Westrich (Dortmund)

Westrich City of Dortmund Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 5 ″  N , 7 ° 21 ′ 2 ″  E
Height :	approx. 115 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.64 km²
Residents :	2536  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	959 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	April 1, 1909
Incorporated into:	Bövinghausen near Lütgendortmund
Postal code :	44388
Area code :	0231
Statistical District :	76
Location of Westrich in Dortmund

Westrich is the statistical district 76 and at the same time a district of the urban city of Dortmund . It is located in the Lütgendortmund district . The place was incorporated into Bövinghausen on April 1, 1909 , with which it was incorporated into the city of Dortmund on April 1, 1928.

Westrich lies on both sides of Bockenfelder Straße, bounded by the Dortmund suburbs of Kirchlinde , Bövinghausen and Lütgendortmund and the town of Castrop-Rauxel.

In Westrich there is a soccer field and a sports field for athletics. The suburb also has a petrol station as well as a bakery with a café and a kiosk. The moated castle Haus Dellwig in neighboring Lütgendortmund is within walking distance in the Dellwiger Forest. Adjacent to Westrich is the Kirchlinde school center with the Bert-Brecht-Gymnasium Dortmund , the Droste-Hülshoff-Realschule and the Westrich elementary school.

Westrich is served by two bus lines of the DSW21 every 20 minutes (line 462 and 470). It is also  approached by night express line 9 at night . The closest train stations are Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Nord and Dortmund-Bövinghausen on the Duisburg-Ruhrort-Dortmund railway , where the regional train RB 43 (Dorsten - Dortmund) runs every hour.

statistics

Structural data of the population of Westrich:

• Share of the population under 18-year-olds: 13.5% [Dortmund average: 16.2% (2018)]
• Share of the population of at least 65-year-olds: 23.0% [Dortmund average: 20.2% (2018)]
• Proportion of foreigners: 4.1% [Dortmund average: 18.8% (2019)]
• Unemployment rate: 6.6% [Dortmund average: 11.0% (2017)]

The average income corresponds roughly to the Dortmund average.

Population development

year	1987	2003	2008	2013	2016
Residents	2660	2692	2735	2578	2592

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures in the statistical districts on December 31, 2019 (PDF)
2. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 218, 295 .
3. ↑ Population share of the under 18 year olds Statistical Atlas 2019 (PDF file)
4. ↑ Population share of at least 65-year-olds Statistical Atlas 2019 (PDF file)
5. ↑ Nationalities in the statistical districts on December 31, 2019 (PDF file)
6. ↑ Unemployment rates by statistical district on June 30, 2017 (PDF file)