329 .

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