Betting (Kevelaer)

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Bets
City of Kevelaer
“In red a six-petalled silver (white) medlar flower (so-called Geldern Rose) with a golden (yellow) pin and golden (yellow) sepals. To the right and left of the top sheet a golden (yellow) lion's claw pointing outwards. "
Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 10 ″  N , 6 ° 17 ′ 35 ″  E
Height : 20 m
Area : 25.55 km²
Residents : 2626  (Aug 31, 2015)
Population density : 103 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 47625
Area code : 02832
Church of St. Peter
Church of St. Peter

Wetten is the oldest and second largest district of the city of Kevelaer in the Kleve district in the northwest of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It has about 2600 inhabitants and due to the former affiliation to the Spanish Netherlands the population is predominantly Catholic .

location

Wetten is located southeast of the town of Kevelaer in the Kleve district in North Rhine-Westphalia , which is the center of the town of the same name. The Niers flows through the north-east of the village . The eastern border is the Issumer Fleuth . House Wankum, formerly a manor house, is located on Issumer Fleuth.

history

There are various hypotheses about the origins of the place name Wetten. The most likely - documentary evidence does not exist - is that the name refers to a damp place by the water.

The development of the village is still largely in the dark. Although a few archaeological finds could be secured, in pre-Christian times the entire region was considered to be poorly settled. Even for Roman times, despite the proximity to the eastern Roman road from Xanten to Tongeren, no settlement can be proven. Only after the Franconian conquest of the land gradually emerged on the lower left Lower Rhine, which were secured by small protective castles, so-called moths, from the end of the 9th century due to the Norman invasions. In Wetten, in the park of the former Maria Viktoria House, today World House Wetten , a few hundred meters east of the town center , the remains of a moth, the ruins of the former Alt-Vellar festival house, can still be seen. This is possibly the nucleus of a hamlet from which the village could have emerged.

A parish in Wetten was first mentioned in a document in 1154; it is a confirmation of a contract between the deceased canon Ludolf von Xanten and the Cappenberg monastery. Among the witnesses mentioned by name is the pastor of Wetten, “Heribertus presbiter de Wettene”. In 1792, Wetten was occupied by France for a short time and, after the Peace of Basel - again under French administration - formed the canton of Geldern in the Arrondissement de Clèves of the Département de la Roer in 1795 with its neighboring communities . In 1798 it formed together with the farmers Kevelaer, Kleinkevelaer and Twisteden the mayor's office ( French : Mairie ) Kevelaer. This affiliation was retained even after the French occupation until the territorial reform in 1969. Wetten has been part of Kevelaer ever since . On July 1, 1969, the place was incorporated into the city of Kevelaer. In 2004 the village celebrated the first documented mention of the village with a big 850th anniversary.

Population development

Wettener Mill
  • 1500: 1500
  • 1910: 1768
  • 1931: 1764
  • 1961: 2002
  • 2017: 2561

politics

The mayor is Beate Clasen (as of 2009).

Village life

The village life of Wettens is largely shaped by the numerous clubs in the village. The annual fair is organized by one of the “sociable associations”; in 2019 this was the “St. Francis Brotherhood ”. In addition to the fair, there are shooting festivals, carnival events and the home evening in the Wettener annual calendar.

Infrastructure

Wetten is conveniently located on the A57 (Nijmegen-Cologne), in Kevelaer there is a Deutsche Bahn train station. The Wettener Bürgerbusverein offers a low-cost line that connects the village with central points in the city of Kevelaer (such as the train station or shops) and the other localities of Kevelaer.

The village has a Catholic kindergarten and a Catholic primary school. A music pavilion, two sports fields, tennis courts, a shooting range, a riding arena with adjoining riding arena and a gym allow the villagers to enjoy a wide range of leisure and sports activities. The Knoase-Saal , which was officially opened in November 2005, can be used for public or other events .

In the village bakery, the bettors can get the essentials. There is also a kitchen studio and a shoe shop as well as a hairdressing studio and various other craft businesses. All everyday products can be purchased in the nearby Kevelaer . Due to the positive bundling of demand, the center of Wettener will be connected to the fiber optic network in the course of 2020. Parts of the households in the suburbs are also gradually receiving corresponding connections.

Trivia

The swarms of mosquitoes living here have earned the population the nickname Wettese Knoase ( Lower Franconian for 'Wettener mosquitoes').

literature

  • Paul Selders: On the church history of betting . In: Geldrischer Heimatkalender, vol. 1996, pp. 107–112 (part 1) and pp. 256–261 (part 2), vol. 1998, pp. 184–191 (part 3).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jürgen Kwiatkowski (including parts of a typescript by Theo Küppers): House Wankum. A noble residence on the Fleuth in Kevelaer-Wetten . In: Geldrischer Heimatkalender , year 2012, pp. 26–38.
  2. ↑ Schumacher, Karl: How did the name of my home village come about? About place names in the district of Geldern. In: Historical Association for Geldern and the Surrounding Area (Ed.): VHVG . tape 52 . Geldern 1931.
  3. ^ Plötz, Robert: Wetten. An attempt at a place name interpretation. In: Gesellige Vereine Wetten 1934 eV (Ed.): 850 years of betting. 1154-2004. Nice story. Goch 2004, p. 11-12 .
  4. ↑ Hartjes, Dennis: Bets at Kevelaer. Territorial-historical study of the origin and development of a village and its church on the left Lower Rhine until the end of the 12th century. In: Wolf, Hubert u. Flammer, Thomas (ed.): Young forum history . tape 8 . dialogverlag, Münster 2020, ISBN 978-3-944974-49-1 .
  5. ↑ Brouwers, Peter: Fixed houses and manors in betting. In: Gesellige Vereine Wetten 1934 eV (Ed.): 850 years of betting. 1154-2004. Nice story. Goch 2004, p. 137-162 .
  6. ^ Frankewitz, Stefan: The document from 1154. In: Gesellige Vereine Wetten 1934 eV (Ed.): 850 years of betting. 1154-2004. Nice story. Goch 2004, p. 9 f .
  7. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 78 .
  8. ↑ Municipal directory 1910, district of Geldern. Retrieved August 17, 2013 .
  9. ^ GenWiki Office Kevelaer. Retrieved August 17, 2013 .
  10. ↑ 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. 266 .
  11. ↑ Facts about the town of Wetten , accessed on July 11, 2020.